Grand slam lunch as Victoria SAL celebrates the year in style
KOOYONG Lawn Tennis Club in the heart of Melbourne’s blueblood country was the venue for the Shipping Australia Victoria Branch Christmas lunch. Guests included a cross-section of...
Austal lands contract for two more vessels
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a contract to build two littoral combat ships (LCS) for the US Navy, bringing the total LCS orders for the 2018 calendar year to...
Wearable tech to track trucker fatigue at Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane and the Queensland Trucking Association have teamed up for a 12-month pilot of the new SmartCap technology as part of the two-year Heavy Vehicle Safety Around...
FMG’s first shipment of West Pilbara Fines
THE first shipment of Fortescue Metals Group’s new 60.1% iron content product West Pilbara Fines, has left Herb Elliott Port in Port Hedland bound for Hunan Valin Steel Co in...
Business case for Cairns dredge project approved
THE Queensland government has approved a business case for the Cairns Shipping Development Project. The government said the port project would be a “$127m jobs bonanza”. Ports...
Worker death prompts call for “industrial manslaughter laws”
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has called for industrial manslaughter laws in the Northern Territory following the death of a worker in early 2017. A court...
Sudden passing of Peter Jollie AM
PETER Jollie AM FCA FAICD passed away suddenly at his property at Oberon, west of the Blue Mountains, on 8 December 2018. He was 78. Peter had extensive experience in the...
Littleproud puts the heat on live exporters
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud says he has written to the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council demanding to know when new technology can be installed on live export...
Setback for McCormack as lieutenant quits
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has lost an important lieutenant, with the resignation of the Member for Mallee Andrew Broad. Mr Broad, who was the assistant minister to...
New logistics centre in Perth slated for completion next month
A $30m distribution centre is due to be opened in the Perth Suburb of Kenwick by the Australian logistics and transport firm Northline. The facility will be able to facilitate...
Lightning strike caused delays at Patrick Port Botany
A LIGHTNING strike on Thursday night has led to delays in trucking and shipping at Patrick's Port Botany operation. A spokesman for Patrick Stevedores said stevedoring stopped...
Draft report on live sheep heat stress
A REPORT into heat stress risk for live sheep exports to the Middle East has recommend a range of measures aimed at improving the animals’ conditions. The draft report was...
Ground broken for construction of Inland Rail
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has turned the first sod in construction of the Inland Railway. Mr McCormack marked the ceremonial start of construction at a site in...
Stink bugs force another ro-ro expulsion
A CAR carrier has been ordered to leave Australian waters following a stink bug discovery. The vessel MV Morning Composer was initially due to call at Fremantle on 26 November,...
Boosting performance at Swanson Dock
A SERIES of trials and simulations have increased the ability of post-panamax vessels to berth at Swanson Dock. In the past, post-panamax vessels on either side of Swanson Dock...
