“Unseaworthy” ship banned from Australia
“SERIOUS and repeated” safety and pollution failures by a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship have seen it banned from Australian waters for three months. The vessel was the cargo ship...
Port of Tauranga results show resilience
PORT of Tauranga, New Zealand’s largest port, has reported group net profit after tax of $90m on 24.8m tonnes of trade. Despite the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19...
Wharfies to hit Patrick with IR action
WHARFIES at Patrick Terminals have voted to take protection industrial action. The Maritime Union has told Patrick of protected industrial action at its container terminals for an...
Blockchain to give Aussie dairy competitive edge
MINISTER for agriculture David Littleproud has announced the first phase of a Blockchain and Traceability Framework for Australian dairy farmers. The project delivers on an...
COVID-19 and the impact upon global trade
A NEW “information note” published by the WTO Secretariat highlights how trade in goods and services has been affected by border closures and travel restrictions linked to the...
Wiseway announces financial year results
A STRATEGY of diversification has contributed to a solid performance in the 2019-20 financial year, Wiseway chief executive Roger Tong believes. Results just released showed:...
Maersk among investors in Aussie logistics start-up
INTERNATIONAL shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk and financiers Global Founders Capital have stumped up $2.8m in “seed funding” with Sydney logistics start-up Loadsmile. The...
Sugar Terminals Ltd appoints new CEO
SUGAR Terminals Limited has announced a significant leadership change, with David Quinn to take over as chief executive in October, following the retirement of current CEO John...
U-Freight still sees project activity for airline repair
HONG KONG-based freight forwarder and logistics company, U-Freight says that while the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant reduction in movements of...
OPINION: The shady world of international shipping exposed
AN ENVIRONMENTAL disaster has been unfolding on the idyllic Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, caused by apparent negligence on board the MV Wakashio. The empty bulk carrier ran...
Pandemic and bushfires take the sheen from Qube FY results
“UNPRECEDENTED” external challenges impacted upon Qube Holdings results for the 2019-20 financial year, the company has stated. Underlying revenue in the financial year was about...
Containers on the move at Mackay Port [WITH VIDEO]
THE Port of Mackay has been instrumental in shipping 300 containers as part of a project to decommission a trestle and conveyor from Hay Point Coal Terminal. It has released a...
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COVID cases reported in ships off Queensland
MARITIME Safety Queensland has reported five cases of COVID-19 aboard four vessels arriving within Queensland during the past week. The cases were: Globe Electra (at anchor off...
Swire introduces MV Chefoo to East Asia – Papua New Guinea route
SWIRE Shipping has announced the deployment of MV Chefoo into its fleet, the second such 2400TEU geared vessel to join its services. According to Swire, the ship will be deployed...
QLD government commits to Bowen Basin gas study
THE minerals sector has commended the Queensland government’s decision to invest $5m in a concept study to investigate the feasibility and options for a new transmission pipeline...
