Australian flag flies on RSV Nuyina
THE AUSTRALIAN flag is flying for the first time on the country’s new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, after a ceremony in the Netherlands. The event in Vlissingen was the official...
Toll truck drivers to strike for 24 hours on Friday
TOLL truck drivers and warehouse workers have voted to strike for 24 hours on Friday in a dispute about job-security provisions. The Transport Workers’ Union said workers voted...
Toll introduces paid COVID-19 vaccination leave
TOLL Group today announced it is introducing paid leave of up to four hours to support employees to attend COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Toll chief human resources officer...
American Airlines to temporarily suspend cargo and passenger services to Australia
AMERICAN Airlines has announced a decision to suspend both passenger and cargo flights to Australia for two months starting in September. In a letter to customers, the airline...
Passengers rescued from capsized vessel off Pilbara coast
A SVITZER pilot boat crew rescued two passengers from a capsized recreational fishing boat off the coast of Onslow, Pilbara over the weekend. The Svitzer Seara crew received the...
Kiribati’s future in shipping threatened by agreement breakdown
KIRIBATI’S future in the maritime industry has been jeopardised by the collapse of a longstanding arrangement between their government and a consortium of German shipping...
Nearly 8 million cigarettes smuggled in Botany-bound container
POLICE have thwarted an attempt to smuggle almost eight million cigarettes through Port Botany in a sea-cargo consignment. Authorities have said a Sydney man with connections to...
Ningbo terminal still shut, congestion deepens
NINGBO Meishan Island International Container Terminal (MSICT) has been closed since 11 August when a worker there tested positive for COVID-19. Shipping lines have been omitting...
Blockchain trial shows promising results for reducing transaction costs
THE Australian Border Force, IMDA Singapore and Singapore Customs, confirmed in statement that a trial has concluded using blockchain to issue and verify trade documents digitally...
Maersk signs green methanol deal for carbon-neutral containership
REINTEGRATE, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy is to partner with Maersk to produce green fuel for Maersk’s first vessel to operate on...
Big container volumes at Botany continue in July
BIG volumes of containers continued to cross the wharves at Port Botany last month, with significant increases in exports, according to the latest trade data released by NSW...
Automated container storage and retrieval system tests show promise
DP World has completed testing of the Boxbay high bay storage system at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. The global terminal operator said the trial proved the technology works in the...
Green hydrogen on the agenda for Hay Point
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure, North Queensland Bulk Ports, the Brookfield Group and the Itochu Corporation have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to investigate the...
Australian logistics company appoints new board member
WISEWAY Group’s board has appointed Brandon Teo as a non-executive director, effective immediately, as part of the company’s global expansion strategy, especially in the Southeast...
Fifth man charged after seizure of drugs
ON 13 August, the Australian Federal Police High Volume Drug Crime Team, together with Victoria Police Joint Taskforce Icarus members arrested and charged a 32-year-old Melbourne...
