ATSB’s new chief commissioner will be first with a maritime background
ANGUS Mitchell is stepping in as the new chief commissioner and CEO of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. He will be leaving his role of general manager at Maritime Safety...
COVID-positive seafarers transferred from Weipa to SE QLD
TEN crew members from a COVID-stricken ship anchored off Weipa are being relocated to COVID wards in hospitals in southeast Queensland. In total, 19 of the bulk carrier bulk...
Toowoomba export hub at Wellcamp Airport takes off
QUEENSLAND’s primary producers will be benefit from the opening of a $17.8m Regional Trade Distribution Centre at Toowoomba’s Wellcamp airport. Deputy Premier and Minister Steven...
Newcastle buys new cranes
PORT of Newcastle is investing $28.4 million in two new mobile harbour cranes and associated infrastructure at the Mayfield 4 berth. The port said the two Liebherr L550 cranes...
Inmarsat report questions fairness for seafarers
TECHNOLOGY company Inmarsat has produced a report that attempts to reconcile the changing role of the world’s 1.6 million seafarers with the current and future provision of...
Going against the grain to find new markets
THE Australian government has announced new funding to assist the grain sector focus in on new and emerging markets and build the reputation and quality of Australian crops....
Tug crews postpone industrial action
THE Maritime Union of Australia has postponed a series of work stoppages for tug crews employed by Svitzer Australia at Port of Melbourne and Westernport. The protected industrial...
Shipping industry to meet on decarbonisation at COP26
THE global shipping industry has announced an unprecedented cross-industry event, to be held during COP26, bringing together leaders in shipping, energy, politics and finance to...
How to spot wildlife crime in the maritime industry
NON-GOVERNMENT organisations TRAFFIC and the World Wide Fund for Nature have come together to support the shipping sector in detecting illegalities passing through global waters....
Svitzer hit with more protected industrial action
THE Maritime Union of Australia notified Svitzer of more protected industrial action in the form of work stoppages at Melbourne and Westernport. This is the second PIA notice for...
Federal Court decision “a blow” for Newcastle
“PORT of Newcastle is of course disappointed by the decision of the Federal Court,” the port’s CEO, Craig Carmody said. The Federal Court found against the Australian Competition...
NYK to build its first LNG-fuelled capsize bulker
NYK has signed a long-term consecutive voyage charter contract with JFE Steel Corporation for a new bulk carrier that will run on LNG as its main fuel. The vessel will be the...
ACCC finds two Viterra grain ports not exempt from Bulk Wheat Code
THE Australian Consumer and Competition Commission will not exempt Viterra’s services at its Port Lincoln and Thevenard facilities from parts of the Port Terminal Access (Bulk...
OPINION: How much should shipping pay for its emissions?
A LOT has been written about whether shipping should be subject to a carbon tax. About 90% of the world trade is transported by global shipping and it accounts for nearly 3% of...
Big cargo comes on a big ship to Mackay
WHARF One at the Port of Mackay hosted the heavy-lift vessel Pauwgracht, operated by BigLift Shipping, earlier this week. The cargo onboard was a part of a ship loader, from BHP...
