Detained North Korean bulker arrives in American Samoa
NORTH Korean bulker Wise Honest has arrived in the port of Pago Pago, American Samoa, having been detained by US authorities. The vessel was initially detained in Indonesia in the...
Qube acquires mining and industrial company
LOGISTICS company Qube Holdings has announced the acquisition of mining and industrial services company LCR. Qube chief operating officer Paul Digney said the acquisition was...
Port of Mackay welcomes car carrier Höegh America
THE Höegh America has delivered over-dimensional breakbulk cargo for the mining industry to the Port of Mackay, before departing for Japan. The Höegh America is a smaller car...
Tanker to be towed to Brisbane
TANKER vessel Densa Whale (IMO 9601223) is being towed to Brisbane. A spokesman for the tug company Smit Lamnalco said the tugs SL Martinique and SL Diamantina would tandem tow...
Maritime community gathers for policy announcement
A BROAD cross-section of the maritime community gathered at the Australian National Maritime Museum to hear Labor’s Anthony Albanese launch his party’s shipping policy. The event...
New rust solutions could save marine industry big money
AN INDUSTRIAL chemicals company says it has developed a range of products to tackle rust and corrosion, a major problem for the marine industry. NCH Australia has invented a...
“Challenging period” reflected in GrainCorp results
DRY bulk exporter GrainCorp has noted the impact of severe drought in its results for the half year ending 31 March. GrainCorp reported an underlying net loss after tax of $48m...
Money announced for Burnie bulk shiploader
A $40M bulk minerals shiploader has been pledged to the Burnie Port by the federal Coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said theshiploader would secure...
Queensland sets another trade record
PREMIER and trade minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said latest trade figures showed the value of the state's exports rose 18.4% to $84.3bn for the 12 months to March 2019. “Yet...
Pilbara April trade stats record slight decline
A TOTAL monthly throughput of 58.8m tonnes for the month of April has been recorded by Pilbara Ports Authority. This represented a 1% decrease when compared with the same month in...
Industry bodies welcome shipping policies
INDUSTRY bodies Ports Australia and Maritime Industry Australia have welcoming the announcement of the Australian Labor Party’s shipping policy. Ports Australia welcomed the...
Albanese launches Labor shipping policy
CREATING a strategic fleet and the establishment of a maritime skills taskforce are key planks of the Australian Labor Party’s shipping platform. Labor infrastructure spokesman...
Tanker towed after engine troubles
AN AFRAMAX tanker, Densa Whale, was on Tuesday evening being towed to port after reporting engine trouble. It was sailing from Kalamu (Congo) to Brisbane and was fully loaded at...
Dryships announces vessel acquisition
GREECE-based, New York-listed shipping company DryShips has announced it has agreed to acquire a Newcastlemax drybulker from an entity linked with company chairman and chief...
Australian tech set to lower road emissions globally
AIMING to expand it operations to meet international demand, Omni Tanker will now be able to draw on $4m in equity investment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. With Omni...
