NHVR Board releases strategic vision
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s Strategic Directions 2021-2026 document emphasises delivering truly borderless operations and increasing flexibility for safe operators....
New service to help Tasmanian exporters with transport advice
TASMANIAN businesses are set to get more export assistance and advice through a new Tasmanian Export Freight Logistics Advisory Service with tenders for a provider to be released...
Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets
THE shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, according to a new position paper released by the International Transport Workers’...
Qube and MUA strike deal in Freo
QUBE and the Maritime Union of Australia have reached an agreement that is to end their dispute in Fremantle. The dispute in Fremantle had been winding down for some weeks, with...
Delays spiral at Patrick terminals, more industrial action announced
DELAYS at Patrick’s four terminals are spiralling as the Maritime Union of Australia continues its industrial action and, separately, workers call in sick. At the Sydney Autostrad...
Upcoming seminar on seafarer safety and welfare
THE Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Australia will host an online seminar on 10 November at 1300 AEST as part of its series showcasing the diversity...
Big sentences handed down in maritime cocaine bust
TWO people last week were sentenced to 17 years in jail each for Australia’s biggest-ever cocaine seizure, which took place in August 2020 off the NSW coast. A joint Australian...
WA shipwreck reveals secrets of 17th century Dutch seafaring
MANY Dutch ships passed the West Australian coast while enroute to South East Asia in the 1600s – and the national heritage listed shipwreck, Batavia, has revealed through its...
Quick-thinking VTS team wins award
A TEAM of quick-thinking and resourceful professionals from Ports Victoria (formerly with Victorian Ports Corporation Melbourne) Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) has been awarded a...
Energy exporters race to lead in global hydrogen trade
THE time is ripe for the world's major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the hydrogen trade could make a difference, according to analysts at...
GEV to develop green hydrogen export project on Tiwi Islands
THE Tiwi Islands, the traditional lands of the Munupi people, are the proposed site for a new green hydrogen export facility to be run by ASX-listed Global Energy Ventures. The...
Strong Q3 results for DSV in an "extraordinary" market
EUROPE-based logistics provider DSV has releasing a strong set of Q3 2021 numbers across all three divisions under “extraordinary market conditions”, according to the company. The...
More details needed on European fuels plan for shipping
IN a position paper, the World Shipping Council (WSC), representing 90% of international liner shipping, has welcomed the FuelEU, an initiative to increase the use of sustainable...
AMSA consultation begins for mandatory lifejackets
INFORMED by safety data, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority is exploring options to increase lifejacket use across the domestic commercial vessel sector, focusing on sectors...
Company runs afoul of food import law, cops fine
A company has been issued an infringement notice for $13,320 for allegedly contravening subsection 9(4) of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 by moving imported food without...
