The issue of vessels delays goes beyond just transport costs
RECENT vessel-tracking data from project44 reveals substantial year-over-year increases in vessel and shipment delay times across most major trade lanes connecting China to the...
Cargo vessel rescues two after sailing from Port Kembla
THE general cargo vessel MV Mito rescued two people in an inflatable rubber boat off the coast of Guam. The rescue, which occurred on 30 July, took place while the vessel was on a...
Damen transhipment crane barge ordered for Cape York operations
DAMEN Shipyards is to deliver a new transhipment crane barge to Transhipment Services Australia for operations at Cape York in far-north Queensland. The Netherlands-based...
ARTC shuts down Hunter network for maintenance
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is carrying out a critical major maintenance shutdown of the Hunter Valley Network from 10-12 August 2021. ARTC group executive Hunter...
T-Ports to upgrade Eyre Peninsula grain handling capacity
T-PORTS is expanding and upgrading its grain exporting infrastructure on the Eyre Peninsula. The company is building a bunker site at the Eyre Premium Hay premises east of Kimba....
Australian company signs MOU to study green hydrogen export
GLOBAL Energy Ventures has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with ASX-listed Province Resources and Total Eren to study the feasibility of green hydrogen exports...
Aurizon reports improved revenue and earnings
RAIL operator Aurizon has released its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2021. It shows EBIT improved by $46.5 million (10%) to $505.3 million in FY2021, with increased...
Brisbane Marine Pilots and Auriga join forces
AURIGA Group and Brisbane Marine Pilots have signed a new partnership and investment agreement. Under the new partnership agreement, the companies’ combined operations will...
Government supports grains and avos on global stage
A NEW Grain Sustainability Certification Scheme will open new trade opportunities for Australia’s grain industry, made possible through a $97,500 grant from the Australian...
WA’s policy of turning ships away immoral, dangerous: SAL
SHIPPING Australia has sounded the alarm about the Western Australia government’s threat to turn ships with suspected COVID-19 cases away. In a media statement, the industry...
HyEng Corporation established for Japanese hydrogen research
THREE of Japans’s marine engine manufacturers – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology Co and Japan Engine Corporation – have announced the joint establishment of the...
EDITORIAL: Don’t turn sick seafarers back to sea – treat them
LAST week in WA, when several seafarers fell ill and tested positive for COVID-19 on the vessel Darya Krishna, the WA Premier Mark McGowan said he wanted ships with sick seafarers...
Larger vessels, congestion present risk-management challenges
SHIPPING losses and casualties are in decline, but increases in port congestion, the consequences of the crew-change crisis, piracy and cyber security present challenges,...
Ports Australia calls for COVID calm in WA
PORTS Australia today is urging the WA government and shipping charterers and lines to work together to avoid circumstances where the state government is forced to punish or turn...
CSL Australia awards Engage Marine Whyalla contract
ENGAGE Marine has been awarded a contract to support CSL Australia’s transhipment operations and perform harbour towage services at the Port of Whyalla in the Spencer Gulf in...
