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GPC apprentice remembered with award
A FORMER Gladstone Ports Corporation apprentice, died from leukaemia, has been honoured with his mother presenting the very first Brent Holland Merit Award at the GPC Apprentice...
BIMCO appoints new chief shipping analyst
INTERNATIONAL shipping association BIMCO has appointed Niels Rasmussen as its chief shipping analyst who will take up his new role on 3 January 2022. Most recently, Mr Rasmussen...
Global action group to protect rights of transport workers
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus and International Labour Organization (ILO) director-general Guy Ryder have confirmed their organisations...
Melb harbour master leaving Ports Vic, heading north
PORTS Victoria has announced that Captain Kell Dillon, executive general manager marine and navigation/harbour master, will leave the organisation in February 2022 to take up the...
CEO appointment at Kiwi port
PORTS of Auckland has appointed Roger Gray as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective from 4 April 2022. POAL board chair Jan Dawson said Mr Gray and the board are...
Poseidon offers traineeships for First Nations descendants
A NEW educational partnership between Poseidon Sea Pilots and the Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-In-Council Aboriginal Corporation (MMEIC), will offer four maritime traineeships...
Australian maritime logistics review launched (updated)
TREASURER Josh Frydenberg announced the Productivity Commission’s review of Australia’s maritime logistics system would begin consultation in January, with a final report due in...
New technology risks must be tackled, warns DNV
FOLLOWING the release of a new analysis, Maritime Safety 2012-2021: a decade of progress, co-author DNV said while shipping has seen a significant improvement in safety over the...
Ten new female officers of the watch in PNG
TEN young women from Papua New Guinea have graduated as officers of the watch, as part of Pacific Towing’s Women in Maritime program. The women, who were all cadets at PacTow,...
Photo exhibition launched to highlight seafarers’ contribution
A PHOTO exhibition has launched at the International Maritime Organization headquarters in London this week. The images showcase the experiences of seafarers during the COVID...
Knee-jerk reactions to Omicron variants put supply chains at risk, international transport organisations say
“KNEE-jerk reactions” to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are putting transport workers and the global supply chain “at greater risk of collapse”, international transport...
Ports Victoria CEO appointed
THE Victorian government has appointed Brendan Webb as the inaugural CEO of the state commercial ports body, Ports Victoria. Mr Webb brings more than two decades of experience in...
Stolt Tankers appoints new managing director
STOLT Tankers, the parcel tanker division of Stolt-Nielsen, has announced the appointment of a new managing director. Current MD Mark Martecchini announced he would retire in...
Shortlist announced for seafarers’ awards in Singapore
THE Mission to Seafarers has announced those shortlisted for accolades in its upcoming Seafarers’ Awards to be held virtually in Singapore on 8 December. The awards recognise...
AMOU weighs in on Brisbane pilotage change
THE Australian Maritime Officers Union has voiced concerns about the process that led to Maritime Safety Queensland awarding the 10-year contract for pilotage services in Brisbane...
