Tauranga bullish from half year results
A NZ$49m (AU$47.1m) net profit for the first six months of the 2019 financial year was a highlight for the Port of Tauranga. In results published this week, Tauranga reported...
Cosco and Bolloré do a deal
COSCO Shipping Lines and Bolloré Transport & Logistics have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote closer ties. In the presence of senior figures Wang Haimin and Cyrille...
Vic opposition flags concerns over port pricing review delays
STATE opposition ports spokesperson Roma Britnell has raised concerns about the length of time taken to set up a review into the Port of Melbourne pricing regime. In October last...
ANL announces new Asia to Australia service
ANL has announced the launch of a new weekly service between Asia and Australia. To be called Asia Australia Express 2 (AAX2), the new service is said to be complimentary to other...
Illegal tobacco import attempt flushed by authorities
A CONTAINER from China marked “beverages and toilet paper” was actually carrying an illicit cargo of tobacco, the Australian Border Force says. The ABF says it has smashed an...
DPWA wharfies to hold strike ballot
WORKERS employed by stevedore DP World Australia are a step closer to going on strike. In a statement released this week, the Maritime Union said it had been granted approval from...
NSW Ports records 100th ship joining enviro scheme
NEW South Wales Ports has announced the vessel Miami as the 100th vessel to join its Environmental Shipping Incentive. The vessel called at Port Botany this week from Kaohsiung,...
Work bans to continue at Hutchison terminals
WHARFIES are set to continue work bans at Hutchison terminals in Sydney and Brisbane, apparently due to a lack of progress in negotiations for a new enterprise bargaining...
Sydney empties policies cause headaches
A REDUCTION in empty container park capacity, larger containers volumes and a high level of import empty container re-directions are causing significant handling costs in Sydney,...
Adelaide sees a busy January for containers
JANUARY was busy for Port of Adelaide, with big increases in container throughput, according to the latest trade statistics available from Flinders Ports. Port of Adelaide’s...
Deputy PM visits OMC
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has used a site tour in Melbourne to speak of the importance of Australian maritime technology. Mr McCormack...
Huge meth cargo busted
LAW enforcement officers have reported the seizure of more than 1.7 tonnes of methylamphetamine (ice) the largest shipment bound for Australia and the largest ever domestic...
Port operator fined for Westernport “safety threats”
PATRICK Stevedores have been whacked with $475,000 in fines after being convicted of threatening workers who raised safety concerns. In the Victorian County Court, Patrick...
DPWA wharfies to hold protected action ballot
WHARFIES employed by stevedore DPWA are to hold a ballot allowing for protected industrial action at container terminals. This follows a disagreement between the stevedore and the...
AMSA announces Queensland coastal passage plan
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued the latest Queensland Coastal Passage Plan, a document that prepares vessels for transit through the Great Barrier Reef and...
