Gary Prosser leaves AMSA for ATSB
DEPUTY chief executive of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Gary Prosser, is leaving to take on a commissioner role with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The...
Port golfers defy croc to raise money for turtles
A CROCODILE on the ninth hole failed to prevent another successful Port of Townsville annual Charity Golf Day. The golf day raises money for good causes and this year it was the...
Weather and terminal "glitches" slow container throughput
TECHNOLOGICAL glitches and vessel delays due to bad Sydney weather are understood to have caused delays for Melbourne container transport operators during the past week. Patrick...
Chinese airline extends reach in Australia
WISEWAY'S national road transportation network, which operates daily between all major Australian capital cities, is to be used to extend the services currently provided by Xiamen...
Garry Button leaves Freight Victoria
THE Victorian Department of Transport has confirmed Garry Button is to leave both the department and his role as chief executive of Freight Victoria. In a notice, departmental...
First reefer unit controller with wireless capability
SHIPPING lines can now monitor and access container refrigeration unit operations from a smartphone or tablet, thanks to Carrier Transicold’s new Micro-Link® 5 controller, the...
Chaplain honoured for maritime service
FORTY-FIVE years of Naval Chaplaincy service to HMAS Moreton (a base) in Brisbane has seen Reverend William ‘Bill’ Pearson officially honoured. Reverend Bill, from the Brisbane...
Autonomous future debated in Canberra
WHETHER it is possible to have a ‘master’ on board an autonomous ship was one of the questions debated at Australia’s first Autonomous Vessel Forum in Canberra this week. About...
Autocare and Isuzu continue partnership
AUTOCARE Services has confirmed they are continuing their longstanding partnership with Isuzu Australia, an Autocare Services customer for more than 20 years. Autocare Services is...
Wharfies go green for a cause
WATERFRONT workers from Hutchison Port Holdings in Sydney are to work off the job for four hours between 10am and 2pm Friday. While this is protected industrial action as part of...
DCN AWARDS: Making the case for young Aussie mariners
LAST year’s Maritime Services Award winner Captain Michael Kelly used the 2018 DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards to call for action to support young Australian mariners....
Toll hits the glitter strip
SERVICING customers in the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales is the aim of a new logistics hub at Arundel in the heart of the famous Queensland party town. The $33m,...
OUT & ABOUT: Rededication of Melbourne Mission
A REDEDICATION of the Melbourne Mission to Seafarers has been marked with a gathering at the famous Flinders Street building. Guests included Reverend Andrew Wright from the...
OPINION: The growing logistics challenge
AUSTRALIA is a relatively young country and the size of Europe or North America. It is unlikely that we will catch up with these other continents in terms of servicing the...
Parliament agrees to appoint Inspector-General of live exports
AN “INDEPENDENT” Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports to oversee the industry has been confirmed with the bill creating the position passing the Australian Parliament. The...
