Gladstone seagrass meadows in the best condition for a decade
IN good news for local fisheries, and for hungry dugong and turtles the seagrass in Gladstone is in the best condition of the past decade. The results come from a monitoring...
Port community reference groups award grants
MACKAY and Hay Point communities will soon benefit from two $5,000 sponsorships awarded by their local Port Community Reference Groups. North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation...
NQBP delivers book boost to port schools
FOUR primary schools will receive hundreds of new books to replenish classroom libraries to boost reading rates thanks to North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. NQBP’s $8,000...
OPINION: Ongoing role for methyl bromide in the supply chain
A RECENT article by Peter McRae, Methyl Bromide and the Road to 2047, addressed the Montreal Protocol regarding the use of methyl bromide and how the Department of Agriculture,...
Industry group releases new IoT container standards
THE Digital Container Shipping Association’s standards for IoT containers have just been released, the first of their kind in the shipping industry. DCSA is a neutral, non-profit...
Live export exemption rejected for Al Kuwait vessel
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has made the decision to not grant Rural Export and Trading (WA) Pty Ltd an exemption to export livestock after 1 June....
Maritime and transport operators using anti-microbial shield
A NUMBER of airlines, transport and automotive companies, police and armed forces are using anti-microbial shield processes to protect against coronavirus. Australian...
Social licence and the rollout of infrastructure
A NEW report from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and LEK Consulting calls for an increased focus on social licence in the planning, procurement, and operation of...
Charges laid against master of the APL England
CHARGES have been laid against the master of the APL England, which lost about 50 containers overboard off Sydney last week, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has...
“Big issues” discussed at Asian Shipowners’ AGM
THE Asian Shipowners’ Association held its 29th Annual General Meeting on 28 May, hosted by David Parmeter, who is chairman of both ASA and Maritime Industry of Australia Limited....
Clean-up specialist appointed for APL England containers
OPERATORS of the APL England, ANL, have announced the appointment of Varley Group to manage the clean-up of containers that fell overboard last Sunday. As reported in Daily Cargo...
Port Authority and Svitzer sign towage agreement
PORT Authority of NSW has announced the signing of a non-exclusive towage licence with Svitzer Australia for towage services in the ports of Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay. This...
COVID-19 reported on live export ship at Fremantle
PREMIER of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, has confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the crew of a live export ship at Fremantle. Mr McGowan told a press conference a number of crew...
INSIGHT: Methyl bromide and the road to 2047
AUSTRALIA is a signatory to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, this protocol was signed in 1987 and entered into force in 1989. The protocol has...
Electric vehicles to support sustainable operations at Port of Newcastle
THE Port of Newcastle has announced it will switch to fully-electric vehicles across its operations by the end of 2021. It has unveiled the first four of its Hyundai Ioniq...
