Unprotected industrial action at DPWA Botany terminal
The DP World Australia terminal at Port Botany was hit with work stoppages Tuesday 30 March as the Maritime Union undertook unprotected industrial action. DCN understands...
Movers 3 and Maryam still detained at Weipa and Kembla
TWO bulk carriers operated by Aswan Shipping, Movers 3 and Maryam, are still detained at Weipa and Port Kembla, after the Australian Maritime Safety Authority found appalling...
SeaRoad Tamar sails from Tassie one last time
SEAROAD Tamar is departing Devonport for the last time after 30 years of service on the Bass Strait. Built in Australia in 1991 at Carrington Slipways, Tomago NSW, SeaRoad Tamar...
Vessel at Port Hedland goes up in flames
THE GENERAL cargo vessel BBC Rhonetal (IMO 9614701) caught fire on 25 March at Port Hedland. According to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, at 0330 WST, during cargo...
Changes on Ports Australia’s board
PORTS Australia is welcoming TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald as the newest deputy chair to the board of directors, while farewelling the outgoing deputy, Chris Leatt-Hayter who...
Extraordinary imports add to surplus empty container woes
WHILE the chronic empty container congestion in Port Botany has eased slightly, there are still headwinds that are injecting more costs into the container logistics chain for...
Cargotec sells Navis business to Accel-KKR
CARGOTEC Corporation has signed an agreement to sell its Navis business to Accel-KKR, a Silicon Valley-based leading technology-focused investment firm for an enterprise value of...
OPINION: Strategy and patience are key to maritime emergency responses – including the Suez Canal
By Captain Drew Shannon, managing director, United Salvage Understandably, the media and public respond with awe, fascination and panic when large vessels end up in trouble. The...
Consul general of the Philippines visits Melbourne MtS
THE MISSION to Seafarers Melbourne staff and board members were thrilled to meet with the Philippines Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo and Deputy Consul General Anthony...
Asia’s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering
CMA CGM Scandola is the first containership to be liquefied natural gas-bunkered in Singapore and marks the first ship-to-ship operation by FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first LNG...
School grants support greener future in north QLD
THE $10,000 EcoPorts grants program is now open for applications, being offered by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. Schools within NQBP’s port communities of Mackay, Hay...
Barngarla people now shareholders of Lucky Bay port
THE major proponent of the $130m Lucky Bay Port Facility development in South Australia, T-Ports, has signed an agreement with the Barngarla people, Traditional Owners of the Eyre...
Fremantle Ports finalises container terminal leases with Patrick and DPWA
FREMANTLE Ports has concluded negotiations with Patrick and DP World for new leases over the two existing container terminals in Fremantle. The new leases took effect from January...
Barney Point Terminal exports first big limestone cargo
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has exported a 50,000-tonne shipment of limestone from the Barney Point Terminal onto the Marshall Islands-flagged bulker Georgia M. GPC said this is...
Floods close Hunter Valley coal tracks
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has halted operations through the Hunter Valley Network between Newcastle and Maitland and the Interstate Network between Telarah and Grafton...
