Australia re-elected to key role with IMO
AUSTRALIA has been re-elected to Category B of International Maritime Organization following a meeting of the IMO Council in London. Deputy Prime Minister and infrastructure...
Indian market too big to ignore says roundtable
A BUSINESS roundtable including exporters has provided advice about how business and government can work together to expand Australia’s trade with India. India is an agricultural...
ABF & Indian Coast Guard exercises hailed a success
THE Indian Coast Guard Ship Shaurya was in Australia to engage in a range of exercises, activities and information sharing with Australian Border Force officers from Maritime...
Queensland mine records export milestone
JELLINBAH Coal Mine in Central Queensland recently recorded the number of 100 million tonnes exported, reaching the milestone at Gladstone Ports Corporations RG Tanna Coal...
HullWiper technology earns environmental honours
AN INNOVATIVE remotely operated vehicle called HullWiper won top honours in the Environment Award category at the recent 2019 Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. The HullWiper...
Shipping bio-fuel trials successful
IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM Group and the GoodShipping Program have announced the successful completion of their 2019 biofuel test program. It follows positive...
ICTSI donates second police station in PNG
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services has inaugurated the new police station in Lae, through its Papua New Guinea unit, ICTSI South Pacific and its corporate citizenship arm,...
Ag exporters tipped to benefit from trade deals
LEGISLATION aimed at bringing exporters closer to benefiting from free trade agreements has been passed by the Australian Parliament. The Opposition Australian Labor Party had...
CMA CGM reports “positive net result” in third quarter
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has reported growth in revenue, container volumes and net profit for the 2019 third quarter as compared with the corresponding quarter last year. The...
More changes announced at Maersk
SHIPPING giant A.P. Møller - Mærsk has announced further board changes, with chief finance officer Carolina Dybeck Happe departing after having “accepted another opportunity...
Port prepares for bigger cargoes
A KEY port in Europe has ramped up its container lifting capacity in an effort to prepare for increasing windfarm-related cargo. Lindø port of Odense, Denmark, recently placed an...
Livestock carrier overturns in Black Sea
LIVESTOCK carrier Queen Hind has capsized off the city of Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea, with many sheep understood to have drowned. The incident occurred on Sunday morning...
Digitalisation at the heart of DHL’s Strategy 2025
EXPRESS delivery provider DHL Express took the opportunity of the opening of its €123m state-of-the-art hub at Cologne-Bonn Aiport, to launch its Strategy 2025. DHL Express...
Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s new A350-1000S take record loads
THE airline has so far taken delivery of three A350-1000s as part of Virgin Atlantic’s $4.4bn order for 12 A350s. A fourth aircraft will join the fleet in December followed by...
DHL report finds optimism among Australian exporters
FINDINGS of the DHL Export Barometer 2019 reveal that 69% of Australian exporters are confident the coming 12 months will bring an increase in overseas orders for their business....
