Maersk latest to raise guidance after strong Q2
AP MOLLER-Maersk has updated its full-year 2026 financial guidance on the back of second-quarter performance and what it says is improved visibility for the remainder of the year....
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ‘sold out’, Höegh ‘fully utilised’
LEADING Scandinavian PCTC/ro-ro operators Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Höegh Autoliners are basking in unprecedented vehicle trade demand, according to their latest financial...
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Klaveness debuts latest CABU III
NORWAY’s Klaveness Combination Carriers has taken delivery of the third of its evolved CABU carriers designed for the Australian trade in caustic soda and dry bulks. Baltazar was...
Another somersault for South-East Asia rates
A ZERO % increase last week – and a 18% increase this week! That’s the crazy world of South-East Asia-Australia rates currently, and as one source commented: “I don’t know WTF is...
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Offshore activity stirring in Australia and New Zealand
WHILE there’s always a degree of out-of-sight, out-of-mind about the offshore sector in this region it remains one of the most active. Recent developments Oslo-headquartered...
Full ahead for Pacific Basin
EVER-present in Oceania trades, Hong Kong-listed minor bulks specialist Pacific Basin Shipping (PacBasin) has reported a strong first half result. In the first half of 2026,...
AMSA launches new NavAids tenders
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is seeking providers of navigation aids maintenance services around the nation’s coastline, for the second time in three years. In...
New home port for Holyman
SEVERAL of the industry’s movers and shakers are on the move, so it’s time to update your contact lists! Veteran of Toll, Kalmar, ANL (multiple roles over two stints), Brambles...
Union calls off TasPorts action
MARITIME UNIONS, the MUA and AMOU, have withdrawn their notices of protected industrial action against TasPorts and operations are continuing as normal [Saturday 8 August]....
ONE’s first quarter prompts upward revision
JAPAN-owned, Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) has tripled its full-year profit expectations after seeing a strong turnaround in the first quarter of its financial year....
Call for common pilotage rules
TORRES Pilots director Perry Sutton has moved to clarify a position he put during an industry meeting with the AMSA board and senior executives in Brisbane this week. While it has...
Unions continue Brisbane ferry stoppages
MARITIME unions will continue protected industrial action against the leading operator of Brisbane River ferries after the parties failed to reach agreement during negotiations...
Record year for Lyttelton
LYTTELTON hit the accelerator in the 2025/26 financial year with the port company achieving new records across profit, revenue and dividends for the second year in a row....
Cruise industry boosts onshore presence
CRUISE Lines’ peak body in Australasia has joined forces with farmers, food suppliers, tourism operators, travel agents, ports and other industry leaders to launch the Australian...
Hobart wharf wreckers begin work
THE NEXT step in the creation of a new Hobart base for the Australian Antarctic Division’s research/icebreaker Nuyina is about to be taken with the demolition of the port’s...
