New CEO for shipping company Lomar
THE Libra Group has confirmed the promotion of Nicholas Georgiou to chief executive officer of its Lomar ship owning and management business. Mr Georgiou, 47, has been the...
"Deprivation of liberty" on ships under the microscope
NON-PROFIT group Human Rights at Sea has released its latest report, examining several scenarios where deprivation of liberty may occur onboard private ships. It released the...
Napier Port and Winstone Pulp extend partnership
NAPIER Port and long-time customer, Winstone Pulp International, have entered into an agreement for a 10-year contract renewal for exports to be handled from Napier Port. Napier...
LINX connects grain suppliers to Australia’s busiest port
LINX Cargo Care Group has created a new avenue for Australia’s grain farmers in the Central West with the recent expansion of services from its Intermodal Terminal, part of the...
New directors to take over at GRDC
Minister for agriculture David Littleproud, has appointed the next Grains Research Development Corporation non-executive directors for a three-year term, which commenced on 1...
Qube announces new board appointment
QUBE Holdings has announced the appointment of Nicole Hollows to its board of directors of Qube Holdings Limited effective from today. Ms Hollows has more than two decades of...
Virus and fall in oil prices take toll on LNG revenues
ACCORDING to Energy Quest’s monthly Australian LNG report for September, the biggest impact of COVID-19 and the fall in oil prices on the market for liquefied natural gas has been...
MT Gulf Sky crew remain without pay and CDCs
FOURTEEN weeks after their repatriation from Tehran in mid-July following the hijack of their vessel while anchored off Port Khor Fakkan Anch, United Arab Emirates, the 28 Indian...
GPC’S Auckland Point berth welcomes 100th HQP vessel
THE hundredth shipload of timber has been shipped by HQPlantations from Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Auckland Point berth. HQPlantations began exporting from Auckland Point Berth...
New COSCO service delivers opportunities for the north
INTERNATIONAL shipping line COSCO today (19 October) begins a new fortnightly service directly linking Townsville with destinations in China, northern Australia and the South...
ACCC legal action begins over Hunter box port policy
ALLEGATIONS of anti-competitive behaviour in relation to ports policy in New South Wales are being heard in the Federal Court. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
Maritime border policy risks COVID outbreak, says union heavyweight
SEVEN cases of COVID-19 among crew of the iron ore bulker Vega Dream highlight the risk of an outbreak spreading into the community, MUA national president and WA branch state...
Coal the latest flashpoint in Australia-China tensions
THERE are reports China has banned some imports of coal from Australia. However, opinions appear divided as to if this is a continuation of a dispute that appears to have impacted...
South Africa remains a top hotspot for cargo crime
TRANSPORT insurer TT Club and BSI have produced a report highlighting the risks of cargo theft with a focus on South Africa. The report, entitled Freight Crime in South African...
Coronavirus cases on bulker off Western Australia
AT LEAST seven crew members of the Panamanian-flagged bulker Vega Dream (IMO 9532094) have tested positive for COVID-19, the Australian Maritime Safety has confirmed. The ship is...
