Tender awarded for Geraldton Wharf 4 upgrades
MID WEST Ports Authority has awarded the tender for the $10 million Wharf 4 Strengthening and Rail Replacement project to Fortec Australia, with upgrades to begin next month....
MoU signed for hydrogen logistics
GLOBAL Energy Ventures has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pacific Hydro to explore opportunities in the production, storage, loading and transportation of hydrogen...
Inmarsat passes 10K vessel Fleet Xpress installations
MOBILE satellite communications provider, Inmarsat, has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation. The company has also launched a new Fleet Data Academy with existing...
Meth importation plans up in smoke
A JOINT release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Victoria Police has confirmed that the agencies...
Hydrogen deal signed with Tasmanian government
WOODSIDE Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state of Tasmania that outlines the government’s support for the proposed H2TAS project, a renewable hydrogen...
New arrival making waves at the Port of Grassy
TASPORTS’ tug Wilga and landing barge MV Kulanda have played a critical role in transporting almost 1000 tonnes of equipment to King Island, supporting Wave Swell Energy and its...
Jail for cigarette smugglers
TWO men were sentenced to almost five years in jail after ABF officers intercepted a 40-foot container in Fremantle that contained 9.5 million illicit cigarettes. The importation...
Modernising the standard for watertight and weathertight integrity
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is inviting the industry to have its say on proposed new standards for watertight and weathertight integrity on domestic commercial...
MUA withdraws PIA notices for Svitzer
THE MARITIME Union has withdrawn protected industrial action notices in ports covered by Svitzer Australia’s National Towage Enterprise Agreement. The two PIA notices were...
Logistics provider appoints APAC chief
GLOBAL logistics provider DB Schenker has named Dr Niklas Wilmking as its new CEO for the Asia Pacific region. Dr Wilmking was most recently executive vice president of global...
Freight train damages five stations
A FRIEGHT train travelling form Brisbane to Port Kembla damaged passenger platforms at five stations with an out-of-gauge wagon in June last year, according to a report from the...
Australian boat builder launches new range of electric vessels
AUSTAL Australia’s new VOLTA series of electric-powered high speed ferries has launched its first vessel – the Passenger Express 46V, a fully electric-powered 46-metre catamaran...
OOCL reports uptick in volumes for Q4 2020
OOCL had a very good fourth quarter of 2020, as well as a fairly strong 12 months to 31 December. During Q4 2020, OOCL’s total volumes were up 23.7% on the same period in 2019,...
Rio Tinto Pilbara iron ore shipments increase
RIO TINTO shipped 88.9 million tonnes of Pilbara iron ore during the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase of 2% on the same period in 2019, according to a statement to the ASX. Rio...
Botany noise complaints prompt investigation
NSW PORTS recorded an increase in night-time noise complaints from residents of suburbs surrounding Port Botany and the Botany Industrial Precinct, coinciding with the period of...
