Air cargo demand surges in December amid Red Sea disruptions
GLOBAL air cargo demand rebounded in 2023, according to new data from the International Air Transport Association. IATA reported a particularly strong fourth quarter performance...
Westwood rebrands as Swire Shipping
WESTWOOD Shipping Lines is changing its name to Swire Shipping, effective 1 February 2024. Swire Shipping acquired the niche vessel operator in June 2022 through its affiliate...
Meet the rugged tablet that doubles as a vehicle-mounted computer
Yards are extremely busy places – at any given time, scores of vehicles, cargo and people are moving throughout the terminal completing a number of critical, time-sensitive...
SEA service to continue port skipping
WITH NO resolution of the DPW/MUA dispute in sight a major consortium in the South East Asia-Australia trade has been forced to extend workaround measures. For some months the six...
Wayward Whitsunday skipper convicted
A QUEENSLAND charter boat skipper has been convicted and fined more than $15,000 after a successful prosecution by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions on behalf of...
Nautical Shipping loads up Grimaldi
NAUTICAL Shipping, an agency subsidiary of the Gold Coast-based Leeward Group, has been appointed to provide exclusive Australian representation for Italy’s Grimaldi Group....
AFP, ABF see through drug import ruse
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police is investigating after about 100 kilograms of methamphetamine was imported into Australia concealed within window frames. Australian Border Force...
Cruise medevacs in QLD, Vic
EMERGENCY services have been kept busy with medical evacuations of sick passengers from cruise ships, while in NZ a small local cruise vessel last week struck rocks and issued a...
ACFS goes paperless at Botany
ACFS Port Logistics has implemented 100% paperless truck entry at its Port Botany empty container park in a move described by industry as “a significant stride in a commitment to...
Investigation underway on 157kg air-freight meth haul
AUTHORITIES are asking for the public to come forward with any information on 157 kilograms of methylamphetamine that arrived in Sydney by air cargo. Australian Border Force...
Multi factors behind grain derailment
A RANGE of factors relating to weight, braking equipment, track conditions and operational procedures led to a destructive grain train derailment, according to the ATSB’s final...
Impacts of protest ongoing at VICT
A PRO-PALESTINE protest continued to disrupt operations at Victoria International Container Terminal on Tuesday. A blockade aiming to stop Zim Ganges from being unloaded began at...
Possible cyclone blow to QLD ports
MARITIME Safety Queensland, port authorities and regional harbour masters are closely watching a tropical low in the Coral Sea the Bureau of Meteorology expect to develop into a...
"Worrying" rise in seafarer abandonment
AT LEAST 132 vessels were abandoned by owners in 2023, leaving seafarers stranded without pay, supplies or support. The International Transport Workers' Federation said this...
Townsville cruise visit cancelled ahead of cyclone
A CRUISE company has cancelled a visit to the Port of Townsville as a cyclone forms off the Queensland coast. A tropical low intensifying on Monday evening is expected to develop...
