Poseidon pilots in Brisbane vote in favour of industrial action
A PROTECTED industrial action ballot filed by the Australian Maritime Officers Union has received unanimous support from the Poseidon Sea Pilots workforce in Brisbane. The vote...
Methanol engines ordered for six CMA CGM containerships
CMA CGM has ordered methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six newbuild containerships. According to Wärtsilä, the company supplying the engines, the six containerships are the...
Hapag-Lloyd completes terminal business acquisition
HAPAG-LLOYD has acquired the entire terminal business of Chilean terminal operator SM SAAM. The transaction includes interests in ten terminals across Chile, the US, Mexico,...
Local-built ambulance vessel launched in Queensland
FERRY operator SeaLink has launched a new ambulance vessel in Queensland. Local shipbuilder Commercial Marine Australia custom-built the 12-metre vessel Medicat for the Queensland...
ARTC freight line shutdown for $45m track upgrade
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has announced a rail shutdown as it works on a $45 million freight line upgrade in New South Wales. Throughout August, ARTC will be carrying...
ONE profit plummets in FY2023 first quarter
OCEAN Network Express has reported a “significant” decline in profits for the first quarter of the 2023 financial year. ONE posted a profit of US$513 million, down 91% from the...
"Unnecessary costs" of tariff system do not protect domestic industry: PC
GOVERNMENT assistance to Australian industry rose to $13.8 billion in 2021-22, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission. The commission’s Trade and assistance...
WA and energy consortium talk Geraldton ammonia plant
THE WESTERN Australian government has commenced negotiations with a South Korean renewable energy consortium to build a green ammonia plant near Geraldton. Energy systems...
Fremantle Highway towed ahead of salvage operation
THE fire-ravaged ro-ro vessel Fremantle Highway has been towed away from shipping lanes as part of an operation to salvage the ship. It has been almost a week since a fire broke...
Bulker detained in NZ after losing rudder
MARITIME NZ has detained the vessel Achilles Bulker after it lost its rudder and suffered a steering failure in a Tauranga channel. The Panama-flagged bulk carrier (IMO 9270907)...
PacTow and QLD marine contractor partner on PNG port upgrades
PACIFIC Towing is helping Queensland’s Pacific Marine Group upgrade a port in Papua New Guinea as part of an infrastructure program funded by the PNG and Australian governments....
Second-quarter profit and revenue tumble at CMA CGM
CMA CGM posted decreases in revenue and EBITDA in the second quarter of 2023, attributing the results to “difficult” market conditions. Revenue fell 36.9% compared with the second...
New details suggest 500 electric cars on Fremantle Highway
NEW reports on the Fremantle Highway incident suggest there were 3783 vehicles on board the ro-ro vessel – including 498 electric vehicles – when a fire broke out last week. The...
Methanol bunkering a first for Maersk and Singapore
A BUNKERING operation involving Maersk's new methanol containership was a first for the company and for Singapore. Maersk took delivery of its first containership able to run on...
Investigation launched as Fremantle Highway burns
THE RO-RO vessel Fremantle Highway was still burning early on Friday morning, and there were reports of an investigation into the cause of the blaze. Fremantle Highway caught fire...
