Embattled minister resigns portfolio
TASMANIAN infrastructure minister Michael Ferguson has stepped away from his role overseeing the troubled TT Line ferry and terminal project, with premier Jeremy Rockliff taking...
Picton Aratere response leadership unclear: report
WORK has already started on addressing a number of concerns arising from the 21 June grounding of Interisland Line’s rail/ropax Aratere during a night-time sailing from Picton....
OOCL H1: Revenue, liftings up, profits down
ORIENT Overseas (International) Limited , parent of OOCL, saw its container and logistics business EBIT margin fall from 25.3% in 1H 2023 to 18.9% in the equivalent period this...
Singapore named top maritime centre for eleventh consecutive year
SINGAPORE has once again been named by the Baltic Exchange as the top maritime centre in the world, for the eleventh consecutive year. The shipping and maritime information...
Minister names AMSA's new CEO
THE FEDERAL government has announced the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s next chief executive officer. On 1 October 2024, Kaylene Dale will take the helm at AMSA,...
Senate to hold TFES inquiry
THE ISLAND state's shippers and government have applauded the Senate’s Tuesday passing of a motion to hold an inquiry into the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme. The motion,...
Bad weather and second weekend of strikes in Fremantle
A SECOND weekend of industrial action will take place at Fremantle Ports from 25 August with pilot boat and VTS officers taking part in another 48-hour stoppage from 5.30am. As...
Rail safety notice issued for operators following collision investigation
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau has urged training organisations to review rail safety worker competency assessments in response to a grain-train collision investigation....
World’s container ports see second year of muted volume growth
LLOYD’S List has released its yearly One Hundred Container Ports 2024 list, ranking the top 100 container ports worldwide by total yearly throughput. Though last year’s combined...
Minister acts on acts review
THE MINISTER for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, has appointed Ms Lynelle Briggs and Prof Nicholas Gaskell to co-chair the...
Environmental challenge to Woodside project dismissed
THE AUSTRALIAN Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) Federal Court challenge to stop offshore activities for Woodside’s Scarborough Energy Project has been dismissed. ACF has agreed to...
DP World announces “resilient” first half 2024 results
DP WORLD has announced its financial results for the first half of the 2024 calendar year, with the terminal operator describing the results as “resilient”. The results for the...
48-hour Fremantle strike a nuisance, longer will hurt
A PLANNED 48-hour stoppage by pilot boat operators and vessel traffic service officers at Fremantle Ports will be more of an annoyance than anything, according to Key Account...
TT Line chairman removed
LONG-SERVING TT Line board chairman Mike Grainger has been forced out by the Tasmanian Government after a dramatic day of claim and counter-claim over problems with the Spirit of...
Tas govt takes charge of Spirit berth project
TASMANIAN premier Jeremy Rockliff has lost patience with shortcomings and delays in readying infrastructure for TT Line’s new Bass Strait ro-paxes and drafted additional...
