ABB gear selected for new Cook Strait ferries
ELECTRIFICATION and automation specialist ABB has won a key contract to provide power, propulsion and automation technology for Ferry Holdings’ two new rail/po-pax ferries due to...
Deeper Weipa after annual dredging
THE ANNUAL maintenance dredging campaign at Weipa and Amrun has been completed by North Queensland Bulk Ports using the Port of Brisbane’s trailing suction hopper dredge Brisbane....
Bouncing rates reflect Asian delays
ONCE again it’s the South East Asia trade that’s drawing attention this week with another flip-flop in rates. According to Xeneta the mean rate from South East Asian main ports to...
MSC splits loop in new Oceania revision
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company is putting more emphasis on trans-Tasman connections by establishing a Northern Loop to complement the May-introduced Southern Loop. The latest...
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Myrmell takes Scenic tour
JUST six months after joining Saudi Arabia’s AROYA Cruises, former Carnival Australia president and Journeys Beyond chief operating officer Sture Myrmell has been appointed COO at...
Brisbane ferry fuss continues
MARITIME unions and Brisbane’s RiverCity Ferries have again failed to reach agreement on a new enterprise agreement, meaning, if there no settlement in the interim, no services...
COSCO 1H: revenues up, profits down
COSCO Shipping Holdings “sustained its industry-leading financial performance” in the first half of 2026, after a strong turnaround in the second quarter. In the first half of...
Sydney Ferries workers harbouring resentment
MUA members employed by Transdev-operated Sydney Ferries will stop work for five hours tomorrow [2 September] claiming the company has failed to deliver “a fair and sustainable...
Neptune Pacific gets heavy with Norfolk
NEPTUNE Pacific and its Norfolk Island customers have celebrated an “incredibly rewarding” import voyage that delivered oversized and heavy cargo aboard the carrier’s LCT Norfolk....
Port state control cargo blitz begins
IN CONJUNCTION with the Paris and Tokyo MOUs, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority is conducting a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on cargo securing as part of routine...
OOCL 1H: Profits down, revenues up
IN LOCKSTEP with parent COSCO Shipping Holdings, Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) has seen first half profits eroded by additional costs but recorded new highs in revenue...
Auckland also hitting new highs
PORT of Auckland is celebrating a strong financial year ending 30 June 2026 recording, like rival Tauranga, a record underlying net profit after tax but unlike Tauranga also...
Tauranga profit up 23% for new record
PORT of Tauranga has claimed a record underlying profit for the year ended 30 June 2026 following what it says was a range of successful yield, cost and productivity initiatives....
Ro-ro operators standardise emissions measurement
SMART Freight Centre offshoot Global Ro-Ro Community has established a member-led group to advance a harmonised approach to greenhouse gas emissions accounting. The Global Ro-Ro...
New head for Victoria’s Department of Transport and Planning
VICTORIA’s Department of Transport and Planning has a new chief, with the current Deputy Secretary of Transport Services Fiona Adamson elevated to the leadership position. Ms...
