SA approves Port Playford bulk export development
THE SOUTH Australian government has approved Port Augusta Operations’ (PAO) development application for a bulk export port on the Upper Spencer Gulf. The new facility, Port...
Online shopping boom exposes vulnerabilities in logistics
RISK management provider SAI Global says the pressure on businesses in the logistics and supply chain sectors by this year’s exponential growth in delivery volumes, has exposed...
New Australian LNG export record in 2020
RESEARCH company EnergyQuest reports that Australia exported a record 78 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas in 2020, up from 77.5 million tonnes in 2019. The company said...
Smugglers arrested after drugs found in cargo consignments
TWO Iranians have been charged with smuggling some 250 kilograms of methamphetamine in several cargo consignments last month. The Australian Federal Police estimate the drugs to...
Uniper ups planned LNG buy from Woodside
WOODSIDE Energy has amended an agreement to double the amount of LNG it supplies to German energy company Uniper Global Commodities. The original sale and purchase agreement,...
Third round of consultation begins for proposed KI port
KANGAROO Island Plantation Timbers is one step closer to building its multi-user deepwater port at Smith Bay on Kangaroo Island. The four-week public exhibition period for new...
CTAA speaks out on Melbourne empty congestion
SURGING containerised import volumes through the Port of Melbourne, coupled with only average empty container evacuations by shipping lines, mean that the build-up of empty...
Work starts on first stage of Tassie freight route
WORK has begun on the first stage of the Northern Roads Package, a $55m project to provide a more efficient route for freight vehicles travelling across the north of Tasmania....
LNG-fuelled bulker berths at Kooragang
HL ECO (IMO 9869332) arrived at the Kooragang Terminal at the Port of Newcastle on 11 January on its maiden voyage. HL Eco is the first LNG-fuelled vessel is one of two...
Ocean carriers battle the COVID cargo crunch
IN global supply chains, manufacturers and retailers normally operate with months and years of forward planning. Carriers invest billions of dollars in vessels and other assets...
Singapore port authority increases volume by 1.7% year-on-year
THE Port of Singapore Authority increased its volume by 1.7% from 2019 to 2020 (calendar year), with flagship PSA Singapore contributing 36.6m TEUs (-0.9%) and PSA terminals...
Results from new test work on graphene-based coatings
SOUTH Australian based Sparc Technologies Limited has announced further positive results from its ongoing coatings test work performed with the University of Adelaide. These...
Second new tug arrives at Geraldton
SVITZER Abrolhos arrived at the Port of Geraldton on 5 January and was welcomed with a water display from other tugs based at the port. The vessel is the second of three new tugs...
ALC calls for permanent removal of delivery curfews
THE AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council said it is working with the commonwealth to ensure delivery curfews remain permanently suspended across Australia. In March last year, the ALC and...
Vessel explodes, burns in Darwin
A 24-METRE multipurpose vessel was “fully engulfed and destroyed by … fire” when Northern Territory Police and NT Fire and Rescue Service arrived at a commercial wharf in Frances...
