$127m port hub revamp turns the tide for Cairns
CAIRNS has received a boost to its COVID-19 recovery with the completion of the $127m shipping development project. The largest port development in Cairns’ history has just...
Day of the Seafarer celebrated
MARITIME organisations have used International Day of the Seafarer to recognise mariners unable to return home during the pandemic. Maritime Industry Australia CEO Teresa Lloyd...
VIDEO: Sending a lifeline to the world's seafarers
A VIDEO documenting the lives of seafarers has been posted on YouTube by Port Authority of New South Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBJvvir5O6E&feature=youtu.be The video,...
Scots change seafarer quarantine rules
THE Scottish government has changed rules around quarantine meaning seafarers no longer have to isolate for 14 days when returning to Scotland for more than 14 days of leave. The...
Deficiency notices issued following Port Hedland bulker complaint
THREE deficiency notices were issued to the United Kingdom-flagged bulker Berge Heng Shan (IMO 9675949) at Port Hedland recently, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has...
ACFS makes Adelaide acquisition
ACFS Port Logistics has announced the acquisition of Kerry Logistics warehouse and transport business in Adelaide. The relationship between both organisations was reportedly...
RightShip backs Mission
MARITIME risk agency RightShip has announced its support for The Mission to Seafarers with a donation of US$25,000. CEO Martin Crawford-Brunt said RightShip’s values of promoting...
Ports Australia launches trade statistics resource
PORTS Australia has take industry data and transformed it into a new multi-layered online resource with a stylish and accessible format. “We’ve endeavoured to create a...
APL England departs (with video)
THE embattled box ship APL England has officially left port. A spokesperson for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the vessel departed Port of Brisbane just after 6pm...
Sustainability report announced by K + N
THE Kuehne+Nagel Group has published its Sustainability Report 2019, laying out its performance in environment, social and governance. The report follows the structure of the...
Fighting ocean plastic pollution with electric clean-up boats
OPERATOR of specialised clean-up boats, Water Witch, has confirmed that it is now using Torqeedo electric power on its range of litter collection craft and pontoon workboats....
VIDEO: Newcastle box port in action
PORT of Newcastle has released a digital composition showing how a box port in the Hunter might look and operate. A website containing the footage, as well as arguments supporting...
Fully integrated propulsion system for cargo ship
MAURITIUS Shipping Corporation is replacing its multi-purpose cargo vessel servicing the Republic of Mauritius and the islands of Reunion, Agalega and Rodriquez. It has...
Large meth cargo hidden in shipping container
A SHIPPING container of furniture was used to conceal a consignment of 360kilograms of crystal meth, it has been revealed. The illicit cargo, discovered in Melbourne, is said to...
UK Chamber urges British PM to help seafarers
THE UK Chamber of Shipping is appealing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to facilitate crew changes to relieve seafarers, some of whom have been onboard ships for months. It is...
