Woodchip giant visits Tassie
ONE of the world’s largest dedicated woodchip bulkers has arrived at the Tasmanian port of Bell Bay. The Singapore-flagged China Express (IMO 9861237), was launched earlier this...
Nominations open for VTS awards
NOMINATIONS have opened for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s 2020-21 Vessel Traffic Services award. The VTS Award was launched in December 2019 to recognise an...
Crew members isolated following COVID cases on box ship off Brisbane
TWO crew members of the Marshall Islands-flagged box ship Seamax Stratford (IMO 9305491) are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. According to Maritime Safety...
OPINION: what is the latest waterfront dispute about?
TWENTY-two years ago, images of balaclava-clad security guards with German shepherds, locking out wharfies at the Patrick container terminals shocked the nation. With a fresh...
DPWA hails “in-principle” Botany deal
STEVEDORE DP World Sydney says it has reached in-principle agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia for an enterprise agreement covering the next three years. This follows...
International wharfies back Aussie comrades
INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers Federation general secretary Stephen Cotton says the global union federation is concerned at the rhetoric from the Australian government regarding...
New board member provides further diversity in Townsville
THE Port of Townsville has announced the appointment of local Townsville lawyer Connie Navarro and the re-appointment of Townsville businessman Brad Webb to its board of...
Patricks and MUA confirm waterfront truce
INDUSTRIAL action at key container terminals is set to end despite a conciliation hearing in the Fair Work Commission failing to end the impasse between Patrick Terminals and the...
Win for union as PHS suspends mooring services (with video)
PORTS and Harbour Services has announced a halt in its ship mooring services at Port Botany, following a fierce campaign against it by the Maritime Union and its members. In a...
Panel meets on Townsville Port project
THE Independent Technical Advisory Committee has met to discuss the Port of Townsville’s $193m Channel Upgrade project. The ITAC consists of marine experts who provide independent...
COSCO halts southbound bookings for early October
SHIPPING line COSCO has announced a suspension of southbound bookings to Australia for two weeks, starting 5 October. This is for the AAA and ASAL services. The company has cited...
MUA makes peace offer to Patrick
THE MARITIME Union says it will use a conciliation hearing at the Fair Work Commission to formally offer Patrick Terminals a peace deal ending industrial action at company...
Cairns Marine Precinct upgrade seeks to diversify FNQ economy
A $30m investment by the Queensland government is seeking to deliver two new wharves for the Port of Cairns. The scheme also seeks to build a business case to grow Cairns as a...
PM weighs into waterfront stoush (with video)
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has weighed into the waterfront industrial relations dispute, saying actions by the Maritime Union were “not on”. The union has claimed that it has...
Auckland Point expected to unlock export potential
A MULTI-million dollar fender upgrade to Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Auckland Point terminal is expected to future-proof the facility, increase shipping operations and allow...
