Union willing to negotiate, says Crumlin
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin says they were willing to discuss outstanding matters with DP World Australia but is waiting on the stevedore for an opportunity to...
Work progresses on Gladstone Port business facility
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation plans to convert 33 hectares near the marina into a landscaped space for education and commerce are progressing. Work started on the project at the...
Smartship’s new course in accident investigation
QUEENSLAND’S world-class training and maritime simulation service, Smartship Australia, has completed its first Maritime Accident and Incident Investigation training course. The...
Ports Australia postpones conference
PORTS Australia has announced its Biennial Conference, originally scheduled for Brisbane this month, has been postponed until next year. This is due to COVID-19 and restrictions...
First section of Inland Rail completed
THE sleepy town of Peak Hill in country New South Wales made history this week when the final golden clip was hammered into place to signify completion of the first section of...
Sydney congestion blamed for ship shuffling
SHIPS are bypassing Sydney in order to avoid congestion at Port Botany, industry sources say. Freight and Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association issued a...
VIDEO: Crane collapses at port
FOOTAGE has become available of the aftermath of a gantry crane collapse at the Port of Valencia in Spain. One man was injured but there have been no reports of other human...
DPWA seeks intervention of the industrial umpire
STEVEDORE DP World Australia has sought the assistance of the Fair Work Commission in halting industrial action at its Port Botany terminal during the next two weeks. DPWA applied...
COMMENT: Congestion and other charges choking trade at Port Botany
IT SEEMS counterintuitive but even as Australia struggles out of recession and pandemic, a number of lines have determined that the state of services through Port Botany require...
Supply chain investment required for battery metals sector to meet climate targets
THE battery raw materials supply chain requires increased investment during the next 10 years in order to meet climate targets, according to a new report from commercial...
Union boss "needs to get out of his office", says Patricks CEO
PATRICK Terminals CEO Michael Jovicic has called on the MUA leadership to come down to Port Botany and see for themselves the level of disruption which, he says, is the result of...
Plan for bigger ships, say ANL execs
SENIOR figures at ANL have issued a call for Australia to do more to prepare for the advent of bigger ships. In a recent statement, the company said ships around the world had...
Feds intervene on waterfront
THE federal government has urged all parties in Sydney’s waterfront industrial dispute to work together on a quick resolution to minimise any impact on workers, freight and the...
Dampier bulker grounding investigated
A BULKER ran aground in a channel while leaving Dampier when it lost steering due to “a total electrical blackout”, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says. The Panama-flagged...
OPINION: Wharfies continue to deliver productivity improvements
SHIPPING Australia’s absurd, evidence-free claims about waterfront bargaining are just their latest hysterical and destructive attempt to exploit COVID anxiety in the community...
