RightShip partners with seafarer human rights group
MARITIME risk, due diligence and environmental assessment organisation, RightShip, and Human Rights at Sea have signed a new long-term partnership agreement to help improve...
Linfox and Aurizon lift services to stock supermarket shelves
AUSTRALIAN transport companies, Linfox Logistics and Aurizon, are working to ensure the continued safe delivery of food and other essential goods for regional Queenslanders and...
Retrieval work begins on Yang Ming Efficiency containers
RETRIEVAL work has begun with the first of 60 shipping containers lost from box ship YM Efficiency successfully lifted from the seabed off the Newcastle coast this week, the...
Royal Wolf develops medical testing facilities using containers
WITH pressure already building on existing medical facilities, Royal Wolf has developed concepts for a variety of short-term medical testing facilities, as well as custom shelters...
Confusion over foreign vessels and tug delivery
THREE container ships that departed foreign ports in recent days are due to dock in Darwin this week, which has again raised the ire of the union which insists that ship crews...
Historic week at Port of Fremantle
THE past week has been an historic one for the Port of Fremantle for several reasons. The deepest-draft ship ever to leave Fremantle Harbour, container ship MSC Sindy, departed...
MSC unveils new flexible cargo service to meet Asia demand
AS part of its ongoing response to the impact of COVID-19, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has developed a Suspension of Transit container shipping program to prepare for a...
Trust pledges £1 million to support those hit by COVID-19
THE ITF Seafarers’ Trust has launched an emergency fund to address the impact of the global pandemic on seafarers and their families. The fund also aims to provide a lifeline for...
New live sheep export requirements
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is introducing new requirements for live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East following the finalisation of the...
Exemptions for heavy vehicle drivers at rest stops
THE Australian Health Protection Principal Committee and the National Cabinet have approved an exemption for roadhouses, dedicated truck stop facilities and truck driver lounges...
Union called out biosecurity “gaping holes” in January
CONCERNS about coronavirus and gaps in biosecurity processes were raised back in January it can be revealed. The issue hit the headlines when travellers from the cruise ship Ruby...
Ports Australia calls for port recognition as essential service
PORTS Australia has been in contact with the Australian Government to discuss making ports and their personnel an “essential service” to achieve the best outcome for “the safety...
COVID: Outram defends ABF over Ruby Princess disembarkations
AUSTRALIAN Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram has denied his organisation is responsible for allowing coronavirus-infected passengers from the Ruby Princess to disembark at...
WFS joins the relief effort to help save lives in Italy
WORLDWIDE Flight Services is expediting the handling of time-sensitive materials destined for hospitals and medical centres in Italy. In recent days, this included handling cargo...
Container biosecurity innovations earn big grants
TWO companies have been awarded $1m each under the Australian government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative to develop solutions to detecting and managing hitchhiker...
