Next phase in Carrington Engine House restoration announced
AN ADDITIONAL $850,000 is to be invested in restoration of the 143-year-old Carrington Hydraulic Engine House, Port of Newcastle has announced. The engine house was built in 1877...
Ports seek reconciliation
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has worked with traditional owners to release its Reconciliation Action Plan aimed at building capacity, opportunities and greater cultural...
Engage donates to Sydney Mission
THE Sydney Mission is now $5000 better off thanks to a donation from Engage Towage. The money was raised by staff and crew with the company matching every dollar raised. The...
Tug company backs bush rugby league clinic
TUG company Smit Lamnalco recently combined with North Queensland Cowboys legends Matt Bowen, Antonio Winterstein and Karl Adams to deliver a rugby league clinic in Weipa. The...
2020 Maritime Art Prize Award winners announced
WINNERS of the 2020 Maritime Art Prize have been announced to an international audience via an online streaming event at the Mission to Seafarers Victoria, Docklands. The Maritime...
Industry lends a hand with the restoration of tall ship Alma Doepel
THE HISTORIC wooden 1903 Topsail Schooner, Alma Doepel, took thousands of young people to sea during the 1980s and ‘90s and for many of them changed their lives, always for the...
Work progresses on Gladstone Port business facility
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation plans to convert 33 hectares near the marina into a landscaped space for education and commerce are progressing. Work started on the project at the...
COVID-19 claims shipping golf day for 2020 – back in 2021
UNCERTAINTY surrounding large gathering restrictions during COVID-19 has forced the postponement of the 2020 Shipping Industry Golf Challenge. Organisers have deferred the 2020...
Art prize a chance to reflect upon role of seafarers during pandemic
THE relationship of humanity to the sea is the theme of the 2020 Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition, an annual event organised by the Melbourne Mission to Seafarers. A call for...
Ports’ COVID-19 efforts showcased
PORTS Australia has recently showcased ways ports have adapted to operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of Ports Australia’s campaign was to show how ports have adapted...
Gladstone Maritime Museum to reopen in East Shores precinct
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has announced construction is about to start on a new home for the local Maritime Museum at East Shores. The Gladstone Maritime Museum will join the...
A big milestone for Alma Doepel restoration
RESTORIATION work on the tall ship Alma Doepel has reached an important milestone with the final plank fitted to the ship’s hull. During the 1980s and 1990s the vessel regularly...
ANL supports regional communities during pandemic
SHIPPING company ANL has helped indigenous communities in remote parts of the Northern Territory by transporting important medical and food supplies during the pandemic. The...
Containers form the basis of Tasmania’s “efficient housing” solution
SHIPPING containers have formed the basis of a temporary housing solution in Tasmania, with the state government there calling on other states to consider the same option. The...
Frank Johnston mourned
ROAD Freight New South Wales has issued a statement confirming the passing of its former chairman and “longstanding leader” Frank Johnston. Mr Johnston, who also ran Johnstons...
