Department of Agriculture saves Valentine’s Day
THE IMPORT demand for cut flowers has dramatically risen in the past 20 years for Valentine’s Day as well as other gushy holidays, and while your wife may love the gesture, head...
Freight network improvements in focus
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has reminded stakeholders that the second intake of the Government’s Trials Business Case Program closes soon. Local governments and the...
Port Kembla welcomes back Explorer of the Seas
On Monday, Port Kembla welcomed back Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas. Cruise tourism continues to surge in Australia as Cruise Lines Industry Association statistics from...
In praise of Victorian rail mode subsidy
VICTORIAN exporters and rail operators have backed the continuation of the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme in supporting rail mode share, while also calling for opportunities to boost...
‘SEQ Proposition’ a boost for Inland Rail, according to Port of Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane chief executive Roy Cummins has welcomed the release of the ‘SEQ City Deal Proposition’, a concept developed by the Queensland government and SEQ Council of...
Japan gives green light to Tassie fruit
NORTHERN Tasmania is set to resume exporting fruit to Japan after the Asian nation reinstated the region’s fruit fly free status. According to the office of agriculture minister...
BHP decision “callous and outrageous”, says Albo
OPPOSITION infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has used Parliament to condemn BHP for its decision to no longer use Australian-crewed ships in moving iron ore from Port...
Ports’ total monthly throughput up, yet down
IN January of this year, Pilabara Ports Authority imported a total monthly throughput of 55.7m tonnes a dip of less than 1% from January 2018. Pilabara Ports also saw a marginal...
New monitoring software to be installed on LNG carriers
ON Tuesday, NAPA, a maritime software developer, announced it would install its performance-monitoring software, ClassNK-NAPA GREEN, onto three LNG carriers that ship LNG from...
Cairns construction and dredging tender announced
THE Cairns Shipping Development Project is entering the next phase with the announcement of the tender for major dredging and construction works. RN Dredging, the Australian...
Work bans to continue at Hutchison terminals
WHARFIES are set to continue work bans at Hutchison terminals in Sydney and Brisbane, apparently due to a lack of progress in negotiations for a new enterprise bargaining...
Sydney empties policies cause headaches
A REDUCTION in empty container park capacity, larger containers volumes and a high level of import empty container re-directions are causing significant handling costs in Sydney,...
Adelaide sees a busy January for containers
JANUARY was busy for Port of Adelaide, with big increases in container throughput, according to the latest trade statistics available from Flinders Ports. Port of Adelaide’s...
Deputy PM visits OMC
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has used a site tour in Melbourne to speak of the importance of Australian maritime technology. Mr McCormack...
Bureau to investigate coal train derailment
A COAL train derailment near Muswellbrook in New South Wales is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The Bureau confirmed it is looking into what caused...
