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...
NT freight infrastructure funding announced
THE FEDERAL government announced funding for the Northern Territory’s Gas Industry Roads Upgrades program, funded through the Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative. The...
ATSB opens investigation into recent freight train incident
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is opening an investigation into a recent incident in which a wagon frame failed while the train was operating between Broken Hill and...
NSW Ports issues direction on Botany truck congestion
NSW PORTS has issued a port operator direction to all truck drivers on the roads around Port Botany to address lengthy truck queues on port roads outside empty container parks. A...
New port charge slammed by shipping industry
SHIPPING Australia has criticised a move by Pilbara Ports Authority to impose a $13,450 levy on each major shipload of ore exported from 1 March. It is designed to fund a buyback...
