Another offshore wind project in the doldrums
THE DEVELOPERS of a proposed offshore wind farm in the Hunter Zone have decided not to proceed with the feasibility licence offered by the Australian Government. Novocastrian Wind...
Allegro puts For Sale sign on Strait Link
SYDNEY-based private equity investor Allegro Funds has put Bass Strait shipping and logistics company Strait Link on the market. Strait Link, the former Toll Shipping, was...
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Coal goals kicked by Dalrymple
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure, owner of the eponymous Queensland coal terminal, has reported a 17% increase in net profit after tax for the first half of 2025, compared to the year...
Townsville veteran pilots his last
TOWNSVILLE’s Captain Gerard de Silva is piloting his final vessel today, at Abbot Point, after more than 40 years at sea and 18 years at the Port of Townsville. The port says Capt...
New Spirits: one here, one staying in Europe
WITH Spirit of Tasmania IV now undergoing final fit-out in Hobart the Tasmanian Government has announced that sister Spirit of Tasmania V will remain in Europe until the first...
US tariffs, port fees loom for Höegh Autoliners
HÖEGH Autoliners remains confident in its fortunes in global PCTC/ro-ro trades, despite ongoing geopolitical and market uncertainties. Reporting Q2 results late last week the...
OOCL booms in first half
HONG Kong-headquartered Orient Overseas International Holdings has reported a strong first half for 2025, driven by significant gains for OOCL, and says the Group financial...
Qube, Melbourne score mineral sands business
QUBE’s ports and bulk operations have secured a significant contract that will see an expected 30,000 tonnes of mineral sands shipped through the port of Melbourne every three...
Dire 2Q fails to dim ZIM
LIKE many other carriers Israel’s ZIM saw a drastic downturn in key metrics during 2Q 2025 but the first half overall was mildly positive. Net income for the second quarter was...
Evergreen joins 2Q sliders
TAIWAN’s Evergreen Marine Corporation has joined compatriot Asian lines in reporting a much weaker second quarter in 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 and the prior...
ATSB: serious injury to pilot launch deckhand
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau has issued a report on a troubling incident that resulted in a serious injury to a TasPorts pilot launch deckhand off Devonport earlier this...
Koala bears down on Melbourne
MSC will expand its China-Australia Koala service by adding weekly Melbourne calls from the end of September. Koala was launched in late October last year, initially calling...
KiwiRail, Hyundai settle over dumped iReX
NEW Zealand’s KiwiRail has reached a compensation agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard over the cancelled orders for the iReX project replacement Cook Strait...
Olé! Boluda buying Smit Lamnalco’s local ops?
SMIT Lamnalco Australia & PNG is rumoured to be in the process of being acquired by Spanish towage giant Boluda. Smit Lamnalco owner Boskalis of the Netherlands disclosed, in its...
Hapag’s volatile H1 dragged down by 2Q
HAPAG-Lloyd has attributed contrasting results in the first two quarters of 2025 to US tariff policies that led to volatile development in demand and freight rates overall in H1....
