Spirit of Tasmania vessels headed to Geelong
THE spectacular Spirit of Tasmania vessels soon will be calling at Corio Quay in Geelong rather than Melbourne’s Station Pier, following an agreement between GeelongPort and...
Rail construction continues with safer work practices
THE Commonwealth government has welcomed additional public health and safety measures implemented by the Australian Rail Track Corporation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy...
Ag trades will continue despite pandemic, report claims
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released a report on the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian agriculture, forestry and fisheries trade. ABARES...
ALC applauds government air freight assistance
THE Australian Logistics Council says the announcement a network of 15 air freight service providers and freight forwarders has been established by the federal government will...
Lack of safety systems contributed to South Channel incident
AUSTRALIAN Pilotage Group’s lack of systems for rounding Hovell Pile, combined with directions from the harbour master that “lacked clarity”, have been identified as factors in an...
MESSAGE FROM AMSA: Float-free EPIRBs on their way
A REMINDER that from 1 January 2021, float-free emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) will be mandatory on certain types of domestic commercial vessels. This change...
Unions urge action over fuel stocks
A FALL in global oil prices is “a unique opportunity” for the Australian government to deliver fuel security, unions say. COVID-19 has drastically affected the price of global...
Changes announced to Shipping Australia’s Victoria State Committee
SHIPPING Australia would like to wholeheartedly thank Rod Begley for his leadership as our State Chairman for Victoria over the past two years. Rod assumed the role as of January...
Woolworths ups delivery services to meet soaring demand
WOOLWORTHS will open up tens of thousands of extra weekly home delivery windows for its online customers from this week. The extra capacity will be fulfilled out of hundreds of...
Virgin Australia goes into voluntary administration
AIRLINE Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered into voluntary administration. In a statement to the ASX, the airline said VA would help “recapitalise the business” and...
White spot found in South East Queensland seafood
WHITE spot disease has been confirmed in seafood samples from South East Queensland more than three years after it was first detected in the region. Biosecurity Queensland did...
Senior appointment for freight company
FREIGHT and courier company CouriersPlease has appointed its first chief commercial offer to oversee the merge of the sales and marketing team and further align the company’s...
Ruby Princess crew ready to be returned home
HUNDREDS of crew from Ruby Princess are set to leave the ship over the coming days and be flown home. An initial 57 were taken off the cruise liner on Tuesday, marking the start...
Pilots announce customer rebate
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots say they are offering a 10% rebate for ships boarded on or after 13 April. The rebate is to be applied to all outgoing invoices and is to be valid where...
Constance calls for “restraint” on stevedoring charges
NEW South Wales transport and roads minister Andrew Constance has confirmed he has written to Port Botany stevedores regarding increases infrastructure or access charges. In a...
