Qube CFO stepping down
QUBE chief financial officer Paul Lewis announced he would be stepping down from the role next year after more than 15 years with the logistics business. He is to depart the...
Inmarsat offers free connectivity to seafarers
MOBILE satellite communications company Inmarsat is offering free connectivity to maritime crews around the globe that use its Fleet Hotspot service. Inmarsat will deliver 250MB...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: Seafarer dies during offshore crew transfer
IN AUGUST, a seafarer died after falling while transferring from Formosabulk Clement to a smaller vessel as part of a crew-change operation 5 nautical miles off Point Cartwright...
Chipolbrok expands fleet with new vessel
SINO-Polish shipping company Chipolbrok has expanded its fleet with the newbuild Tai Xing, which has entered service this month. The geared vessel is nearly 200 metres long, has a...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: AMSA detains, bans two bulkers
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority detained two Panama-flagged bulkers, operated by the same company, for appalling living and working conditions onboard and for failing to...
Shipping coalition launches fresh quarantine program
A COALITION of shipowners, seafarers’ unions and maritime employer groups are establishing their own approved international network of quarantine facilities to ensure seafarers...
Week in bulk: Capesize market moves sharply lower
THE Baltic Dry Index fell sharply over the past week, arresting an upward trend that had been growing over the past weeks. On Friday (17 December), the index was 2379, a decrease...
BIMCO appoints new chief shipping analyst
INTERNATIONAL shipping association BIMCO has appointed Niels Rasmussen as its chief shipping analyst who will take up his new role on 3 January 2022. Most recently, Mr Rasmussen...
Discussion paper for review of NSW's Ports and Maritime Administration Act released
AS the first step of the Independent Review of the Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 (PAMA Act) and Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS), independent...
New bulk ports are exporting more grain: ACCC report
NEW grain export ports achieved their highest market share of Australian grain exports, reducing the market share of long-established incumbent ports, according to the Bulk grain...
Hydrogen-powered freight trains may be coming to QLD
RAIL freight operator Aurizon and mining company Anglo American are working together on a feasibility study to assess the introduction of hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight....
Pilbara ports see uptick in throughput
THE ports of the Pilbara have recorded an overall uptick in throughput for November, but imports at the major ports were down. Pilbara Ports Authority reported a total monthly...
Hyenergy export project feasibility underway
GLOBAL Energy Ventures (GEV) has provided an update on the feasibility study underway to demonstrate the technical and commercial advantages of compressed hydrogen as a preferred...
CEO appointment at Kiwi port
PORTS of Auckland has appointed Roger Gray as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective from 4 April 2022. POAL board chair Jan Dawson said Mr Gray and the board are...
Port Pirie joins the green hydrogen gold rush
THE South Australian government and Trafigura have unveiled a $750-million hydrogen project to be integrated with the Nyrstar Port Pirie smelter. The first stage of the...
