Seafarer jumps ship, swims ashore, is arrested in WA
A CREW member on a bulk carrier berthed at Albany jumped overboard and swam ashore on 7 January. Police arrested the 37-year-old Vietnamese national on 9 January at an Albany...
Bowen Wharf repair project awarded
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has announced Central Queensland based company, Wisely Services, as the principal contractor for its Bowen Wharf Repair Project, which is set to start...
Gladstone exports record LNG in December
GLADSTONE exported 2.19 million tonnes of LNG in December a record, GPC acting CEO Craig Walker said. LNG shipments from the port for 2020 reached high of 22.4 million tonnes, up...
Narrabri to Turrawan rail upgrade to better link Port of Newcastle with Inland Rail
DEPUTY prime minister and minister for infrastructure Michael McCormack said a recently announced rail investment would better link northern New South Wales, Inland Rail and the...
Barkly Pearl banned from Australia for 24 months
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has issued what it says is the most severe banning to date to the master and operator of the Marshall Islands flagged livestock carrier...
LNG-fuelled vessel calls at Port Hedland for first time
THE BULK carrier HL Green (IMO 9869344) received a special greeting when it arrived on its maiden voyage to Port Hedland on Wednesday 6 January. HL Green was the first LNG-fuelled...
GPC teams up with CSIRO for Bundaberg monitoring station
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation and CSIRO have teamed up to better understand the environment and improve safety systems with a new water quality and wind monitoring station at the...
Melbourne road work exacerbates container freight challenges
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia said the Victorian government’s “Big Build” road construction projects underway in greater Melbourne are heightening the challenges for...
2020 Australian beef exports fell by 15%
IN the last calendar year, Australia’s beef exports to all markets fell to 1,039,410 tonnes, according to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture. Volume was down by...
Delays and congestion at SICTL
HUTCHISON Ports has reported ongoing congestion and delays at its yard at the Sydney International Container Terminals since Monday (4 January). Hutchison said carrier slots were...
Port of Melbourne applies to alter wharfage fees
A PROPOSAL from the Port of Melbourne to rebalance its prescribed service tariffs for 2021-22 is under review by Victoria’s independent economic regulator, the Essential Services...
Toll’s Burnie shore-power project gets go-ahead
TOLL Group’s adoption of shore power technology at the Port of Burnie has been officially commissioned this week following a series of final operational tests and regulatory...
STS crane modifications can boost crane capacity
CRANE specialist Konecranes has introduced reach and height modernisations for ship-to-shore equipment to help operators to adapt to swiftly changing demand and ship sizes....
New editor joins Daily cargo news
IAN Ackerman has re-joined the DCN as editor, replacing David Sexton who has held the position since 2015. Mr Ackerman was previously deputy editor and senior journalist on the...
Maintenance dredging completed at Mackay
MAINTENANCE dredging at the Port of Mackay was completed on schedule in late December. North Queensland Bulk Ports CEO Nicolas Fertin said the specialist dredging vessel TSHD...
