VICT acknowledges business slow down
MELBOURNE’S third container stevedore, Victoria International Container Terminal, has confirmed a difficult start to the 2019 calendar year. This is despite parent company...
Port seeks import fee to bankroll rail
PORT of Melbourne has put a proposal to the government of Victoria for a charge of around $15 per TEU to apply to import containers. The money would be used to bankroll rail...
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...
Premier Hodgman to address Tassie freight forum
TASMANIAN Premier Will Hodgman is to address at the 2019 Tasmanian Freight and Logistics Forum. The forum is to be held at the Australian Maritime College Launceston campus and is...
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...
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...
Albanese cautious about Coastal Trading Act exemptions
LABOR infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has expressed caution on the subject of providing exemptions to the Coastal Trading Act for container ships. Shipping Australia...
Qube seeks to boost training
THE Qube Learning team has reported recently receiving re-registration as a registered training organisation. According to the company, this training division of Qube is...
Container volume dip at Port Botany
NEW South Wales Ports recorded container throughput of 195,168TEU in the month of March, 5.46% down on the same month in 2018. According to NSW Ports, import full volumes were...
Singapore maritime conference seeks solutions to big questions
“DEALING with tomorrow’s challenges” is the theme of the 2019 Nautical Institute Singapore Conference, hosted next week by the Singapore branch of The Nautical Institute at Suntec...
Liquid fuel security vital for road freight industry
NATIONAL Road Transport Association boss Warren Clark has said that without access to fuel stocks, “we don’t have an industry”. The comments came as the association provided its...
Qube announces new containers business
A “DEDICATED team” focusing on container services including sales, hire and lease is how a new division of the Qube Logistics business has been described. The creation of the...
THE GRILL: Tom Holyman
How have you enjoyed your recent move from ANL to Kalmar? I am enjoying not only the change in company, but also the more significant change into a different industry sector. It...
Maersk announces digital Ocean Customs Clearance
PROVIDING “timely and efficient” export and import declarations is the focus of A.P. Moller – Maersk’s new Ocean Customs Clearance platform. Maersk is now providing the Customs...
