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Failsafe device failed to prevent lifeboat injury

A failsafe device did not prevent a lifeboat plummeting 18m into the sea during a medi-vac of the chief engineer aboard an LNG tanker, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau reported yesterday.

Grain could be exported in feus

A senior Maersk Line executive has flagged exporting Australian grain in forty-foot (feu) containers.

Geelong touted as Victoria's vehicle import centre

Car export and import sector stakeholders have two months to respond to a discussion paper into relocating the motor vehicle trade from Melbourne to Geelong.

Drilling operations in Brisbane River

Core sediment sampling will begin today in the Goodna Reach of the Brisbane River and will continue until next Friday, Maritime Safety Queensland has said.

Weak freight rates take toll on boxship charters

Overcapacity and low freight rates are starting to affect the boxship charter market.

Shippers critical of lack of schedule data

Shippers are concerned over what they regard as a dearth of information offered by lines on shipping schedules, according to a new study.

DP World volumes on the rise

DP World saw gross volumes rise 11% to 26.2mteu for the first six months of 2011, with momentum continuing into the second quarter after an “excellent” start to the year.