Territory iron ore shipment departs Darwin
THE first shipment of iron ore from processed waste materials at Frances Creek Mine are being celebrated this week as a huge sign of strength and confidence in the Territory’s...
Whitepaper sets agenda for autonomous ship safety regulation
THE One Sea industry alliance has released a whitepaper that outlines the significant contribution that autonomous ship technology can make to improving maritime safety and...
Poseidon stays local with pilot vessel order
POSEIDON Sea Pilots has signed an agreement for Brisbane-based boat builder Norman R. Wright & Sons for two new pilot vessels. PSP will put the new vessels to work when it begins...
ALC hails (most of) NSW budget
THE Australian Logistics Council welcomed the NSW budget brought down on Tuesday as a step towards both the reduction of red tape as well as investment in the critical...
New agreement for green hydrogen plant at Bell Bay
TASPORTS has announced that it has signed an option agreement for land and operating access with Fortescue Future Industries for its proposed 250-megawatt green hydrogen plant at...
Weather topples containers at Botany
SEVERAL container stacks have collapsed on the wharf at Port Botany in wild weather. It appears there are about 23 containers affected. The containers, at the Patrick terminal on...
ITF hits out at NT Health on Darwin wharfie debacle
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation has said the Northern Territory Department of Health has gone beyond its authority in quarantining 13 stevedores. “The action sets...
Yantian opens slowly but the damage is done
SUPPLY chain disruption from the six-day stop on export containers at Yantian Port continues, even as port authorities announce that productivity is gradually ramping up as...
Blockchain trade platform Tradelens expands to China
TRADELENS is now operational on the Chinese mainland, with 10 members joining in the country since its launch on 10 May. The new members of the blockchain-based trade platform...
New tug on the block in Tassie
TASPORTS has added RT Force to its towage fleet at the Port of Bell Bay. TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald said the 80-tonne bollard pull Rotortug would support existing and future...
Legal action in Darwin wharfie quarantine situation
LINX Cargo Care Group is taking legal action, challenging orders from NT Health that put 13 of its Darwin Port stevedores into 14-day quarantine after working the Tacoma Trader....
Port of Brisbane raises more than $30,000 for Friends with Dignity
THE Port of Brisbane announced it had raised $31,236 for its 2020-21 employee charity, Friends with Dignity, this financial year. Friends with Dignity is a volunteer-run...
Yet more PIA notices, Hutchison makes ‘final offer’
NEGOTIATIONS between the Maritime Union of Australia and Hutchison Ports Australia appear to be coming to a head. The union has issued additional notices of protected industrial...
Ports Victoria board announced
THE Victorian government has appointed the board for the new state-wide ports body, Ports Victoria. Ports Victoria will bring together the Victorian Regional Channels Authority...
13 wharfies in quarantine, a ship stuck at port and a COVID testing stoush
THE Tacoma Trader has been at port in Darwin for nearly a week after the stevedores working it were sent to mandatory quarantine for 13 days after they were observed working the...
