New CEO starts work at Port of Melbourne
THE Port of Melbourne has welcomed Saul Cannon, who has joined the port as its new CEO this week. Mr Cannon comes to the port from Toll Group, where he was most recently the chief...
Swire Shipping steps onboard as sponsor for Fijian Drua
SWIRE Shipping announced that it has signed a two-year sponsorship deal which will see the company become the branding and naming rights sponsor to the Fijian Drua, Super Rugby...
Singapore continues with its seafarer vaccination program
UNDER a tripartite alliance led by the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), at least 12,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to sea crew onboard oceangoing...
New executive director appointed to ABARES
DR Jared Greenville has been appointed executive director of ABARES, the science and economics research division of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment....
IMO Council sets International Day for Women in Maritime
THE IMO Council, which met from 8-12 November, decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year. Once adopted by the IMO...
More agreements at COP26 focused on shipping
THE International Chamber of Shipping and International Maritime Organization have met with the Green Climate Fund to discuss the provision of up to $1.5 million to accelerate a...
MUA withdraws Patrick industrial action
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has withdrawn its notices of industrial action for its workers at Patrick Terminals today (10 November). The union has agreed to withdraw all...
General cargo ship runs aground, crew rescued
CONTAINERHIP Rise Shine has run aground near the Russian port of Nakhodka on Tuesday morning local time. Container ship Rise Shine (Panama flag) with 14 on board ran aground and...
Saving lives and transforming communities
VESSEL charterers, brokers and agents along with owners, operators and others will participate in the annual Cargo Day which, since 2016 has raised almost S$5.4 million (Singapore...
Patrick applies to FWC to terminate MUA’s protected industrial action
PATRICK Terminals has this evening (8 November) lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate the Maritime Union of Australia’s industrial action at Patrick’s...
MUA crews on Svitzer tugs to down tools
THE Maritime Union of Australia has given notice of work stoppages for Svitzer crews at ports around the country. MUA members are to stop work for four hours at various time at...
Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets
THE shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, according to a new position paper released by the International Transport Workers’...
Inland Rail Skills Academy bringing the past into the present
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is bringing the past into the present through a series of videos that show 100 million-year-odl core samples extracted as part of the...
Upcoming seminar on seafarer safety and welfare
THE Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Australia will host an online seminar on 10 November at 1300 AEST as part of its series showcasing the diversity...
ARTC partners with MATES in Construction
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) Inland Rail project has announced a $100,000 partnership with MATES in Construction - a charity established to reduce the high level...
