Sheep ship set to sail following court ruling
THE Federal Court has cleared the way for a live export ship to leave Fremantle, rejecting an appeal from Animals Australia against an earlier approval from the Department of...
Agriculture outlook dominated by recovery from drought
WHILE the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to present challenges, the outlook for agriculture will be dominated by recovery from drought, according to the June Agriculture...
Mechanical issues delay Maersk Semarang
MAERSK Line has confirmed mechanical issues are behind delays in the sailing of Maersk Semarang, a container ship currently at Port Botany. Maersk Semarang (IMO 9330070) is a...
What's in a name? Auckland narrows down titles for new tug
PORTS of Auckland has reduced to four the number of possible names for its new electric tug boat. Understood to be the first of its type, a first round of names saw more than 3000...
Port Authority of NSW signs towage agreement with Smit Lamnalco
PORT Authority of New South Wales has announced the signing of a non-exclusive towage licence with Smit Lamnalco for towage services in Sydney and Port Botany. The signing is the...
Gladstone Port pays tribute to the late Reg Tanna
WITH his motto, “there is no I in team”, the late Reg Tanna is remembered as a humble man who was the driving force behind the powerhouse that has today become the Port of...
Record set for highest container volume handled on single ship
US TERMINAL operator Total Terminals International has announced it has set a new record for the highest volume of container movements on a single ship. That record was set at...
Staff changes at Ports Australia
PORTS Australia has announced its policy and operators director Ash Sinha is moving on. Mr Sinha is being replaced by Margie Barbouttis. In a statement, Ports Australia said Ash...
Trade role emphasised with new Sunshine Coast airport runway
A NEW runway for Sunshine Coast Airport will help the region trade both domestically and overseas, Queensland state development minister Kate Jones says. Sunshine Coast Airport is...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Fire on board car carrier
FOOTAGE of a fire on board a car carrier at Jacksonville, Florida, has been captured on YouTube. The fire was on board the ship Hoegh Xiamen....
Liability cap increase at DPWA Terminals welcomed
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia has welcomed an increase in the liability cap offered by DP World Australia for loss or damage to wharf carriers’ trucks or trailing...
Port of Newcastle backs New ponds for Kooragang Island’s frogs
THE Lower Hunter is home to a population of green and golden bell frogs, an endangered species, whose habitat was severely impacted in early 2019 following a series of fires on...
Report finds renewables stimulus generates more jobs than fossil fuels
A REPORT completed by consultancy firm Ernst & Young has found that a stimulus package aligned with Australia’s national climate change greenhouse gas emissions goals would...
Gladstone seagrass meadows in the best condition for a decade
IN good news for local fisheries, and for hungry dugong and turtles the seagrass in Gladstone is in the best condition of the past decade. The results come from a monitoring...
Australia-India partnership to further drive trade opportunities
MINISTER for agriculture David Littleproud has applauded the Australia-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreed to on 4 June by Prime Ministers Scott Morrison of Australia...
