Unpaid wages lead to ship ban
PANAMANIAN bulker AC Sesoda (IMO 9470791) has been banned from Australian waters for 12-months after it was revealed to have underpaid its crew by more than A$118,000. AMSA...
Attorney-General to intervene in waterfront Fair Work case
ATTORNEY-General Christian Porter says he is intervening in the Fair Work Commission appeal brought by stevedore DPWA against two weeks of protected industrial action by the...
Union willing to negotiate, says Crumlin
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin says they were willing to discuss outstanding matters with DP World Australia but is waiting on the stevedore for an opportunity to...
Work progresses on Gladstone Port business facility
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation plans to convert 33 hectares near the marina into a landscaped space for education and commerce are progressing. Work started on the project at the...
Smartship’s new course in accident investigation
QUEENSLAND’S world-class training and maritime simulation service, Smartship Australia, has completed its first Maritime Accident and Incident Investigation training course. The...
Piracy and robbery at sea in Asia during August
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre released its August 2020 Report on the situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. It reported that in the month of August,...
Businesses join forces to bolster supply chain strengths
TM INSIGHT has announced the acquisition of private Australian private supply chain consultancy XAct Solutions. The deal was backed by private equity firm Next Capital. By joining...
Ports Australia postpones conference
PORTS Australia has announced its Biennial Conference, originally scheduled for Brisbane this month, has been postponed until next year. This is due to COVID-19 and restrictions...
First section of Inland Rail completed
THE sleepy town of Peak Hill in country New South Wales made history this week when the final golden clip was hammered into place to signify completion of the first section of...
Sydney congestion blamed for ship shuffling
SHIPS are bypassing Sydney in order to avoid congestion at Port Botany, industry sources say. Freight and Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association issued a...
LOGOS and LF Logistics cement Marsden Park arrangement
PROPERTY group LOGOS has announced it has extended its relationship with LF Logistics via a tenancy with the international logistics services provider at the $250m Marsden Park...
DPWA seeks intervention of the industrial umpire
STEVEDORE DP World Australia has sought the assistance of the Fair Work Commission in halting industrial action at its Port Botany terminal during the next two weeks. DPWA applied...
ATSB farewells veteran commissioner
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau recently bid farewell to Carolyn Walsh from its Commission after more than a decade of service. Ms Walsh was the ATSB’s longest-serving...
Kuehne+Nagel invests in global vaccine distribution network
WITH the opening of airside pharma and healthcare hubs in Brussels and Johannesburg, Kuehne+Nagel says it has added two strategic elements to its global network of...
Supply chain investment required for battery metals sector to meet climate targets
THE battery raw materials supply chain requires increased investment during the next 10 years in order to meet climate targets, according to a new report from commercial...
