Transhipment vessel to boost Eyre Peninsula grain trade
A PROJECT aimed at giving South Australian farmers a new way of shipping grain to global markets is closer after the delivery of a transhipment vessel. The purpose-built...
Coronavirus impact begins to show in LNG
THE latest report from EnergyQuest shows the effect of the coronavirus on Australian LNG industry. The disruption to trade with China and Japan from the coronavirus is starting to...
COVID: Remember the plight of seafarers, says ITF rep
CORONAVIRUS is causing particular hardship for seafarers, International Transport Workers Federation representative Dean Summers says. Mr Summers said the cruise ship sector was...
Neptune Pacific Line acquires Pacific Direct Line
CONTAINER shipping line Neptune Pacific has announced it has acquired Pacific Direct Line from PDL’s parent holding company, Pacific International Lines. The combined business...
Port of Townsville upgrade underway
THE $193m port upgrade at Townsville is underway with the first rocks laid this month for a new protective wall. Construction is progressing on the 2.2km protective rock wall,...
ABF solves puzzling intellectual property breach
PROTECTING intellectual property rights took on a whole new meaning for Australian Border Force officers in Perth recently when they seized a consignment of fake Rubik’s Cube...
Cyclone impacts February throughput in Pilbara
CYCLONE Damien hit the Pilbara coast during the month of February, which made an impact on throughput at both ports in Port Hedland and Dampier. The Port of Dampier was closed for...
Biosecurity dogs continue ‘pawsome’ record
BIOSECURITY detector dogs continued their outstanding work last year, screening incoming passengers and goods for biosecurity risk items at airports, mail centres and sea ports....
Freight figures honoured in biosecurity awards
PROMINENT cargo sector figures Zoran Kostadinoski and Andrew Crawford have been honoured at the 2020 Australian Biosecurity Awards. The awards were held in Canberra on Tuesday...
Wärtsilä to supply cargo handling system for new LNG bunkering vessel
THE technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the cargo handling system for a new 18,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel. The ship is being built for Korea Line at Hyundai...
Charges laid after MDMA seized from shipping container
MORE than one tonne of MDMA (ecstasy) has been seized and five people charged in relation to its importation and intended distribution. Three men were arrested in Sydney on...
Collision between bulker Accolade II and fishing vessel investigated
A COLLISION between bulk carrier Accolade II and fishing vessel Sand Groper off Port Adelaide last Saturday is under scrutiny from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The...
New snapshot of QLD primary industries goes online
QUEENSLAND’S minister for agricultural industry development Mark Furner said the AgTrends Spatial mapping platform provides an “important economic snapshot of Queensland’s primary...
Study on LNG for capesize bulker on Aus-China route
THE latest independent study from SEA-LNG confirms that liquefied natural gas delivers a strong return on investment for Capesize bulkers on the Australlia to China trade route,...
Rio Tinto announces “zero emissions” goal
MINER and minerals exporter Rio Tinto has announced plans for net zero emissions by 2050, as part of $1bn it plans to invest as part of its new climate change targets. The new...
