Japanese parcel carrier partners with e-commerce group
JAPAN’S largest parcel carrier, Yamato Holdings has partnered with UK-based e-commerce solutions provider, Doddle, to create a proprietary nationwide PUDO network. The deal comes...
Cruise industry responds to Ruby Princess report
THE Australian Cruise Association has issued a statement on the report into the Ruby Princess disaster, acknowledging the completion of the Special Commission of Inquiry last...
First Australian LNG shipment to Chile celebrated
MARKET analysts EnergyQuest have reported the first shipment of Australian liquefied natural gas cargo to Chile in South America. The cargo was from the Shell-run QCLNG project at...
Höegh Tracer ro-ro call a boost for the Hunter (with video)
THE arrival of ro-ro vessel Höegh Tracer shows how Port of Newcastle is contributing to economic recovery in the Hunter region, chief executive Craig Carmody says. Höegh Tracer is...
Private company appointed to help chart the Gulf of St Vincent
PROMINENT geo-data specialist business Fugro has been selected to chart the waters of South Australia’s Gulf of St Vincent and Investigator Strait as part of the Australian...
Ruby Princess: Premier apologises for mistakes by health agencies
PREMIER of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian has offered a public apology to those affected by the Ruby Princess coronavirus cluster. Back in March, a number of COVID-affected...
Contract awarded for newbuild wind turbine vessels
OUYANG Offshore has awarded AqualisBraemar the construction supervision contract for two newbuild self-elevating wind turbine installation vessels to be constructed at Chinese...
AMC helping the Navy master robot technology
MISSIONS too dangerous for humans are set to be the focus of a project by the Royal Australian Navy. Helping achieve this goal is the Australian Maritime College which has been...
Cleaner shipping the focus of webinars
MARITIME Industry Australia and the LNG Marine Fuel Institute have teamed up to promote discussion about cleaner energy in the context of global warming. The two organisations...
East coast gas outlook forecasts challenges for producers
BEFORE the disastrous events of 2020, conditions in the east coast gas market had improved in 2019. According to EnergyQuest, demand grew in all the key sectors. Gas-fired power...
CH Robinson’s new tool to optimise container delivery
THIRD-PARTY logistics provider CH Robinson has launched a Container Prioritisation Tool, which was initially designed for international importing and has been extended to assist...
New icebreaker overcomes first scrape (with video)
AUSTRALIA’S newest icebreaker RSV Nuyina has survived its first bingle. But rather than some giant ice flow in the Weddell Sea, it was a bank of the River Danube in Rumania on...
Towage operator helping Cape York fight COVID-19
TOWING company Smit Lamnalco has delivered 50 washable fabric face masks to Indigenous communities in Weipa to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The masks were supplied by CannDoo...
Air cargo continues recovery in July
ACCORDING to analysis by CLIVE Data Services, the volume of global air cargo continues to show a gradual but consistent month-on-month recovery in the month of July. The growth in...
Training helps maritime engineer sail ahead
INDUSTRY research tells us that the number of women in operational and engineering roles in the industry is low – some 3% on deck and 0.4% of engineers. But one woman is bucking...
