New Zealand ferries pledge to maintain services
COOK Strait ferry operators KiwiRail and StraitNZ have undertaken to maintain services ‘for now’ between Wellington and Picton, regardless of soaring fuel costs. The pledge comes...
Workshops Pier returns to work
THE HISTORIC Workshops Pier at Williamstown, Melbourne has re-opened following a state government-funded reconstruction project and will become the new home of Victoria’s heritage...
CMA CGM uncorks service enhancement
CMA CGM next month will expand the coverage of its Panama Direct (PAD) service with the perhaps unlikely inclusion of a call in Cork, Ireland. PAD, which operates between Europe,...
NZ bulk coastal plans falter
THE CHANCES of New Zealand’s West Coast Bulk Logistics (WCBL) resuming service with self-propelled barge Manahau are looking slim after parent Westland Mineral Sands (WMS)...
Motukea moving again after harbour crane repairs
CARRIERS using ICTSI’s Motukea International Terminal in Port Moresby are beginning to recover vessel schedules after breakdowns suffered by all three of the facility’s mobiles...
Cold comfort for NZ exporters
THE WORLD’s largest operator of specialised reefer vessels has debuted the first of seven purpose-built newbuilds in New Zealand, to load kiwifruit for Europe. Cyprus-based Cool...
COSCO Shipping Holdings in 2025: operationally outperforming
WHILE COSCO Shipping Holdings (CSH) could not escape 2025’s strained market conditions the company has proclaimed satisfaction with its strategic focus, optimisation of resource...
Flinders Ports’ new vessel barges in
FLINDERS Port Holdings (FPH) has taken delivery of an ultra-flexible new utility vessel that will enable the company to undertake work across Port Adelaide and six regional ports...
Middle East war unleashes surcharges blitz
INBOXES have been groaning over the last ten days as carrier notifications of emergency fuel surcharges (EFSs) and rapidly revising BAFS — at sea and on land — flooded in. There’s...
TC Narelle weakens but worse on the way
TROPICAL Cyclone Narelle was continuing to move westward over the Cape Yorke Peninsula on Friday afternoon, having crossed the coast from the Coral Sea in the early hours of the...
Royals check out Incat’s Danish deal
INCAT Tasmania has hosted Their Majesties The King and Queen of Denmark at the company’s Hobart shipyard, where they viewed construction of Denmark-destined battery-electric...
Narelle threatening Cape York Peninsula
THE FIRST tropical cyclone of the season in North Queensland is moving westward from the Coral Sea towards Cape York Peninsula, with the Bureau of Meteorology and the state...
AMSA pings illegal boat charter operator
A MELBOURNE charter vessel operator has been fined thousands of dollars by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after it was detected operating public services without a...
Ferry ‘fibs’ emerge in New Zealand
THE INADVERTENT revelation of some details of New Zealand’s Cook Strait ferry replacement program has led to accusations of misleading behaviour by the government and its...
Port of Melbourne, Svitzer sign electric tugs MOU
VISITING royalty, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the port of Melbourne this week that explores the...
