MOL, Yara link for WA ammonia exports
A MITSUI O.S.K. Lines tanker taken on charter by Yara International for Pacific trading has already loaded two ammonia cargoes from Dampier’s Withnell Bay. The 2010-built, 34,500...
Emirates returns to Adelaide with direct daily flights
From 28 October, Emirates will again operate daily flights from Dubai to Adelaide operated by a Boeing 777-200LR. The relaunch of direct Emirates flights is set to deliver an...
Truck tax goals questioned
THE Allan government’s proposed carbon tax on trucks moving through the Port of Melbourne is unlikely to have the desired effect according to Container Transport Alliance...
TasPorts and AMOU reach in-principle agreement
AN IN-PRINCIPLE agreement between TasPorts and the Australian Maritime Officers Union has brought marine pilots’ industrial action to an end. TasPorts pilots had been escalating...
Ports continue to grow together
Fremantle Ports and the Port of Nagoya will continue their 40-year twin-port relationship which was founded on information-sharing and cooperation. A delegation from the Port of...
No approval for Bahijah re-export plan
THE FEDERAL government has rejected plans by livestock exporter Bassem Dabbah to send vessel Bahijah and its stranded cargo of sheep and cattle via the Cape of Good Hope to...
Aust notches up record agri exports
AUSTRALIA exported a record $80.4 billion in agriculture, fisheries and forestry products in the 2022–23 financial year, a 17% increase on the previous year. Federal departmental...
Border Force stops cocaine
TWO men are facing life in prison after they were arrested in Adelaide following the seizure of 139 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of luxury buses. The cocaine has...
Government approves longest Inland Rail section
THE AUSTRALIAN government as approved the Inland Rail Narromine to Narrabri project. The 300-kilometre stretch of track between Narromine and Narrabri is the longest section of...
First train arrives at Qube's Moorebank terminal
QUBE recently welcomed the first train into the company’s Interstate Rail Terminal at Moorebank. The Qube train transported six containers through the terminal as part of a trial...
Coalition launches more strikes in response to Red Sea attacks
A COALITION of governments, supported by Australia, has launched another round of strikes against Yemen’s Ansar Allah in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping. The U.S....
Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds to 2024 wins
PCTC/ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has extended its run of New Year contract wins, signing two further multi-year deals. A shipping contract with one of the world’s leading...
ONE launches dual-temp CA reefer
JAPAN'S Ocean Network Express has collaborated with two compatriot companies to inaugurate the world’s first dual-temperature refrigerated container trial equipped with Controlled...
Work on Strategic Fleet underway
THE FEDERAL government has begun implementing recommendations of the Strategic Fleet Taskforce, which delivered its final report in November. Infrastructure and transport minister...
Napier gets it Right
NAPIER has become the first NZ port to sign up for RightShip’s innovative RightPort risk technology, which aims to enhance maritime safety and sustainability. Melbourne-founded...
