New NSW Ports chair keen to make an impact
CHRISTINE Bartlett says she is looking forward to “supporting the critical contribution the ports make to economic growth and development in New South Wales”. Ms Bartlett has just...
A special surprise at this year’s ASCLA IWD event in Sydney
PARLIAMENT House in Sydney will play host this year to the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Association (ASCLA) International Women’s Day Event on Friday 6 March. ASCLA...
Port of Newcastle pushes a clean energy future
A FOCUS on clean energy via the New South Wales government’s Renewable Energy Zones has highlighted the key role of the Port of Newcastle in this ongoing transition. Perhaps best...
New high speed response vessel for NSW
SUPPORTING crews in fast, reliable emergency responses and port patrols in Sydney Harbour and Port Botany is the aim of a new 10-metre advanced marine response vessel. The boat,...
Police seize drug load in Port Botany shipping container
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) says it seized more than 40kg of methamphetamine concealed inside a forklift counterweight at Port Botany last week. Police officers descended...
BESS cargo shipped from China to Newcastle
SOME 192 units of UN3480 lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) cargo have been successfully shipped from Taicang in China to Newcastle in Australia. The BESS cargo was...
Visy greenlights Riverina Intermodal Hub
VISY Logistics has confirmed it is investing in the former Norske Skog paper mill site north of Albury by converting a 2.8 square kilometre portion of the site into a regional...
New rail line floated to meet Illawarra’s growing freight demand
TRANSPORT for NSW has renewed a proposal first floated four decades ago to create a Maldon-Dumbarton rail freight link after recognising that the “Illawarra rail system presently...
Qube opens new Sydney reefer terminal
LOGISTICS giant Qube has opened the first stage of its new reefer terminal at Moorebank Intermodal Terminal in Sydney. Marking another step in the evolution of Qube’s IMEX...
Shipwrecks, piracy and historical trade discussed at maritime symposium
HISTORICAL shipwrecks and maritime innovation across the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia were the focus of a recent two-day symposium in Sydney. The event was hosted by the Vere...
Festive spirits high at Shipping Australia’s NSW Christmas luncheon
MORE than 300 people gathered at the Hyatt Regency on Friday (5 December) for Shipping Australia Limited’s NSW State Christmas luncheon, marking the end of another busy year and...
Hefty drug haul seized from Port Botany shipping container
AUTHORITIES have seized $9 million worth of cocaine hidden inside a refrigerated shipping container, after intercepting an attempted import at Port Botany, New South Wales....
How Hamburg is devising a model for combining housing and harbour
WHEN the 6000 future residents of Hamburg’s Grasbrook residential development look out of their apartments at the nearby port and the surrounding city, they will be doing so...
Hampered Hansa Homburg helped by Seafarer Connect
HUMANITARIAN initiative Seafarer Connect has come to the aid of crewmembers of the containership Hansa Homburg, which is undergoing four weeks of repairs at Sydney’s White Bay....
Christmas bags packed for seafarers at Port Botany
CHRISTMAS spirit was in abundance at Port Botany recently when more than 50 volunteers from across the port community united to pack gift bags for seafarers. Staff from the Port...
