Big costs ahead as shipping prepares for fuel post-2020
SENIOR figures from Maersk and ANL say industry must be ready for significantly higher costs as the shipping sector prepares for a low-sulphur fuel world. Maersk Line Australian...
LNG likely to have limited lifespan, forum hears
LIQUEFIED natural gas is likely to have a limited life as a marine fuel, Viva Energy manager marine fuels Stephen Duniam predicts. Speaking at the Australian Peak Shippers...
WiseTech acquires Containerchain
“AN INCREDIBLE opportunity” is how WiseTech Global founder and chief executive Richard White has described the acquisition of container technology provider Containerchain. Based...
Brambles sells IFCO
PALLET, crate and container company Brambles announced today (25 February) that it would sell its IFCO reusable plastic containers business to Triton and Luxinva, a wholly owned...
Man sentenced in connection with major tobacco smuggling operation
A MAN has been sentenced to five years in prison for smuggling more than 6m cigarettes into Australia, concealed within sophisticated cover loads, according to an announcement...
Victorian Reliance unveiled in style
SWELTERING conditions failed to deter a large crowd descending upon Webb Dock in Melbourne for the official naming ceremony of new Toll ship, Victorian Reliance II. Held on...
Newcastle LNG developer announces strategic partnership
Energy Projects and Infrastructure Korea (EPIK) announced it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with Hyundai LNG Shipping. An announcement from EPIK said the agreement...
Steering committee to examine biosecurity levy
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud has announced the establishment of an industry steering committee to help design the biosecurity levy. The levy was announced last year with...
Transfer of council-owned roads to NSW a boon for freight: ALC
THE Australian Logistics Council said the announcement that the NSW government intended to transfer up to 15,000 kilometres of council-owned roads back to the state would increase...
Make Australia a seafaring nation again, Shorten pledges
OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten has committed Labor to “making Australia a seafaring nation again”. Speaking at the naming ceremony for new Toll ship Victorian Reliance II, Mr...
Rough weather diverts cruise ship to Townsville
TOWNSVILLE is to host luxury cruise ship Albatros on Saturday amid a last-minute itinerary change due to the rough weather battering south east Queensland. The 205-metre vessel...
Birmingham seeks clarification on China coal trade
TRADE minister Simon Birmingham has asked for clarification over reports China has implemented restrictions on imports of Australia coal. Newspapers this week published reports...
ATSB releases report on serious incident in Queensland
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is urging crew to adhere to safety procedures in its recently released report on a serious incident that occurred in January 2017. Two crew...
Cruise lines adapt to wild weather
CARNIVAL Australia has announced a raft of schedule changes for its cruise ships, brought on by wild weather from Tropical Cyclone Oma. Cyclone Oma has been downgraded to a...
BMSB requires “urgent change” in regulations, says Wallenius Wilhelmsen
A PUNISHING season for brown marmorated stink bugs has prompted calls for Australian regulatory change from one of the world’s biggest ro-ro operators. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean...
