SEAFARERS: The shifting seascape
A FEW rough years of supply-chain pressures, geopolitical tensions and crew-change chaos have taken a toll on seafarers, but they continue to keep up with the momentum of modern...
Hapag-Lloyd posts "significant" earnings decrease
HAPAG-LLOYD has reported a “significant” decrease in earnings in the 2023 financial year. Transport volumes increased a marginal 0.8% to 11.9 million TEU in 2023 while the average...
Seafarers' happiness drops again in Q4
THE DECLINE in seafarers’ happiness continued its downward trend in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Seafarers Happiness Index, a survey and quarterly report by Mission to...
Maersk names first large methanol ship
MAERSK welcomed its first large methanol-enabled container vessel Ane Mærsk with a ceremony at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. Ane Mærsk is the first of...
TasPorts pilots lift industrial action
TASPORTS marine pilots are lifting their current protected industrial action, TasPorts has announced. A statement from TasPorts indicates the change came into effect overnight on...
Final report on Ports and Maritime Act and PBLIS released
THE NSW government has released its final report on the Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 and Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy. The state government announced a...
Investigation underway on 157kg air-freight meth haul
AUTHORITIES are asking for the public to come forward with any information on 157 kilograms of methylamphetamine that arrived in Sydney by air cargo. Australian Border Force...
Cruise lines skip Tasmania amid pilots' industrial action
CRUISE lines have started cancelling visits to Tasmania amid industrial action taken by TasPorts’ marine pilots. On Sunday (28 January) TasPorts confirmed the cruise ship Azamara...
Cyclone recovery underway at Townsville
PORT of Townsville closed on Thursday as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily approached the Queensland coast. The port moved to condition red ahead of closure at 1000 on 25 January. At that...
Port Authority welcomes new response vessels
PORT Authority of New South Wales launched two new response vessels in Sydney Harbour this week. Burra and Girawaa are the fastest response vessels ever commissioned by the port...
Melbourne container trade dips in December
PORT of Melbourne reported a decrease in container volumes in December 2023 compared with the same month in 2022, but full import and export containers increased. The port handled...
TasPorts warns pilots' industrial action will impact shipping
TASPORTS said marine pilots represented by the Australian Maritime Officers Union are launching further industrial action this weekend, with potential impacts for 15 vessels...
Impacts of protest ongoing at VICT
A PRO-PALESTINE protest continued to disrupt operations at Victoria International Container Terminal on Tuesday. A blockade aiming to stop Zim Ganges from being unloaded began at...
Nuyina officers and engineers to strike
TWO maritime unions have announced that their members who work on Antarctic research vessel Nuyina are about to launch industrial action. Officers and engineers represented by the...
Townsville cruise visit cancelled ahead of cyclone
A CRUISE company has cancelled a visit to the Port of Townsville as a cyclone forms off the Queensland coast. A tropical low intensifying on Monday evening is expected to develop...
