Botany container trade posts big gains in Feb
PORT Botany is continuing to see increases in container throughput. Consumer goods are pouring in from abroad and the port is expelling empties in huge quantities. According to...
Strong 2020 result for port terminal operator PSA
SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA International handled 86.6m TEU for the year ended 31 December 2020, representing an increase of 1.7% from the previous year. PSA Singapore...
Total reinforces commitment to LNG in Singapore
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has awarded a third liquefied natural gas bunker supplier license to Total’s subsidiary in charge of worldwide bunkering activities,...
Grain ports report reflects low exports
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission’s monitoring report on bulk wheat ports for the 2019-20 year has found grain growers and exporters had few concerns about port...
UK Chamber of Shipping lobbying efforts succeed
THE Chamber of Shipping in the United Kingdom says its lobbying efforts have succeeded on behalf of seafarers. As part of the Chamber’s ongoing work with the UK government, the...
IMO digital ship clearance project seeks pilot port
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port to take part in a pilot project to establish an...
Cross industry trainees graduate GPC
FOUR graduates are celebrating after completing Gladstone Ports Corporation’s intense 18-month Cross Industry Operations program, which has equipped them with invaluable skills in...
Bulker grounds in Portland
The bulk carrier Medi Portland grounded as it departed the Port of Portland in south-western Victoria. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed the vessel grounded on 21...
Large-scale hydrogen export from Gladstone a step closer with MOU
HYDROGEN production and export in the Gladstone region is a step closer to reality after five entities signed a memorandum of understanding for what they call a “Gladstone...
Poseidon Sea Pilots joins Shipping Australia
POSEIDON Sea Pilots has joined Shipping Australia. Maritime Safety Queensland recently awarded Poseidon with the 10-year contract to run pilotage operations at the Port of...
Gladstone port statistics – February 2021
CARGO throughput at Gladstone Port totalled 9.73 million tonnes in February, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. This was down 5% on January’s...
MSC increases its Asia-US connections
MSC is launching a new weekly service from Asia to the US East Coast called the Palmetto. The new service will be calling Vietnam and Yantian with direct connections to the US...
Townsville trade statistics – January 2021
CONTAINER throughput at the Port of Townsville fell marginally short of December 2020’s numbers, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. Through the...
Regional port chief executive stepping down
PORT Taranaki chief executive Guy Roper is retiring at the end of September after being in the role since April 2015. Mr Roper said it had been a privilege to oversee the...
National Maritime Museum partners with ITF Seafarers Trust
THE National Maritime Museum is partnering with the ITF Seafarers’ Trust and Mission to Seafarers, to record oral histories of seafarers who have been unable to dock in ports...
