Fremantle container trade falls in August
AFTER hitting its highest level since October last year, container throughput at the Port of Fremantle dropped significantly, according to the latest trade statistics available...
Joint agency training exercise on WA mid-west coast
THE Australian Border Force’s Maritime Border Command has finished a two-week, joint agency border protection training exercise on the mid-west coast of Western Australia. The...
Government welcomes new ATSB rail commissioner
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has welcomed Catherine Scott as a commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, and farewelled Carolyn Walsh. He said Ms Scott’s...
Pharmaceutical focus for new Marsden Park distribution centre
AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries, the parent company of Priceline, Soul Pattinson and Pharmacist Advice, is to set up a new a new distribution centre in Marsden Park, Sydney....
LNG giant joins CMA CGM fleet (with video)
A DIGITAL naming ceremony held in both Shanghai and Marseilles welcomed the vessel Jacques Saade to the CMA CGM fleet, the first 23,000TEU vessel to be powered by liquefied...
Incidents on Australian coast highlight need for sustainable shipping, says AMSA
CONTAINER losses on ships off the Australian coast highlight the need for sustainable shipping, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority says. World Maritime Day is 24 September...
World Maritime Day brings call to help stranded seafarers
THE International Maritime Organization has declared that 2020's World Maritime Theme is “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”. IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, said,...
Macca talks up Inland Rail business benefits
A NEW procurement process for Inland Rail will see more businesses benefit during construction, Deputy Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack says. The...
GEODIS commits air freight capacity to Asia-Europe
GLOBAL logistics provider GEODIS has confirmed a two-way schedule of flights from China to Europe and back through to early 2021, as part of its AirDirect service. GEODIS...
Feelings run high in Botany mooring row: STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING
TENSIONS are high at Botany with members of the Maritime Union expressing their anger at the use of labour from new liner services arrival Port and Harbour Services. Port and...
John Duigan out of action until Christmas
TROUBLED barge the John Duigan (IMO 9717606) will be out of service for another 12 weeks, TasPorts says. TasPorts, is the owner and operator of Bass Island Line which provides...
Ports Australia launches sustainability strategy guide [WITH VIDEO]
PORTS Australia has released a new guide that provides Australian ports with a systematic and robust approach to sustainability as they prepare their strategies or evolve the work...
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New era for Melbourne vessel traffic service
A NEW vessel traffic service system is set to bring about a new era of safety and efficiency at Melbourne and Geelong, Victorian Ports Corporation chief executive Rachel Johnson...
Union and liner towage business brawl at Botany
MORE conflict is brewing at Port Botany with the Maritime Union condemning a new line services business as a “scab operator”. The company, Port and Harbour Services, has hit back,...
Waste collecting floating jetty launched in Norway
A GREENTECH start-up Clean Sea Solutions, and PG Flow Solutions, have launched a floating dock in Norway that automatically rinses marinas and harbours for ocean plastic, diesel...
