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...
The UK puts its money where its mouth is with green shipping competition
THE UK Department for Transport is launching a £20-million competition to make innovative green maritime ideas a reality. The fund will be used to support the development of...
Port assistance paints clearer picture of water quality
A PARTNERSHIP in the Whitsundays is helping paint a clearer picture of water quality and the health of the Great Barrier Reef. The partnership brings together the port industry,...
Port of Hobart redevelopment to boost capacity
TASPORTS is planning to redevelop Port of Hobart’s Macquarie in a multi-million-dollar project. TasPorts said the proposed plan, with an estimated cost of $150 million, would...
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...
