OPINION: What future for Smartship Australia?
BENEATH the everyday activity of Australia’s ports, pilotage and deck-officer community, one question is increasingly being asked: what is happening at Smartship Australia? That...
Seafarer survey highlights the need for connectivity
THE IMPORTANCE of connectivity for the mental health of seafarers when visiting Australian ports has been highlighted in new research. The Seafarer Port Welfare Survey was...
Government boost to freight resilience
AN INCENTIVE program to shift more freight onto rail and strengthen Australia’s supply‑chain resilience, alongside a refreshed Freight Industry Reference Panel to guide future...
TasPorts manoeuvres around union bans
PROTECTED industrial action in Tasmanian ports, scheduled to begin at 6am Saturday [12 September], is manageable and should cause only minor delays, TasPorts believes. The company...
MUA, Sydney Ferries remain in dispute
THE MARITIME Union has declared “free travel” on Sydney Ferries from now [11 September] until 6 October, but Transport for NSW has warned such a move sits outside the permitted...
Set sail on a new career path with North Queensland Bulk Ports
For experienced mariners, a career at sea can open the door to many different pathways — and for three North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) marine pilots, the journey eventually led...
Joint rescue operation off Christmas Island shows Australia’s search and rescue capability
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully coordinated a complex search and rescue operation approximately 1,000 kilometres east-south-east of Christmas...
MUA urges members to back new Broome Port agreement
THE MARITIME Union of Australia’s WA Branch has called on members to vote 'yes' to a new enterprise agreement at the Port of Broome, following a hard‑fought industrial campaign...
The Tampa, 25 years on: A master's duty, a nation's response
ON 26 August 2001, the Norwegian container ship MV Tampa altered course in the Indian Ocean to answer a distress call from the Australian Rescue Coordination Centre. Its master,...
Respect industrial process, ITF tells shippers
INTERNATIONAL shippers transporting bulk liquids to the Port of Melbourne have been warned not to do anything to “undermine the resolution” of the industrial dispute between bulk...
Transport workers to strike for “fairer future”
TRANSPORT workers across Australia are expected to strike this Thursday, as part of what their union says is “a coordinated push for a safer, fairer future in Australia’s...
Company praises "prompt" action after Brisbane forklift fire
AN INVESTIGATION is underway in Queensland after a fire broke out among shipping containers at a commercial site in the Brisbane suburb of Hemmant. ABC reported a forklift caught...
Workers go on strike at Quantem Coode Island Bulk Liquids facility
AN INDUSTRIAL dispute at Quantem Coode Island facility, Melbourne, has escalated, with workers going on strike and reports the company has laid off its workforce. Coode Island is...
Brisbane ferry fuss continues
MARITIME unions and Brisbane’s RiverCity Ferries have again failed to reach agreement on a new enterprise agreement, meaning, if there no settlement in the interim, no services...
Southern Ports seeks to develop local talent through early career development
FOUR early-career opportunities at the Port of Esperance have opened to applicants, with Southern Ports advertising three apprenticeships and one business administration...
