Dan-Bunkering pumps up local team
GLOBAL service provider Dan-Bunkering has expanded its local team with the appointment of what it describes as two experienced professionals. Image: Dan-Bunkering With the...
Caryn Anderson appointed to chair Port of Hastings
FORMER Port of Melbourne executive general manager Caryn Anderson has been appointed chair of the Port of Hastings Corporation (PoHC). Ms Anderson takes over from Mark Toohey who...
Patrick opens applications for cadet women
PATRICK Terminals’ WILpower Cadet Program, designed to encourage and support women into the stevedoring and logistics industry, is seeking applicants for its 2026 intake. WILpower...
MUA fighting on two fronts, Kwinana and Fremantle
THE MARITIME Union’s WA branch has been fighting on two fronts this week. The dispute between the union and CBH Group at the Kwinana Grain Terminal has escalated sharply in recent...
HPA joins early settlers
HUTCHISON Ports Australia has joined peers VICT and Patrick in reaching a new four-year enterprise agreement with maritime unions. This EA has also been achieved without...
Union to vote on Pilbara security move
PILBARA Ports security workers are expected to vote next week on an agreement to establish a new operation to take over security for the ports. An in-principle agreement signed by...
VICT settles new four-year EA
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has signed a new enterprise agreement with local unions covering the entirety of its operations until March 2029. The agreement, which...
Funding made available for 435 shipbuilding apprentices
THE IMPETUS for Western Australia’s shipbuilding industry continues to grow with a state government investment of $11.5 million to train 435 workers to build and maintain ships....
Townsville veteran pilots his last
TOWNSVILLE’s Captain Gerard de Silva is piloting his final vessel today, at Abbot Point, after more than 40 years at sea and 18 years at the Port of Townsville. The port says Capt...
Simulated vessel fire at Port of Newcastle
THE PORT of Newcastle went into high alert earlier this week as the Port Authority of NSW led a training exercise in dealing with a vessel fire. The multi-agency training...
OPINION: Seafarer welfare must be central to global shipping
EARLIER this month in Sydney, I had the privilege of meeting Mr Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, during his Pacific tour. It was a...
Former Water Corp CEO appointed to Austal Board
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has appointed former CEO of the Water Corporation, Susan Murphy AO, to its Board to complete what Chairman Richard Spencer described as a...
Helping seafarers with Opal cards
THE Ampol terminal at Kurnell is famous for the landing place of Captain Cook in 1770 but for the seafarers arriving on oil tankers it is a long way to visit the Opera House or...
AMSA appoints former cop as new executive director
ALEX Barrell has been appointed the new executive director of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, starting 15 September. Mr Barrell currently serves as commissioner and...
Bursary to encourage mature age marine engineers
A BURSARY grant initiative aimed at assisting mature age engineers find maritime careers has been announced by Offshore & Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA). This follows an...
