Oil spill response skills tested at Weipa
ENSURING port staff can respond effectively to an oil spill was the aim of an exercise at Weipa in north Queensland this week. Together with Maritime Safety Queensland and Rio...
Australia should have intervened on behalf of seafarers says ITF
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation is urging the governments of China, India and Australia to collaborate and urgently end the stalemate around the berthing of the...
AAL transports heavy lift components from China to WA
GLOBAL project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping recently delivered 22,400cbm of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian in North East China to Port Hedland in Western Australia....
Burns victim rescued from ship off Western Australia
A MEDICAL evacuation of a seafarer who was seriously injured on board a ship off Western Australia has been coordinate by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The vessel was...
Austal Vietnam delivers 94-metre catamaran ferry
AUSTAL Limited announced that Austal Vietnam has successfully delivered the first vessel fully constructed at the Vung Tau shipyard, the 94-metre, high-speed catamaran APT James...
AAL wins at Asian freight and logistics awards
AT the 2020 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards in Hong Kong on 9 November, AAL Shipping took the evening’s top project heavy lift carrier award, ‘Best Shipping Line...
Svitzer prepares for IR action
TUG company Svitzer is preparing for the impact of multiple industrial actions to be taken in days to come as members of the Maritime Union seek a new enterprise agreement....
LNG bunkering plans for Newcastle
LIQUEFIED natural gas development company EPIK, responsible for the NSW government's Newcastle GasDock LNG import terminal, has announced it plans to include LNG bunkering...
HFW extends partnership with The Mission To Seafarers
GLOBAL, sector-focused law firm HFW has extended its partnership with maritime charity The Mission to Seafarers for another two years. MtS provides essential welfare support to...
Union raises questions over overseas workers
THE Maritime Union of Australia has issued a statement claiming the Federal government has granted foreign workers COVID exemptions to take coastal shipping jobs. The MUA said 58...
Mina Rashid bags prize for Middle East’s leading cruise port
DP World UAE region’s Mina Rashid has won the award for the Middle East’s leading cruise port for the 13th consecutive year at the World Travel Awards 2020. Considered as a...
SA furthers its ambition to create green hydrogen export industry
SOUTH Australia’s intention to create a green hydrogen export industry has taken a big step forward, with the launch of a $240m hydrogen project. This project would be the largest...
Melwyn Noronha new chief of Shipping Australia
AUSTRALIA’S peak shipping association has announced that deputy CEO Melwyn Noronha will step up to the role of CEO, effective 1 January 2021. He takes over the position from Rod...
Industrial action confirmed for Svitzer operations
SVITZER Australia says it has received notification from the Maritime Union of Australia of three cases of intended protected industrial action. The first action has already begin...
IMO secretary-general emeritus William A. O’Neil, remembered
SECRETARY-GENERAL of the International Maritime Organization Kitack Lim expressed his sincere condolences to the Canadian Government as well as William O’Neil’s remaining family,...
