Contract signed for hydrogen plant in Gladstone
SUMITOMO Corporation and engineering firm JGC Holdings signed a contract for the front-end engineering and design work on a proposed hydrogen production plant in Gladstone. A...
Two charged in air-cargo drug bust
TWO men have been charged as part of ongoing investigations into the alleged importation of methylamphetamine concealed in an air-cargo consignment. The consignment arrived in...
Hydrogen-powered tanker a step closer to reality
ASX-LISTED Global Energy Ventures has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ballard Power Systems to design and develop a hydrogen fuel cell for GEV’s compressed hydrogen...
PIL creditors approve debt restructuring plan
PACIFIC International Lines’ plan to restructure its debt was approved by the requisite majority of shareholders, which, it says, demonstrates broad commitment across all creditor...
AAL commits resources to Europe-Asia liner service
AAL Shipping is marking the one-year anniversary of its Europe–Middle East/India–Asia Monthly Liner Service with a long-term commitment to employing six mega size (30,000+ DWT)...
AMSA assists in rescuing 13 after vessel breaks down
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority assisted in saving the lives of 13 who had been missing for more than a week in the Solomon Sea. A 10-metre-long vessel was reported to...
K LINE to share operational data
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha Ltd. and Ship Data Center Co. have agreed to share operation data of all K LINE fleet equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions through IoS Open...
Mid West Ports chief resigns
DR ROCHELLE Macdonald is stepping down from the CEO role at Mid West Ports Authority, and will return to Queensland, according to MWPA chair Captain Noel Hart. “Rochelle has...
TasPorts invests in fire system upgrade
TASPORTS is investing more than $8 million in the fire system at the Selfs Point fuel transit facility on the River Derwent about five kilometres from the Hobart city centre....
ALC calls for national operating standard for heavy vehicle operators
THE AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council called for the development of a national operating standard for heavy vehicle operators as part of a review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law in a...
UK applies to join CPTPP
THE UK announced it would begin negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, with formal negotiations set to start in 2021. Rigby Cooke...
Fire breaks out on board MPV Everest
THE AUSTRALIAN Antarctic Division was advised of a small fire on board the MPV Everest en route back to Hobart from the resupply of Australia’s Casey research station. It occurred...
Bell Bay hydrogen tech cluster gets funding boost
THE BELL Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone is one of the successful applicants of National Energy Resources Australia’s seed funding program. BBAMZ was granted $100,000 to form a...
Deepening trade and maritime ties with Malaysia
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, held the first Australia-Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on 27 January 2021 via video...
Bridges upgraded for bigger trucks
SAFER, more reliable and efficient freight journeys are being delivered across the Upper Hunter with three bridges being upgraded to allow unrestricted B-double access. Minister...
