New Geelong harbour master appointed
VICTORIAN Regional Channels Authority has announced the appointment of David Shennan as its news harbour master and marine manager for the Port of Geelong. Captain Shennan...
Union critical of terminal management
MARITIME Union deputy national secretary Will Tracey has criticised differing messages from Victoria International Container Terminal and parent company ICTSI. As was reported in...
Maritime Museum hosts Patrick celebrations
AN EVENING function at the Australian National Maritime Museum marked the 100th birthday of stevedoring company, Patrick Terminals. The event was attended by customers, industry...
Young Shipping Australia check out tugs
ENGAGE Marine recently hosted Young Shipping Australia for a tour on board their tugs boats at their base in White Bay, Balmain. The day began with a presentation and discussion...
Shipping conference begins in Asia
MORE than 160 shipping professionals from Singapore and the region have gathered this week for the 2019 Nautical Institute Singapore branch annual conference. The conference has...
Logistics direction at stake as polling day looms
THE future direction of Australian shipping and logistics policy is set to be determined as Australians go to the polls on Saturday. Labor infrastructure spokesman Anthony...
Osprey families get new homes in Port Hedland
Pilbara Port Authority has incorporated nesting platforms for birds of prey into new navigational aids. Ospreys are known to nest on artificial structures and have previously used...
Philippines port reports improvement with new container handlers
PHILIPPINES business Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation says it has procured two new additional empty handlers from Kalmar as part of its efforts to boost port...
LETTER TO THE DCN: VICT and stevedore fees
WHILST feeling just a tad of sympathy for VICT it has to be asked why, two years after opening, it has suddenly been discovered that they got their sums so badly wrong that for...
Handling Australian grain requires Malaysian crane refurb
ALLOWING for increased handling of Australian grain is one of the reasons for a refurbishment of two unloader cranes for Malaysian business Malaysian Flour Mills. Logistics...
Gladstone denies sacking worker
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has issued a statement denying it had sacked a contractor for bailing up Opposition leader Bill Shorten. The worker, understood to have earned $250,000...
Rotterdam and Guangzhou sign agreement
HEAD honchos of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the port authority of Guangzhou have met in China to sign a partnership agreement. The agreement is with a view to share...
Konecranes installs first RTG busbar retrofit in Spain
THE Port of Valencia on Spain’s east coast has implemented the country’s first busbar retrofit of its Konecranes rubber tyre gantry cranes. The retrofit has been done to enhance...
AAL brings RTGs to Felixstowe
AAL has celebrated its inaugural call at Felixstowe with the delivery of four RTGs from China. This delivery was part of a development project that is expected to see the UK’s...
VICT acknowledges business slow down
MELBOURNE’S third container stevedore, Victoria International Container Terminal, has confirmed a difficult start to the 2019 calendar year. This is despite parent company...
