Tideworks solution goes live at Port of Auckland
TIDEWORKS Technology, a terminal operating system, announced it has gone live with its smart graphical planning tool at the Port of Auckland. The go-live is Tideworks’ first...
Tough road ahead for forestry and wood processing sectors
ACCORDING to a report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, an easing in residential construction and increased export uncertainty loom as major...
Amazon Australia announces ‘robotics fulfilment centre’
AMAZON Australia has announced plans to open its first ‘robotics fulfilment centre’ at Goodman’s Oakdale West Industrial Estate in Western Sydney. The facility is expected to be...
Registry welcomes Liberian Business Corporation Act changes
CHANGES to the Republic of Liberia’s Business Corporation Act have been welcomed by the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry. The changes to the Business Corporation...
10 year first as frozen beef exported to Japan
A SHIPMENT of frozen beef left Townsville on 29 June, the first such shipment in more than a decade onboard ANL’s Hansa Regensburg. The shipment will be sent directly to Japan as...
Austal announces large catamaran launch (with video)
AUSTAL has announced that Austal Vietnam has launched Hull 397, a 94-metre high-speed catamaran for the National Infrastructure Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago, from...
COVID-19 transport industry optimism continues to improve
A SURVEY conducted first in April and then again in June, has shown that the transport and waste and recycling sectors are still positive about their prospects of recovering from...
Melbourne welcomes big box ship (with video)
MELBOURNE has welcomes the CMA CGM Ural, the largest container ship by “maximum capacity” to call at the port. The 299 metre ship is one of six currently deployed on the...
Port supports YWAM medical ship during pandemic
THE Port of Townsville is providing “in kind” support to North Queensland’s YWAM medical ship for six months. YWAM MS is a world-class medical ship that has been docked in...
Maersk appoints new Asia-Pacific MD
A.P Moller-Maersk has appointed Ditlev Blicher as its new managing director for the Asia-Pacific, replacing Robbert van Trooijen who is becoming MD for Latin America. Mr Blicher,...
SAL welcomes Oldendorff
DRY bulk shipping company Oldendorff Carriers has been announced as the new full member of Shipping Australia. Based in Germany, Oldendorff runs about 700 ships with total...
$127m port hub revamp turns the tide for Cairns
CAIRNS has received a boost to its COVID-19 recovery with the completion of the $127m shipping development project. The largest port development in Cairns’ history has just...
Day of the Seafarer celebrated
MARITIME organisations have used International Day of the Seafarer to recognise mariners unable to return home during the pandemic. Maritime Industry Australia CEO Teresa Lloyd...
VIDEO: Sending a lifeline to the world's seafarers
A VIDEO documenting the lives of seafarers has been posted on YouTube by Port Authority of New South Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBJvvir5O6E&feature=youtu.be The video,...
Scots change seafarer quarantine rules
THE Scottish government has changed rules around quarantine meaning seafarers no longer have to isolate for 14 days when returning to Scotland for more than 14 days of leave. The...
