It's just a fact: Australia benefits from a high level of container shipping connectivity, from access to plentiful shipping services, and from access to a wide range of container shipping brands and services. Liner Shipping Connectivity has … [Read more...]
“K” Line signs long-term charter for an LNG-fuelled, wind-assisted, capesize bulker
Tokyo, Japan-based shipping and logistics giant Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” LINE) has signed a long-term consecutive voyage charter with steel manufacturer JFE Steel Corporation for a new 210,000 deadweight bulker fuelled by liquefied natural … [Read more...]
Port of Newcastle boosts efficiency with new mobile harbour cranes
Port of Newcastle’s existing project cargo, general cargo and container handling capability will be further enhanced following a $28.4-million investment in two Liebherr L550 mobile harbour cranes and associated infrastructure at the Port’s Mayfield … [Read more...]
Angus Mitchell takes the top job at the ATSB
Angus Mitchell has been appointed as the next Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. He will begin his five-year term on 2 September 2021, succeeding Greg Hood, who retired on 30 June. “As … [Read more...]
NSW Ports completes Bulk Liquids Berth rehabilitation
Rehabilitation works to Port Botany's Bulk Liquid Berths have been completed by NSW Ports. The port operator reports that pre-stressed concrete beams inside the 1979-built Bulk Liquids Berth (1) had been exposed to the salty marine environment … [Read more...]