More PIA notices from MUA for Svitzer
THE Maritime Union of Australia has issued notices of protected industrial action for its members employed by Svitzer at the Western Australian ports of Fremantle and Kwinana....
Singapore tops international maritime centre rankings
THE Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index, published by Chinese news agency, Xinhua, and maritime data provider, the Baltic Exchange, has ranked Singapore...
Explosion on ship at Jebel Ali port more likely accident than hostile
ON 7 JULY there was an explosion on the container ship Ocean Trader at terminal one of Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port. There have been no indications so far of hostile action causing the...
Napier Port reports huge increases in trade in the past quarter
NAPIER Port saw bulk trade volumes increase by nearly 62% and container volumes increase by 8.3% over the third quarter of the New Zealand 2021 financial year. The port said the...
Ports Australia calls for more work on critical infrastructure reform amendment
PORTS Australia said more work is needed on the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 so it recognises the intricacies of ports. In amending the...
Explosion on containership at Jebel Ali port
AN explosion rocked Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port at around 0100 local time; an ensuing fire was quickly brought under control with no casualties or injuries. A fire caused by an...
Svitzer Melbourne tug crews to stop work for 12 hours
TUG crews at the Port of Melbourne and Westernport will stop work for a total of 12 hours tomorrow while enterprise agreement negotiations between Svitzer Australia and the...
Pilbara Ports helps combat graffiti at Murujuga
PILBARA Ports Authority is delivering graffiti management training to help combat graffiti at the National Heritage Listed Murujuga National Park, located near Karratha in the...
Rubbish to fuel: BioLNG feasibility study launched
SEVERAL companies, including shipping line CMA CGM, have joined together to study the feasibility of creating France’s first production unit for liquified biomethane (BioLNG)....
Patrick’s new Sydney AutoRail is fully operational
PATRICK Terminals’ Sydney AutoRail terminal is now handling all its Sydney rail services, and the second phase of the expansion project has begun. The $190-million project was...
New Victorian state-wide ports body in operation
THE newly formed Ports Victoria – an amalgamation of the Victorian Regional channels Authority and Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne) – began operations last week....
General manager for Poseidon Sea Pilots announced
CAPTAIN Robert Buck has been at the helm of Poseidon Sea Pilots since 1 July as the general manager. PSP’s new general manager has more than 45 years of experience in the...
GeelongPort commissions independent research into proposed gas terminal
GEELONGPORT has commissioned Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab to conduct an independent assessment into the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of a proposed LNG import...
Patrick and MUA still at loggerheads
PATRICK Terminals and the Maritime Union of Australia are still locked in negotiations, with the union still carrying out protected industrial action. The stevedore has said the...
VICT and unions reach agreement
ENTERPRISE agreement negotiations have come to an end between the Victoria International Container Terminal and unions, including the Australian Maritime Officers Union; the...
