Fijian cruise ship aground on reef
BLUE Lagoon Cruises' 55-metre vessel Fiji Princess ran aground on a reef near Monuriki Island on Saturday [4 April], according to reports from the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation...
Rates wobble in trades where MSC’s on the move
THE CHINA-Australia Shanghai Containerised Freight Index showed a mysterious recovery this week, with the Shanghai-Sydney median rising 12% to USD 1,390/FEU after three...
NSW defers next stage PBLIS consultation
TRANSPORT for NSW has decided to delay indefinitely the second round of consultations about proposed changes to the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS) Mandatory...
MEDLOG wins major Melbourne site
MSC’s rapidly expanding logistics subsidiary MEDLOG is to become the major tenant of the former Melbourne Markets site, now controlled by Port of Melbourne (PoM). The c.39-hectare...
Strait Link deal done
GLOBAL infrastructure investor Igneo Infrastructure Partners (Igneo IP) has completed its acquisition of Bass Strait- and Tasmania-focused Strait Link, first announced on 18...
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The waves beneath the wings
NORWAY’s Grieg Maritime Group, partner with Gearbulk in G2Ocean, has signed a contract with GT Wings to install at least two of their AirWing™20 Jet Sails on their fleet. Grieg...
AAL names Newcastle, orders more Super Bs
AAL SHIPPING has used to occasion of the official unveiling and naming of its latest Super B-Class vessel, AAL Newcastle, to announce it will extend the series to ten ships via...
Emergency fuel surcharge for Spirits, Fomo fame awaits
TT LINE has bowed to the inevitable and announced a 15% emergency fuel surcharge (EFS) for passenger/vehicle bookings on the Spirit of Tasmania ferries. The EFS applies to all new...
Connemara detained; passenger overboard in Cook Strait
THE TROUBLE-plagued Cook Strait ro-pax Connemara is under Maritime New Zealand detention following a port state control inspection in Wellington. The vessel has been out of...
New Zealand frets over end of emergency tug contract
AS THE Bluebridge Cook Strait ro-pax Connemara remains out-of-service for a second week due to apparently unresolved technical problems, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ)...
Howe about this: Serco wins new contract
THE AUSTRALIAN arm of UK-headquartered Serco has won a NSW Government contract to design and build a new vessel to carry Lord Howe Island’s freight supplies. Serco says the...
Auckland unveils cruise future
AUCKLAND will open a new international cruise ship terminal, named Te Waharoa, in early 2027 in what the port says is part of its aim to further revitalise downtown Auckland and...
FORG ahead, government exhorted
RAIL freight should be prioritised as an essential service in response to heightened fuel prices and supply risks, the industry’s peak body says. The Freight on Rail Group (FORG)...
Bhagwan bags new decom contract
WESTERN Australia’s Bhagwan Marine has extended its push into the burgeoning offshore decommissioning sector with a new contract for the removal of oil tanker moorings and...
Engage betrothed but not yet at the altar
ONE of the towage industry’s long-standing rumours has been confirmed with Engage Marine (EM) announcing it is tying the knot with Indonesia’s Asian Bulk Logistics. In a statement...
