Inmarsat signs agreement with Maersk
INMARSAT MARITIME has signed an expanded agreement with Maersk to upgrade the former’s satellite communications services across Maersk’s global fleet of approximately 340...
Inland Rail crossings to be made safer
THE MINISTER for Infrastructure, Transport, and Regional Development, Catherine King, has announced major road and rail crossings will be made safer for future Inland Rail work....
Maersk boasts third-best FY result
COPENHAGEN’s A.P. Moller - Maersk has reported strong financial results for 2024 with growth across all segments and significantly improved profitability with EBIT increasing 65%...
MSC debuts cool new monitor
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has launched iReefer, a system that allows customers to track and monitor their temperature-controlled shipments in real time, from anywhere in the...
Second Samoa salvage cycle completed
THE NZ DEFENCE FORCE says another milestone has been reached in the removal of diesel fuel and other pollutants from HMNZS Manawanui. Manawanui sank on the morning of 6 October...
Freight forwarder critical of landside price hikes
BRIAN Hack, managing director of West Australian freight forwarder EES has thrown his weight behind the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest stevedoring...
Applications open for Patrick WILpower cadetships
PATRICK Terminals has opened applications for its 2025 WILpower cadet program. WILpower, or the Women in Logistics program, was set up in 2015 to provide women with career...
AMSA and Fair Work Ombudsman join forces
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), in collaboration with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), have joined forces to address wage theft issues aboard foreign-flagged...
North Queensland: Flood relief but more rain
THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT has issued an emergency planning declaration to enable deliveries of food, medicines and essential supplies from and into stores, warehouses and...
Emissions guidance released for Aussie ports
PORTS Australia has released new emissions guidance to help Australian ports transition to net-zero. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Guidance is designed to support ports...
Lyttelton results improve despite softer trade volumes
LYTTELTON Port Company has reported an improvement in financial performance for the first half of the financial year, despite a decrease in trade volumes. Posting its interim...
WA small business urged to consider exports
SMALL regional businesses in the southwest of Western Australia are being encouraged to look overseas for markets. The state government is offering $600,000 over three years...
3Q FY2024 was a good one
OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS recorded a stellar third quarter for its 2024 financial year (which runs April-March) with sharp improvements year-on-year. The revenue for October 2024 to...
Broome floating wharf on its way from China
BROOME’S floating wharf has been launched in China and is ready for transport to its Kimberley home. The overseas fabrication is complete, and subject to appropriate weather...
Reef Keeper biffo still unresolved
WHILE Smit Lamnalco has resolved its enterprise agreement with tug engineers and officers in Gladstone, the dispute over the Great Barrier Reef emergency towing vessel Reef Keeper...
