Maersk punts Sydney
OCEANIC giant Maersk has blamed congestion and industrial action at Port Botany for its decision to omit Sydney from its schedule for the next two weeks. As has been widely...
PCTC concept vessel claims to slash emissions
SWEDISH company Wallenius Marine has unveiled the latest iteration of its sustainable pure car and truck carrier vessel the Oceanbird. The concept ship has the capacity to carry...
Container safety campaign announced (with video)
RAISING awareness of good practice in safely packing shipping containers is the aim of a new campaign announced this week by industry and the federal government. Deputy Prime...
Unpaid wages lead to ship ban
PANAMANIAN bulker AC Sesoda (IMO 9470791) has been banned from Australian waters for 12-months after it was revealed to have underpaid its crew by more than A$118,000. AMSA...
Attorney-General to intervene in waterfront Fair Work case
ATTORNEY-General Christian Porter says he is intervening in the Fair Work Commission appeal brought by stevedore DPWA against two weeks of protected industrial action by the...
Trade and peace the focus of DP World/Israel MOU
DEVELOPING trade while also helping facilitate peace in the Middle East is the focus of a series of memorandums of understanding signed this week by two key figures in the...
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...
