Delivery operator predicts pre-Christmas surge
A RECENT expansion has prepared the CouriersPlease network to cope well with demand during the current December quarter peak period, management say. The business is forecasting a...
Svitzer prepares for IR action
TUG company Svitzer is preparing for the impact of multiple industrial actions to be taken in days to come as members of the Maritime Union seek a new enterprise agreement....
LNG bunkering plans for Newcastle
LIQUEFIED natural gas development company EPIK, responsible for the NSW government's Newcastle GasDock LNG import terminal, has announced it plans to include LNG bunkering...
Former Colliers exec joins TM Insight
SUPPLY and property specialist TM Insight has announced the appointment of a former Colliers national director Nick Greenwell as its new director of property in New South Wales....
Dangerous goods licence cancelled after Sydney tunnels’ incident
THE New South Wales Environment Protection Authority has cancelled the licence of a Sydney truck driver after several breaches of the dangerous goods transport rules. In October...
LNG-powered bulkers to support 10-year U-Ming deal
U-MING Marine Transport Corporation, Taiwan’s largest publicly listed bulk carrier company, has been awarded a 10-year LNG dual fuel dry bulk charter contract by mining company...
Slow speed train derailment under investigation
INVESTIGATORS from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau are looking into the derailment of an SCT Logistics freight train between Lake Julia and Koolyanobbing, Western...
ICTSI ramps up blockchain network
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services says it has signed on to connect its 31 terminals to the TradeLens platform. So what is Tradelens you may ask? Well Tradelens is a...
Systemic failures in regulations around seafarer rights
NEW research from a team at the World Maritime University underlines systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for seafarers’ hours of work and rest,...
IMO approves methanol guidelines
THE adoption of interim guidelines on ethyl/methyl alcohol fuels by International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee provides a genuine alternative for 2030...
GEODIS appoints new customs brokerage director in the Asia-Pacific
A GRADUATE of Central Queensland University has been appointed as regional customs brokerage director of transport and forwarding specialist GEODIS. Dr Kian Chuan Chang did his...
Biden wins US election
DEMOCRATIC Party candidate Joe Biden has won the US Presidential election. The latest reports had 290 state electoral college votes confirmed for President-elect Biden compared...
Maritime museum takes centre stage with modern design
DESIGN concepts for the new Maritime Museum at East Shores 1B have been unveiled by Gladstone Ports Corporation. GPC has engaged local designer Tess Groen-int-woud from GIW...
Excellence recognised at the Australian Biosecurity Awards
PEOPLE and organisations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to strengthening Australia’s biosecurity system have been recognised in the 2020 Australian Biosecurity...
Senate inquiry into survival of the aviation industry
THE Transport Workers Union has welcomed Senate motions setting up an inquiry into the survival of the aviation industry and calling for a halt to the outsourcing of 2500 Qantas...
