Bigger cruise ships, more visits on the horizon for Eden
THE NSW government has granted planning approval for a modification to the existing Eden Breakwater Wharf Extension – a change that would allow larger cruise ships to call the...
Port of Hastings Corporation appoints new CEO
THE PORT of Hastings corporation announced yesterday (23 July) the appointment of Matt Thorpe as its new chief executive officer. The corporation says Mr Thorpe brings with him...
Weipa dredging complete for the year
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has wrapped up this year’s maintenance dredging program at the Port of Weipa. The trailing suction hopper dredger Brisbane removed around 700,000 cubic...
Australia-Japan grape export negotiations a success
THE AUSTRALIAN government has heralded greater export opportunities for the nation’s table grape industry following successful negotiations with Japan. In an announcement made...
NYK completes installation of wind-assisted propulsion units
NYK BULKSHIP (Atlantic), an NYK Group company, has installed two wind propulsion units on the bulk carrier NBA Magritte, it said in an announcement yesterday (23 July)....
Rio Tinto celebrates 4 billion tonnes of iron ore for China
RIO Tinto is celebrating more than 50 years of shipping iron ore to China to be used in the steel that has built much of that nation’s infrastructure. On 18 July, a shipment of...
Maersk modifies multiple services
The 5905 TEU Maersk Rio India sailed from Melbourne last night after the first of several inducement calls added to the NZ-South East Asia Southern Star service. It’s a move...
Coastal bulk barge Manahau reaches Nelson
A 7000-tonne capacity motorised barge intended as the centrepiece of the revival of bulk shipments from NZ South Island West Coast ports berthed yesterday [22 July] at Nelson to...
Houthis widen attacks as former target arrives in Melbourne
HOUTHI drone attacks on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and reciprocal Israeli airstrikes on Houthi bases in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah have heightened shipping industry...
Imported drugs seized from Melbourne facility
TWO men were charged during a drug investigation which saw 10 kilograms of methylamphetamine, imported from Mexico, seized at a Melbourne storage facility. The joint operation...
WA port officer to study cruise ships' recycling practices
A SENIOR environmental advisor at Fremantle Ports has received an academic fellowship to explore opportunities to improve recycling practices from cruise ships visiting Australia....
K Line, Gram join to bio-fuel PCTCs
FOLLOWING successful trials with one of its own vessels earlier this year K Line has begun operating three PCTCs it charters from Norway’s Gram Car Carriers on marine biofuel....
Former DPWA boss to head up Unifeeder
GANESH RAJ, former CEO and MD of ANZ/Asia Pacific including DP World Australia, has been appointed CEO of Unifeeder and global COO of Marine Services with DP World. Mr Raj was...
DP World expands APAC freight forwarding network
DP WORLD has inaugurated 51 new freight forwarding offices in the Asia Pacific region. The expanded network, announced Monday 22 July, focuses on air and ocean freight and aims to...
Scam warning in wake of CrowdStrike outage
TO ADD insult to injury, a warning has gone out that a series of scams are following in the wake of the CrowdStrike National IT Outage. The Australian Signals Directorate...
