Sugar code of conduct ensure exports, says government
AUSTRALIAN sugar exporters are better placed to maximise their trade following a four-year extension to The Sugar Code of Conduct. That’s the view of agriculture minister David...
New initiative to promote responsible ship recycling
“A TOOL for sharing information on ship recycling” is how a new initiative aimed at encouraging responsible ship recycling has been hailed. The Ship Recycling Transparency...
MOL LNG carrier rescues Castaway off PNG
MOL president and chief executive Junichiro Ikeda has confirmed their ship LNG Fukurokuju rescued a castaway 330km off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. According to a statement from...
Confront biofouling with technology, says industry figure
HARMFUL effects of foreign aquatic organisms no longer can be ignored, HullWiper managing director Simon Doran says. Mr Doran spoke in Mauritius recently, with that country being...
President Xi inspects Panama Canal locks
PRESIDENT of China Xi Jinping has inspected the new neo-panamax locks at the Panama Canal as part of a visit to the small Central American nation. President Xi and his Panamanian...
Bulk exports support trade surplus over the past year
SURGING coal, iron ore and LNG exports have made a major contribution to Australia’s trade surplus for October, according to minister for resources and northern Australia Matt...
LNG imports may be coming to Newcastle
PORT of Newcastle has inked a deal with South Korean project development company EPIK to develop a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the port for the import of...
First bauxite shipment from Amrun departs for Gladstone
THE first shipment of bauxite from Rio Tinto’s Amrun project on Cape York departed six weeks ahead of schedule, bound for Gladstone. More than 80,000 tonnes of bauxite was loaded...
Fuel security requires domestic tanker fleet, report claims
A REPORT into Australian fuel security has made the case for a domestically-owned and operated tanker fleet. The report, entitled ‘ Running on Empty’, was prepared by maritime...
South Australian grain harvest decreases
SOUTH Australia’s 2018-19 grain harvest is expected to be 4.9m tonnes, with harvest now underway. Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)’s Crop and Pasture Report for Spring...
Pilbara’s October throughput in line with last year
PILBARA Ports Authority handled a monthly throughput of 57.3m tonnes for the month of October 2018. This was similar to PPA’s throughput for October last year. However, throughput...
Bulker loses steering, may have grounded at Bluff
THE bulk carrier Alam Seri (IMO 9561837) suffered a steering gear failure near the New Zealand Port of Bluff and may have grounded, according to a preliminary report from the New...
Changes to proposed biosecurity import levy raise industry ire
THE Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has proposed changes to the contentious biosecurity levy, a scheme announced in this year’s federal budget that was roundly...
Tanker released from arrest
OIL tanker Diamond T is back sailing the high seas after being released from arrest earlier this week. On Friday afternoon last week, two Australian Border Force officers acting...
Grounded bulker free to leave
COAL carrier Maria G.O. has received the green light from authorities to depart Australian waters. The Panama-flagged vessel grounded on a mudflat outside Gladstone harbour...
