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....
TasPorts celebrates the buzziest members of its team
TASPORTS took the opportunity on World Bee Day this month to explore the role of bees in protecting Australia’s biodiversity, beginning in ports. TasPorts said Australia has...
Aurizon buys 10 locomotives to be deployed in WA and NSW
AURIZON is rolling out 10 new heavy-haul locomotives to meet growth in demand for hauling commodities such as copper, lead, zinc and grain. The 10 locomotives represent an...
ATSB reports on CSC Friendship grounding at Brisbane
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report into the breakaway and grounding of CSC Friendship in Port of Brisbane earlier this year. The Hong...
Quad leaders agree on new maritime domain awareness initiative
AT the recent meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US agreed to establish a new maritime domain awareness initiative...
Big issues raised at ALC forum in Sydney
LEADERS from the Australian logistics industry gathered on Wednesday to thrash out what the country’s supply chain will look like over the next two decades. The theme of the...
Fremantle Ports announces funding for Victoria Quay enhancements
FREMANTLE Ports announced it would spend $7.5 million on enhancements to public amenities on Victoria Quay in the next two years. The funds will be spent on improving shade,...
MIAL CEO Teresa Lloyd resigns
MARITIME Industry Australia CEO Teresa Lloyd is to step down from the top role at the industry group at the end of June, to take up a new role with Carnival Australia. In a...
Provaris and Northern Marine partner on GH2 carrier development
PROVARIS Energy has entered a technical partnership with UK-based Northern Marine to advance the development of the GH2 compressed hydrogen carrier. Having signed a memorandum of...
