Great-grandma,teen student,doctor:Kayak activists arrested disrupting coal ships

Great-grandma,teen student,doctor:Kayak activists arrested disrupting coal ships

Eight climate campaigners have been arrested after they tried to paddle through a police water checkpoint into shipping lanes at the world’s biggest coal port.

  • byWilliam Ton andJack Gramenz

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Sailor who fell from cargo ship found safe after almost 24 hours at sea

Sailor who fell from cargo ship found safe after almost 24 hours at sea

The man was spotted south of Newcastle at 6.30pm on Friday night,a day after he fell overboard from a cargo ship.

  • byNigel Gladstone
Report into shipping industry’s ‘open secret’ never saw light of day

Report into shipping industry’s ‘open secret’ never saw light of day

A draft report within Safe Transport Victoria has alleged a lack of experience and poor resourcing within its pilotage section.

  • byKieran Rooney
Cargo ships steered by unlicensed pilots on more than 50 occasions,court told

Cargo ships steered by unlicensed pilots on more than 50 occasions,court told

Marine pilots allegedly steered some of the biggest cargo ships – including fuel tankers – in Melbourne ports without holding the appropriate licence,sparking concerns about safety in the busy Port Phillip Bay.

  • byKieran Rooney
Direct from China to WA:The new freight service easing supply chains

Direct from China to WA:The new freight service easing supply chains

Import industry experts are hopeful of easing supply pressures heading into Christmas as new shipping options open up for the state.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
The little-known industry with a $120,000 starting salary that is crying out for new trainees

The little-known industry with a $120,000 starting salary that is crying out for new trainees

Customs brokers are retiring in great numbers with few young trainees coming up through the ranks,despite an attractive starting salary.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
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By modern standards it’s small,but this Japanese tanker is causing big shockwaves

By modern standards it’s small,but this Japanese tanker is causing big shockwaves

Might the test ship Excool be a breakthrough in trapping and transporting gas emissions to places like Australia for storage underground?

  • byNick O'Malley
Brisbane wharves to extend 4km into Moreton Bay under $3.5b proposal

Brisbane wharves to extend 4km into Moreton Bay under $3.5b proposal

Before finalising its long-term expansion plans,the Port of Brisbane has quietly sought permission for a massive land reclamation project.

  • bySean Parnell
33,000 dragons and some octopuses:What happened when 5 million pieces of Lego went overboard

33,000 dragons and some octopuses:What happened when 5 million pieces of Lego went overboard

Nearly 30 years ago millions of Lego pieces plunged into the sea in what became known as the Great Lego Spill. They are still bobbing up today.

  • byAimee Ortiz
Major rescue operation for stricken yacht off NSW coast
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Major rescue operation for stricken yacht off NSW coast

The Spirit of Mateship with two crew on board is believed to have suffered a mechanical issue and was taking on water.

  • byNick Newling
The deadly storm that sank a superyacht:What is a waterspout?

The deadly storm that sank a superyacht:What is a waterspout?

Fast,dramatic and impossible to predict,some waterspouts can hit 400km/h. One of these destructive beasts likely led to the Bayesian tragedy.

  • byAngus Dalton