More PIA notices from MUA for Svitzer
THE Maritime Union of Australia has issued notices of protected industrial action for its members employed by Svitzer at the Western Australian ports of Fremantle and Kwinana....
Trade minister goes abroad to promote trade interests
MINISTER for trade, tourism and investment Dan Tehan is heading to Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan and the US to strengthen Australia’s trading relationships and to promote...
Australia’s first uncrewed surface vessel operators course
IN an Australian first, AMC Search - the training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College - has delivered uncrewed surface vessel operator training at the...
Engineering company Foreship to continue work on Spirits of Tas
FINNISH naval architecture and engineering company Foreship is to continue supporting TT-Line in the construction process of the two new Spirit of Tasmania. The company developed...
Ports Australia calls for more work on critical infrastructure reform amendment
PORTS Australia said more work is needed on the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 so it recognises the intricacies of ports. In amending the...
ANL asserts carbon neutrality goals with new brand signature
SHIPPING line ANL, subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group has adopted the global campaign known as Better Ways, with a new brand signature that represents how the company operates in a...
Svitzer Melbourne tug crews to stop work for 12 hours
TUG crews at the Port of Melbourne and Westernport will stop work for a total of 12 hours tomorrow while enterprise agreement negotiations between Svitzer Australia and the...
Freight Minister Melissa Horne headlines transport women’s event
VICTORIAN freight and ports minister Melissa Horne has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Victorian Transport Association’s Annual Women’s Lunch, being held on 29 July...
Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society calls for seafarers to be given access to vaccine
THE Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society is the latest local industry body to call for seafarers to be provided with access to COVID-19 vaccines. The organisation on Friday sent a...
New appointment for Health Heads in Trucks & Sheds
HEALTHY Heads in Trucks & Sheds has announced the appointment of a new director of industry relations and program management. The new appointee, Melissa Weller, brings with her...
GEODIS expands freight brokerage capacity with acquisition
SUPPLY chain operator GEODIS has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Velocity Freight Transport, a US-based freight brokerage company from McLane...
AMC Search launches training courses for tanker industry
THE training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College has developed a range of online training courses to support the maritime tanker industry. The snap back in...
Beware the beetle: new import container measures come into effect soon
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is bringing in additional anti-beetle measures for import containers that will be unpacked in a rural grain-growing area...
Pilbara Ports helps combat graffiti at Murujuga
PILBARA Ports Authority is delivering graffiti management training to help combat graffiti at the National Heritage Listed Murujuga National Park, located near Karratha in the...
HFW and CyberOwl join forces to provide cybersecurity service
LAW firm HFW and maritime cybersecurity company CyberOwl have joined forces to provide technological and legal services to the shipping industry around cyber risk management and...
