LINX awards joint venture for safety excellence
THE Albany Bulk Handling Joint Venture in southern WA has won the inaugural HSE Safety Excellence Award within LINX Cargo Care Group. Designed to recognise high performance in...
Wild weather impacts shipping
STRONG winds and powerful swells limited shipping operations around Sydney this week. A spokesperson for the Port Authority of New South Wales confirmed ships longer than 30metres...
LNG and biofuel central to ANL's green approach
LIQUEFIED natural gas and biofuel are to be key to commitments by ANL, and its parent company CMA CGM, to meet new IMO rules governing reduced sulphur emissions. The new rules...
VIDEO: Ship crew member airlifted by chopper
EMERGENCY services combined resources this week to airlift a sick crew member from the geared bulker MV Portland Bay. The medevac took place on Monday, 3 June as the ship was...
Torres Strait trial work ongoing
MARINE technology specialists OMC recently teamed up with Maersk Line to do further draught testing in the Torres Strait. Full scale measurements took place of the...
Merchant seafarers can help the Navy, says Paddy
A SHORTFALL of Australian Defence Force personnel that has resulted in an upgraded warship being left in dry dock since 2017 could be fixed by using civilian merchant seafarers,...
Dry bulk markets affected by weather
“WEATHER-related disruptions” have been noted as a factor in driving up bulk commodity markets from both Australia and Brazil. ANZ senior commodity strategist Daniel Hynes noted...
Candles consignment key to drug import
AN AIR freight consignment of candles from the US formed part of an international drug trafficking effort, Australian authorities say. Eight people have been charged and 61kg of...
Agricultural exports hit by high freight costs
LOGISTICS is the single largest cost in the production and distribution of many agricultural agricultural products, a new report shows. AgriFutures Australia commissioned Deloitte...
TWU welcomes Labor front bench
THE Transport Workers’ Union has welcomed the appointment of Catherine King, Tony Burke and Glenn Sterle to their new posts on the federal Labor front bench. As reported by DCN,...
Queensland’s first hydrogen envoy announced in Japan
PROFESSOR Masakazu Sugiyama has been announced as Queensland hydrogen envoy in Japan. Speaking from the World Hydrogen Technologies Convention, Queensland infrastructure minister...
Chemical plant a focus of Premier’s Port of Brisbane visit
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has welcomed the announcement by industrial manufacturer Incitec Pivot that it has secured the continued operation of its chemical plant...
Port of Gladstone progresses with East Shores development
QUEENSLAND construction company Hutchinson Builders has been announced as the principal contractor for the next stage of Gladstone’s East Shore precinct. The project also involves...
Port Authority reveals Sydney Harbour secrets
A HYDROGRAPHIC survey team from the Port Authority of New South Wales has helped uncover the secrets of Sydney Harbour. Major shipping channels and berths of Sydney Harbour were...
Weak trade identified by RBA in rates cut
WEAK international trade has been identified as a factor by the Reserve Bank of Australia in its decision to lower the cash rate 25 basis points to 1.25%. The decision was...
