Albanese launches Labor shipping policy
CREATING a strategic fleet and the establishment of a maritime skills taskforce are key planks of the Australian Labor Party’s shipping platform. Labor infrastructure spokesman...
Albanese cautious about Coastal Trading Act exemptions
LABOR infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has expressed caution on the subject of providing exemptions to the Coastal Trading Act for container ships. Shipping Australia...
Container volume dip at Port Botany
NEW South Wales Ports recorded container throughput of 195,168TEU in the month of March, 5.46% down on the same month in 2018. According to NSW Ports, import full volumes were...
Singapore maritime conference seeks solutions to big questions
“DEALING with tomorrow’s challenges” is the theme of the 2019 Nautical Institute Singapore Conference, hosted next week by the Singapore branch of The Nautical Institute at Suntec...
Sustainability push seeks to protect Corio Bay
AN ENVIRONMENT Strategy aimed at protecting Corio Bay, Victoria, has been announced by GeelongPort. The strategy sees the port pushing towards reductions in the port’s...
Ports of Auckland opens new Waikato Freight Hub
NEW Zealand's transport minister Phil Twyford, on 3 May, opened Ports of Auckland's new inland port just north of Hamilton. The freight hub is located in Waikato, one of New...
Qube announces new containers business
A “DEDICATED team” focusing on container services including sales, hire and lease is how a new division of the Qube Logistics business has been described. The creation of the...
Ports Australia announces “three prong” election policy
PORTS Australia has announced a “three pronged policy platform” ahead of the federal election, aimed at highlighting the importance of ports to the nation’s future. “Australia is...
New Kalmar straddle carriers for Italian “mega port”
KALMAR has announced a larger order for straddle carriers from the Medcenter Container Terminal in Italy. The order for 32 diesel-electric straddle carriers is to service the...
Stop work meetings held at Port Botany
MARITIME Union wharfies had have held authorised stop work meetings at Port Botany as part of Held between 10am and 2pm on Wednesday 1 May, the meetings affected DPWA, Patrick and...
Enhanced supply chain a focus for ALC
WORKING with state and territory governments to ensure smooth supply chains should be a focus for whichever party forms government after 18 May, the Australian Logistics Council...
“Shifting regulatory landscape” noted in maritime
RAPID changes in the global shipping sector have been highlighted in a new international report. Entitled Navigating Through Shifting Regulatory and Geopolitical Landscapes in...
Blockchain benefits for ports highlighted
BLOCKCHAIN applications in the Port of Rotterdam are beginning to take shape, management says. The port has pioneered the so-called BlockLab, established by the Port of Rotterdam...
New Infrastructure Australia boss gets to work
NEW chief executive of Infrastructure Australia, Romilly Madew AO, has officially begun work following her appointment back in January. Ms Madew recently received an Order of...
Rock contract awarded for Townsville channel upgrade
A LUCRATIVE contract to supply rocks for the Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade has been awarded to Holcim Australia Pty Ltd. Holcim is to supply a significant portion of the rock...
