Fats and cooking oils key to Hapag-Lloyd BIOFUELS
A NEW “eco-friendly biofuel” is central to shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd’s efforts to reduce CO2 emissions. One of its ships, the Montreal Express, recently refuelled in Rotterdam...
Cyber incident a "ransomware" attack, Toll confirms
A CYBER security incident that has hit Toll Group is a ransomware attack, the company has confirmed. The incident first came to light late last week. “We can confirm the cyber...
New chair for NSW Ports
NSW Ports has announced board chairman Paul McClintock AO will step down next month after more than six-and-a-half years. Replacing him will be Patricia McKenzie, who comes to the...
Newcastle partners with Greenfleet to offset CO2 emissions
NEWCASTLE has offset carbon emissions from all corporate flights as part of efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. Through a partnership with Greenfleet, a...
Toll Group shuts IT systems after 'cyber security incident'
FREIGHT business Toll Group has shut down “a number”" of IT systems following a “cyber security incident”. In a statement sent to Daily Cargo News, the company said that as “a...
Court grants DPWA injunction banning industrial action
THE Federal Court of Australia has granted DP World Australia an interim injunction stopping industrial action. DPWA chief operating officer Andrew Adam said the order meant it...
Liebherr's 200-tonne electric machine working portside in China
The largest port handling machine Liebherr has ever produced, the LH 150 ET Gantry Port Litronic is now in operation in DaFeng Port in China. It is also the world's largest...
Airstable aims to improve the transport of horses
A SPECIALIST in the air transport of horses, InstoneAir, has been awarded European Technical Standard Order authorisation by the European Aviation Safety Agency for its new Fully...
Industry welcomes Melbourne on-dock rail plans
INDUSTRY entities have broadly welcomed the announcement of plans to spend $125m for an on-dock rail solution at the Port of Melbourne. The plan was announced on Thursday (January...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Cruise ships docks during wild weather in Norway
STRONG winds recently battered a cruise ship in Bodo, Norway, sending causing it to hit the pier. A bystander filmed the incident....
HFW wins legal honour
MARITIME-focused law firm HFW has been ranked by newspaper The Times among the UK's best law firms. HFW was ranked as a market leader in four areas: company and commercial; energy...
Powering the world’s first hybrid self-discharging bulk carriers
THE technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide the complete system design and full equipment scope for two new 9300 DWT self-discharging bulk carriers featuring hybrid...
Rail crash cuts key freight corridor
A V-LINE train crashed into a derailed freight train near the Victorian border township of Wodonga on Wednesday, cutting freight rail access between Australia’s two largest...
Global coal: what to look for in 2020
RESEARCH and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie says coal suppliers looking to grow will continue to face creeping resistance, grappling with “an unfriendly permitting environment,...
New harbour master for Melbourne
CAPTAIN Kell Dillon has been announced as the new ‘executive general manager marine and navigation’ at Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne), a position that includes the role...
