Fremantle Ports gets more freight on rail
FREMANTLE Ports reported that it moved 23.9% of its containers on rail in January. Fremantle Ports manager corporate and community relations Neil Stanbury said: “That percentage...
Sea Lead launches first service in Australia
SEA Lead Shipping is officially entering the Australian market with the launch of a new service linking Australia with south China. The shipping line is deploying a vessel on a...
East coast weather still hampering shipping
THE severe weather that has thrashed the east coast of Australia over the past two weeks seems to be abating for now, but the impact on shipping and logistics lingers. Brisbane is...
Le Havre becomes heaviest ship to berth at Botany
TWO record-breaking arrivals at Port Botany have set new records, with the heaviest and deepest ships arriving at the port recently. Le Havre is the heaviest container ship to...
Austal Australia delivers second evolved Cape-class patrol boat
THE second of six patrol boats being built by Austal Australia has been launched and delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. The 58-metre evolved Cape-class patrol poat was...
MUA condemns potential submarine base in Port Kembla
THE Maritime Union of Australia has denounced the Australian government’s plans to consider Port Kembla the location for a nuclear submarine base. It follows the prime minister’s...
Women’s Day 2022 industry breakfast
A BREAKFAST marking International Women’s Day was held yesterday at NSW Parliament House, where supply chain leaders spoke about resilience, women in the industry, and also raised...
GeelongPort partners with Blue Carbon Lab to protect coastal ecosystems
GEELONGPORT has announced a partnership with Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab to support climate change research and coastal ecosystems. The partnership will deliver a two-year...
WA establishes shipping and supply-chain taskforce
THE Western Australian government is establishing taskforce to examine the resilience of Western Australia’s shipping industry and vital supply chains after floods severed the...
Webb Dock East works set to start
PORT of Melbourne has confirmed works at Webb Dock East, awarding the contract to Fitzgerald constructions Australia. The project involves demolishing a redundant section of...
East coast port regions identified for nuclear submarine base
PRIME minister Scott Morrison has unveiled a $10 billion plan to establish a submarine base on the east coast of Australia, identifying three major port regions as potential...
Port of Townsville launches second annual Community Fund
THE Port of Townsville is inviting not-for-profits, community groups and schools to apply for its second annual Community Fund, with a share in $50,000 up for grabs for eligible...
Vessel movements still restricted at Port of Brisbane
BERTHS at the Port of Brisbane are cautiously reopening following the success of two priority vessel movements last Thursday, but the discovery of navigational obstructions means...
Geelong hydrogen mobility project launched
TOLL Group has partnered with Viva Energy Australia to supply renewable energy to the transport industry under a new hydrogen mobility project. The project involves the...
BIL changes Tasmania-Victoria shipping services
BASS Island Line (BIL) confirmed it will move to a weekly service between King Island and Devonport and drop its Victorian port call, instead implementing a transhipping service...
