Merchant Navy Memorial Service in Newcastle this Saturday
MISSION to Seafarers Newcastle will host this year’s annual Newcastle Merchant Navy Memorial Service in memory of the seafarers who died during times of war. This year, the...
2022 Shipping Industry Golf Day set for October
AFTER an 18-month break, the Shipping Industry Golf Challenge will return to its traditional October date in 2022 – but with an exciting new golf course and venue – Long Reef Golf...
Port of Mackay throughput passes three million tonnes
PORT of Mackay is heading for a record-equalling year of trade, having passed three million tonnes of throughput. According to Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, the port’s...
TradeWindow reports revenue, income increases but no profit in FY22
NEW Zealand-based supply-chain software company TradeWindow reported increases in income and revenue, but also an increase in loss over the past financial year, which runs from 1...
Australian ports show little improvement in this year’s Container Port Performance Index
AUSTRALIAN ports improved little in the second edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), compared with last year’s edition. The World Bank and S&P Global...
DHL Global Forwarding invests $17 million in Brisbane Airport facility
DHL Global Forwarding is investing $17 million in a new 4880 square metre facility at Brisbane Airport. The company held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site today. The facility...
Shipco and AGS team up for New Zealand operations
SHIPCO Transport and AGS World Transport have agreed to form a new joint venture to serve the New Zealand market called NGS World Transport. The new operation will officially...
A second ship snaps mooring lines at Brisbane berth days after OOCL Brisbane breaks away
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the near-breakaway of containership CMA CGM Bellini in Port of Brisbane just days after OOCL Brisbane broke its lines in...
Container company Royal Wolf lands $51 million defence contract
SHIPPING container company Royal Wolf has been awarded a $51 million contract to build 300 personnel restraint modules for the Department of Defence over the next three years....
A change in leadership at Toll
TOLL chairman John Mullen AO has announced he would retire from the Toll board at the end of next month. Toll managing director Thomas Knudsen will transition to the role of...
DPWA’s Adam joins ALC board
ANDREW Adam, DP World Australia CEO, has been appointed a member of the Australian Logistics Council Board of Directors. Mr Adam brings more than 20 years of experience in the...
ITF and MUA laud Labor's maritime vision
TRADE unions are celebrating the outcome of the federal election, anticipating its support for Australian seafarers and the establishment of a national fleet. The International...
Salvage preparedness workshop in the Pilbara a success
A SHIP has run aground at Port Hedland – what happens next? A workshop run by the Pilbara Port Authority sought to help port stakeholders answer that question if there is such an...
Transport minister breaks down progress and outlook of shipping industry
DESPITE headwinds over the past two years the Australian shipping industry should be proud of its achievements, according to NSW transport minister David Elliott. Mr Elliott...
Australian Cruise Association welcomes new CLIA chair
THE AUSTRALIAN Cruise Association has appointed Ben Angell, vice president and managing director of Norwegian Cruise Line APAC, as chair of Cruise Lines International Association....
