Ports Australia calls for more work on critical infrastructure reform amendment
PORTS Australia said more work is needed on the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 so it recognises the intricacies of ports. In amending the...
Air cargo’s long and winding road to recovery
AFTER May’s subdued performance, global air cargo resumed its road to recovery from COVID in June with a 1% growth in demand versus the same month of 2019. According to analysts...
ANL asserts carbon neutrality goals with new brand signature
SHIPPING line ANL, subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group has adopted the global campaign known as Better Ways, with a new brand signature that represents how the company operates in a...
Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society calls for seafarers to be given access to vaccine
THE Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society is the latest local industry body to call for seafarers to be provided with access to COVID-19 vaccines. The organisation on Friday sent a...
GEODIS expands freight brokerage capacity with acquisition
SUPPLY chain operator GEODIS has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Velocity Freight Transport, a US-based freight brokerage company from McLane...
Shipping line named a top polluter in EU
OFFICIAL European Union data shows that MSC rose to sixth place in the ranking of EU carbon emitters, if shipping were part of the bloc’s emissions trading system. Transport &...
World Maritime theme for 2022 is about going green
“NEW technologies for greener shipping” is the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future,...
Zim and Seaspan ink agreement for 10 LNG-fuelled containerships
ISRAEL-based shipping line Zim and containership owner, operator and manager Seaspan have announced a US$1.5 billion long-term charter agreement for 10 containerships. The...
AMC Search launches training courses for tanker industry
THE training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College has developed a range of online training courses to support the maritime tanker industry. The snap back in...
Beware the beetle: new import container measures come into effect soon
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is bringing in additional anti-beetle measures for import containers that will be unpacked in a rural grain-growing area...
Strategic Marine delivers fast crew boat
STRATEGIC Marine has delivered its ninth fast crew boat for Centus Marine. The two companies held a handover ceremony on 24 June for the 42-metre vessel, which is named Centus...
HFW and CyberOwl join forces to provide cybersecurity service
LAW firm HFW and maritime cybersecurity company CyberOwl have joined forces to provide technological and legal services to the shipping industry around cyber risk management and...
Rubbish to fuel: BioLNG feasibility study launched
SEVERAL companies, including shipping line CMA CGM, have joined together to study the feasibility of creating France’s first production unit for liquified biomethane (BioLNG)....
Patrick’s new Sydney AutoRail is fully operational
PATRICK Terminals’ Sydney AutoRail terminal is now handling all its Sydney rail services, and the second phase of the expansion project has begun. The $190-million project was...
$1.67-billion Moorebank sale finalised
LOGISTICS company LOGOS and its partners have signed a binding agreement to buy the warehousing and property components of the Moorebank Logistics Park for $1.67 billion from...
