Qube reports "solid" half-year performance
QUBE has announced a strong set of results for the first half of the 2025 financial year – and the appointment of a new director. Underlying H1 revenue increased 28.4% to $2.09...
QLD on trade mission to India and Singapore
THE QUEENSLAND government is leading a trade mission to Singapore and India with a goal to strengthen bilateral ties with the two nations. Minister for trade Ros Bates is in India...
MUA thumbs up for resilience, thumbs down for Teekay
THE MARITIME Union of Australia’s WA branch is using its Facebook posts to promote both the good and the bad. On a positive note a post on Wednesday 19 February, the MUA welcomed...
MinRes blames weather for road damage
MANAGING director of Mineral Resources, Chris Ellison, told an investor meeting on 19 February that the $2.6 billion, 150-kilometre road, between the Onslow Iron mine and the port...
TasPorts reports steady trade in H1 FY25
TASPORTS has reported stable and steady trade volumes in its FY25 mid-year report, though a slight dip compared with the same period last financial year due to drydocking of Bass...
CSIRO launches new aid for food exporters
THE CSIRO has launched a new national resource of isotopic data – food’s unique fingerprint – that it says can be used to help protect and further grow Australia’s reputation for...
2024 container growth surprises
GLOBAL CONTAINER VOLUME growth hit 6% in 2024 and an Australasian trade was a notable and surprising standout. In its just-released summary of the past year London-based Container...
Australia to host landmark regional PSC seminar
PORT state control officers from around the Asia-Pacific region are gathering in Queensland this month for the inaugural Tokyo MOU and Indian Ocean MOU joint seminar....
Boost for shipping and supply after WA cyclone
IN THE WAKE of Cyclone Zelia WA premier Roger Cook has committed a re-elected Labor government to a $5 million boost to the state’s supply chain and shipping capability. With...
Fame claim for reliable Swire
SWIRE SHIPPING has earned Most Reliable Carrier status on two major routes, according to Sea-Intelligence’s Global Liner Performance Report for 2024. The Singapore-based company’s...
Auriga expands services in Far North Queensland
AURIGA has announced the beginning of launch-based marine pilot transfer services at the ports of Weipa and Amrun in Far North Queensland. A collaboration with Ports North came...
Auriga onboards MacDonald
THE AURIGA Group has secured experienced port and marine executive Dr Rochelle MacDonald as its new Managing Director - Maritime. “Rochelle is an experienced executive who has...
Islanders sue over major oil spill
A COMPENSATION CLAIM lodged in the High Court of the Solomon Islands in Honiara at the end of last month is being closely watched in legal circles. The co-claimants, the Solomon...
NZ ferry company directors appointed
NEW ZEALAND deputy prime minister and Minister for Rail Winston Peters has announced director appointments for Ferry Holdings Limited – the schedule 4a company charged with...
ANL crosses Aurizon's landbridge
AURIZON and ANL have partnered on a land-bridging initiative for container traffic through the port of Darwin. With the new system in place, containers shipped from Asia Pacific...
