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Tightening of port security clearance criteria
Access to Australia’s ports and offshore gas facilities were tightened this week with the introduction of new regulations affecting the Maritime Security Identification Card (MISC).
QR divides as coal haulage contract war continues
QR yesterday formally split in two, with the newly-separated freight company, QR National, wasting no time in announcing a revised $250m coal haulage contract as evidence of the merits of this year's privatisation.
Consolidation needed to trim box line numbers: Rickmers
The container shipping industry is heading for a significant round of consolidation both in terms of the major liner companies and the number of shipowners servicing the market.
Victorian ports now under one management banner
Victorian ports, both large and small, have been brought together under one management portfolio.
US deepwater drill ban to drain global oil supplies
Delays and postponements to deepwater oil projects around the world in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster will prevent companies from developing fields that could produce up to 850,000 barrels of oil per day by 2015, according to the International Energy Agency.
Asian shipowners demand piracy crackdown
Asian shipowners have called on the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization to develop “firm and effective punitive measures” to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
SA miner to use Port Pirie for iron ore exports
Western Plains Resources has signed an agreement to ship its iron ore and coal deposits from Port Pirie in South Australia for 10 years.
