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Container trade at Fremantle continues upward trend
CONTAINER throughput at the Port of Fremantle was at its highest since October 2019, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle Ports. Total throughput for...
McCormack backs shippers on access fees, but …
DEPUTY prime minister Michael McCormack has expressed support for shippers’ efforts to challenge stevedores’ access fees but re-iterated review and regulation is a state, not...
“Unseaworthy” ship banned from Australia
“SERIOUS and repeated” safety and pollution failures by a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship have seen it banned from Australian waters for three months. The vessel was the cargo ship...
Port of Tauranga results show resilience
PORT of Tauranga, New Zealand’s largest port, has reported group net profit after tax of $90m on 24.8m tonnes of trade. Despite the ongoing disruption caused by the COVID-19...
Wharfies to hit Patrick with IR action
WHARFIES at Patrick Terminals have voted to take protection industrial action. The Maritime Union has told Patrick of protected industrial action at its container terminals for an...
Sugar Terminals Ltd appoints new CEO
SUGAR Terminals Limited has announced a significant leadership change, with David Quinn to take over as chief executive in October, following the retirement of current CEO John...
Peace on the waterfront
STEVEDORE DP World Australia has announced that it has struck a deal with the Maritime Union of regarding the ‘Part A’ of a national agreement for a new enterprise agreement. DPWA...
BBC Chartering moves crane between ports [WITH VIDEO]
HEAVY lift and breakbulk specialist carrier BBC Chartering Australia recently completed an unusual job in South Australia. The company moved a used Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane...
Pandemic and bushfires take the sheen from Qube FY results
“UNPRECEDENTED” external challenges impacted upon Qube Holdings results for the 2019-20 financial year, the company has stated. Underlying revenue in the financial year was about...
Containers on the move at Mackay Port [WITH VIDEO]
THE Port of Mackay has been instrumental in shipping 300 containers as part of a project to decommission a trestle and conveyor from Hay Point Coal Terminal. It has released a...
COVID cases reported in ships off Queensland
MARITIME Safety Queensland has reported five cases of COVID-19 aboard four vessels arriving within Queensland during the past week. The cases were: Globe Electra (at anchor off...
GPC opens new parklands
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has officially opened its new East Shores 1B parkland precinct to the public. And being in Queensland and with COVID-19 seemingly in check, people are...
Gladstone throughput dips slightly in July
CARGO throughput at Gladstone Port totalled 10.22m tonnes in July, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. This was a decrease of less than 1% on June’s...
Maritime union calls on National Cabinet to implement 'maritime corridors'
THE National Cabinet must establish “green lanes” to allow interstate travel by maritime workers, the Maritime Union says. MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin has written to the...
CMA CGM announces new innovations
INTERNATIONAL shipping and logistics giant, CMA CGM has announced the launch of two new innovations. The new innovations are called SEAPRIORITY get and SEAPRIORITY reach,...
