120-year-old shipwreck mystery solved
THE WRECK of SS Nemesis has been discovered in waters off Port Kembla 120 years after it sank. And now the NSW government wants to connect with relatives of the 32 crew members...
Varroa mite found at Port of Brisbane
A VARROA mite has been found at the Port of Brisbane after an inspection by Biosecurity Queensland. But testing confirmed the mite was varroa jacobsoni and not varroa destructor....
Silk revenue increases in first half of FY24
SILK Logistics has reported revenue of $276.5 million for the first half of the financial year, representing a 9% increase on the prior corresponding period (PCP). It was...
Big players sign on for clean hydrogen
FIVE companies have signed development agreements to use South Australia’s Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub near Whyalla. It is the state’s first clean hydrogen production precinct and...
Throughput at Pilbara Ports down
PILBARA Ports has delivered a total monthly throughput of 58.2 million tonnes for January, but it was a 10% decrease compared to January 2023. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a...
WA upgrades grain rail
WORK to drive further capacity into Western Australia’s farm-to-port grain supply chain is continuing with the letting of two new contracts. Rail siding upgrades through the $200...
Prop-less tanker to be towed to Singapore
AN LPG tanker that lost its propeller in Bass Strait in early February and has since remained in sheltered anchorage off the Victorian coast will be towed to Singapore for...
AMSA calls on more Australian businesses
THE tender for technical support and logistics for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA’s) maritime Aids to Navigation (AtoN) network has launched on AusTender today...
Austal welcomes Surface Fleet Review
AUSTAL has welcomed the findings of the Surface Fleet Review (SFR) as the government released its blueprint for a larger surface combat fleet for the Royal Australian Navy. It has...
Cusack cracks the top 100
ALISON Cusack, the founder and principal lawyer of Cusack and Co, has been named on the list of the Top 100 Women in Shipping. The maritime lawyer is an influential force in the...
NYK places first order for offshore wind transfer vessel
NIPPON Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has placed an order with Kosaba Shipbuilding Corporation for a crew transfer vessel (CTV). It’s the first CTV for NYK to order from a Japanese...
Lincoln puts ports at risk
EX-TROPICAL cyclone Lincoln is likely to redevelop into a cyclone by Friday morning with ports in the Pilbara region in its way. The Bureau of Meteorology says the cyclone could...
Dust fence improves air quality at port
A 90-metre-long dust fence at the port of Geraldton appears to have improved air quality around the port since its installation last year. The fence is part of a port-wide program...
Seafarer graduates snapped up by maritime companies
SEAFARING officers in Papua New Guinea are being hired by companies as soon as they graduate from their cadetships. Officers of the Watch graduates of the Deck and Engine...
Two charged over $2bn meth import plot
TWO Sydney men have been charged with attempting to possess 800 kilograms of methamphetamine destined for Australia in 2023, following an investigation into a global drug...
