New guidelines for the carriage of containers on bulk carriers
TESTING, inspection and certification body, Bureau Veritas, has developed a formalised approach to support the safe carriage of containers in bulk carriers. BV’s Guidance for...
Sydney pilot Neil Farmer retires
CAPTAIN Neil Farmer has retired after 46 years working on the water.He spent the past 24 years as a Sydney marine pilot. Mr Farmer’s career started in 1975 as a cadet with the...
AMSA detains containership at Botany
THE containership Thorstar (IMO 9253002) was detained last week at Port Botany and is now at White Bay in Sydney undergoing repairs. A spokesperson for the Australian Maritime...
Townsville port signs agreement for hydrogen export
NORTH Queenslanders could be shipping 120,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen to South Korea in the next decade with the Port of Townsville and Ark Energy signing a Memorandum of...
Aussie farmers looking forward to top crop
WITH a record 23.2 million hectares sown to winter crops across the country, this year is once again forecast to be well above average, according to the Australian Crop Report....
Inland Rail extension to Port of Gladstone to be studied
THE federal government has committed funding to investigate extending Inland Rail from Toowoomba to the Port of Gladstone. The government is to provide up to $10 million to...
Sydney man nabbed over huge heroin seizure
AN Australian Federal Police-led operation has resulted in the arrest of a 29-year-old Sydney man on 3 September 2021, charged in connection to Australia’s largest heroin seizure...
The true colour of community spirit
CLEAN, green projects have featured high on the agenda for the Port of Townsville’s inaugural $50,000 Community Fund. The first fund recipients include a mix of 17 sports, arts,...
Tech solution supports marine manoeuvres in NSW
THE Port Authority of NSW announced it is rolling out Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) technology at Port Botany, Newcastle and Port Kembla. Port Authority of NSW’s Sydney...
Brisbane’s container throughput up across the board
THE latest trade data available from the Port of Brisbane shows a significant increase in total container throughput for July 2021, up by almost a quarter compared with the same...
Second man sentenced for importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine in Sydney-bound container
A 65-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for his part in importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine in September 2019. On 10 September 2019 Australian...
Svitzer signs contract for Bunbury towage
SVITZER Australia has signed a contract with Southern Ports Authority for a five-year, non-exclusive towage licence at Port of Bunbury in Western Australia. The company is to...
Message from the MNWMF on Merchant Navy Day and Australian National Flag Day
THE recent Olympic Games once again reminds us of the pride we all share, when we see our national flag flying high acknowledging the achievements of our athletes. Our flag is a...
A "rapidly disintegrating shipping market"?
THERE is no doubt that the international container shipping market is a mess. It is axiomatic that the ships are at capacity, there aren’t enough containers in the right places...
Nuyina departs the Netherlands, bound for Hobart
AUSTRALIA’S new Antarctic ice breaker, RSV Nuyina, is on its way home after completing the final stages of testing in the North Sea. Australian Antarctic Division Director, Kim...
