Australia and the UK outline essentials of new FTA
THE PRIME Ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom have reached agreement on the broad outline of an Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement. Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson have...
Two – including airline freight worker – charged for drug smuggling
TWO Sydney men have been charged in connection to the 2020 seizure of 156 kilograms of pseudoephedrine, as a result of Operation Ironside. An AFP-led investigation into the...
Maersk regional chief outlines the trouble in Aus ports
VESSELS are facing up to a week's delay berthing at Australian ports due to ongoing industrial action and structural challenges, Maersk Asia Pacific managing director Ditlev...
Wharfies placed in quarantine over COVID breach
WORKERS at the Linx terminal at East Arm Wharf who boarded the Tacoma Trader to unload containers were put into 14-day mandatory quarantine at the Howard Springs facility on 11...
Industrial action at Hutchison causes turmoil
THE Maritime Union carried out protected industrial action at the Port of Brisbane on Saturday, and it also gave notice of further action at the terminal next week. The new...
Joint study into ammonia as alternative marine fuel
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK and 22 industry players have entered into a memorandum of understanding on a joint study of ammonia as an alternative marine fuel beyond industry...
Downward trend for piracy incidents in Asia
ACCORDING TO ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, in May 2021 four incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No piracy incident was reported. Of the four...
Future planning of Fremantle underway with Westport
The West Australian government is steaming ahead with the Westport project, announcing a new Future of Fremantle Planning Committee to examine opportunities for the port precinct...
Maritime Union withdraws some industrial action notices, adds others
THE Maritime Union of Australia has withdrawn the first four notices of protected industrial action for workers at the Victoria International Container Terminal. Earlier this...
Stolt Tankers partners with Tufton Investments
STOLT Tankers and Tufton Investment have entered into a pooling agreement for seven of Tufton’s 19,000-21,999 DWT chemical tankers to join the Stolt Tankers Joint Service (STJS)...
Port congestion in southern China continues to worsen
THE Port of Yantian is the latest chokepoint in an ocean shipping network that has been seeing issues with congestion for the past year. The problem stems from restrictions the...
Shipping association highlights risks to zero emissions future
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that without decisive government signals declining levels of maritime research and development could jeopardise industry’s...
Officer shortfall to reach decade high by 2026
MARITIME consultancy firm Drewry says diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios and continued fleet growth will lead to the highest...
Höegh LNG gets in on hydrogen with minority stake in Gen2 Energy
HÖEGH LNG and Gen2 Energy have partnered up to develop a seaborne logistics chain for green hydrogen. The two companies aim to take what they said is a “first mover position” in...
Shipping and logistics industry calls for vaccine access
THE Australian Logistics Council, the Freight & Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association, have called on state and federal governments to recognise the...
