DNV GL launches venture fund
DNV GL Ventures will build a portfolio of between 15-20 startups in the next four years – addressing the challenges of energy transition and the fourth industrial revoluition -...
Pilots fight to save Katoomba airfield
THE Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association of Australia has added its voice to calls to save Katoomba Airfield after it was closed at the end of February. AOPA CEO Benjamin Morgan...
Court rejects Mayfield attempt to lift “stay of proceedings” in Hunter box port case
A SUBMISSION by Mayfield Development Corporation to lift a “stay of proceedings” in a case against New South Wales Ports has been rejected by the Federal Court. As previously...
Express rail container service from China to UK re-commences
ONE company not deterred by the threat of Covid-19 coronavirus is the United Kingdom’s Davies Turner, that has been operating an express rail service for containers from Wuhan to...
VTA backs Road Occupation Charge
THE Victorian Transport Association says the introduction of a Road Occupation Charge to be levied on private companies is an example of government policy supporting productive...
MIAL pushes “new asset” for Australia’s emergency response agencies
MARITIME Industry Australia has announced it is creating an Emergency Response Compendium to help emergency response agencies. This was prompted by serious bushfires over the...
Alleged Cigarette smuggler busted
A 22-year old Malaysian man has been charged with cigarette smuggling after the discovery of 30 cartons allegedly concealed inside a false data cable spool. The discovery was made...
Conference canned over virus fears
THE 29th Asian Shipowners’ Association annual meeting and conference, scheduled for Darwin this May, has been cancelled. Maritime Industry Australia, which was to have hosted the...
Biosecurity dogs continue ‘pawsome’ record
BIOSECURITY detector dogs continued their outstanding work last year, screening incoming passengers and goods for biosecurity risk items at airports, mail centres and sea ports....
A challenging review of maritime support for human rights
LONDON-BASED advocacy group Human Rights at Sea has issued a new independent briefing note and report on the state of play for the incorporation of business and human rights...
Freight figures honoured in biosecurity awards
PROMINENT cargo sector figures Zoran Kostadinoski and Andrew Crawford have been honoured at the 2020 Australian Biosecurity Awards. The awards were held in Canberra on Tuesday...
Charges laid after MDMA seized from shipping container
MORE than one tonne of MDMA (ecstasy) has been seized and five people charged in relation to its importation and intended distribution. Three men were arrested in Sydney on...
AMSA releases fatigue guidelines to prevent accidents at sea
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has released “a practical set of guidelines” for managing and reducing the risk of fatigue at sea in a push to improve the safety and...
Collision between bulker Accolade II and fishing vessel investigated
A COLLISION between bulk carrier Accolade II and fishing vessel Sand Groper off Port Adelaide last Saturday is under scrutiny from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The...
Rhenus takes over Malcolm Total Logistics Group
THE Rhenus Group has entered into an agreement to buy 100% of the shares of the operating companies in the Malcolm Total Logistics Group effective from 28 February 2020. The...
