Gladstone sets new benchmarks
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation set new throughput and revenue records and exceed its forecast dividend in 2018-19, according to the just-released annual report. GPC’s three ports,...
AAL expands MPP fleet again
BREAKBULK and project heavy-lift specialist AAL is adding a further four large multipurpose ships to its fleet, taking aggregate capacity to almost 740,000 deadweight tonnes. The...
Onslow marine services hub a step closer
EXPANSION of a Western Australian offshore supply base is more than 50% complete as dredging work to facilitate use by larger commercial vessels nears fruition. The WA Department...
Höegh Autoliners up Australian service frequency
OSLO-based Höegh Autoliners will increase the frequency of its Europe-Australia service from four to five sailings per month, from November. The company says the increased...
VIDEO: Container ship does donuts in Sydney Harbour
FOOTAGE has emerged of a box ship doing turns in Sydney Harbour about a year ago. Sydney Harbour no longer hosts container vessels, but this was a special occasion to mark the...
Strengthening our borders to stop swine fever
WITH African swine fever confirmed less than 700 kilometres from Australia’s northern border agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie says the government will be boosting biosecurity...
50-year masterplan for SA ports
SOUTH Australian ports leaseholder Flinders Port Holdings has commissioned a new 50-year masterplan to guide the development of the seven ports under its control, including the...
Port Hedland’s second towage provider casts off
DUTCH specialist KOTUG has officially commenced towage operations in Port Hedland on behalf of Fortescue Metals Group. FMG subsidiary Pilbara Marine was awarded Port Hedland’s...
Viva Energy takes charge of fuel at Cairns facility
UNDER a new $46m contract, Viva Energy will manage and maintain the fuel terminal at HMAS Cairns on behalf of the Australian Defence Force, in addition to supplying bulk marine...
THE GRILL: Jason McGregor
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Sans Souci in the southern suburbs of Sydney, and then moved to Cronulla. I now live at Woronora Heights, I’ve basically been in The Shire for...
ACCC working on Part X successor
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun work on a discussion paper about a ‘class exemption’ for liner shipping, ahead of a widespread stakeholder...
Asian trade carriers push Aus trade rates up
HAPAG-Lloyd has become the latest container line in the North & East Asia-Australia trade to announce a new rate restoration, applying a US$300/teu increase from 1 November. The...
ARA appoints Caroline Wilkie as new chief
THE Australasian Railway Association has announced the appointment of Caroline Wilkie as its new chief executive officer, effective from mid-February 2020. Outgoing ARA CEO Danny...
Norton White expands with M&A appointment
NORTON White has announced the appointment of Adam Martin, formerly chief legal officer of Toll Group, to lead the firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice and to contribute to...
WA ramps up sub maintenance push
THE Western Australian Government is renewing its push to boost the state’s marine services sector by lodging a business case with Canberra for the Full Cycle Docking of the...
