Finnish equipment for Israeli port
CARGOTEC announced Israel’s busiest port bought eight Kalmar G generation medium forklifts and seven Kalmar Gloria reachstackers. Kalmar, part of Cargotec, booked the order in the...
IMO secretary-general visits Newcastle
IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim toured Newcastle Harbour during a brief visit hosted by Port Authority of New South Wales today (31 July). Mr Lim was joined by Australian...
Review shows record shipping growth on QLD coast
A REVIEW of the North-East Shipping Management Plan has revealed more than 50,000 vessel movements along Queensland’s north-east over a five-year period, with only two minor...
TasPorts to keep King Island shipping service long-term
TASPORTS, the owner/operator of the Bass Island Line that operates between Geelong, Grassy and Devonport, has committed to enhancing the service after a market sounding exercise...
Container trade at Fremantle down in June
CONTAINER throughput at the Port of Fremantle dropped in June, compared with May’s year high, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle Ports. Total...
IMO secretary-general addresses industry at AMSA event
IT WAS the first time that a secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization had visited Australia. Kitack Lim was in Sydney on 29 July at the invitation of the...
Alliance says industrial disruption causing landside costs
THE ongoing industrial disruption at DP World terminals in Australia is resulting in inefficiencies, delays and added costs for the landside logistics sector, according to...
Melbourne container trade dips in June
PORT of Melbourne’s June was busier than the same month last year for container throughput, but the port handled fewer containers than the month of May. According to the latest...
Woomera arrives to continue dredging at Cairns
THE back-hoe dredge Woomera is the largest vessel of its kind in Australia and is the latest addition to the fleet of dredging contractor Hall Contracting Dredging and...
Exports on the rise in Townsville
NEW preliminary figures show total trade through Townsville Port increased by 4.7% in the 2018-19 financial year, rising to a total of 7.68 million tonnes. Visiting the Port...
Throughput hits year high at Newcastle
CARGO throughput at the Port of Newcastle took a massive jump in the month of June with a total throughput of more than 15.76m tonnes, according to the latest trade statistics...
VRCA tests problematic buoys
VICTORIAN Regional Channels Authority is looking into problems with new buoys deployed at Westernport, Victoria. On 15 July, the Hastings harbour master issued a notice saying...
Speakers confirmed for cruise conference
GENTING Cruise Lines senior vice president Michael Goh has been confirmed as the final keynote speaker for the 23rd annual Australian Cruise Association Conference. The event...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Women testing the water
2019 is such an exciting year for women in maritime. With so many activities happening around Australia, and around the world, we have a chance to think globally and act locally....
Report highlights infrastructure delivery, minister says
INVESTMENT in ports and other infrastructure is helping drive the sunshine state’s economy, infrastructure minister Cameron Dick says. Announcing the annual State Infrastructure...
