News
Hapag’s Q3 dire but three quarters good
HAPAG-Lloyd has declared strong growth and solid results for the first nine months of 2025 but rather glossed over a sad Q3. Group EBITDA was USD 2.8 billion (EUR 2.5...
Parliamentary report condemns Spirits project management
THE TASMANIAN Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has slammed just about everyone involved in the Spirit of Tasmania ships and berth replacement projects in an interim report...
TasPorts, H2U pursue green ammonia future
TASPORTS and the H2U Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate the feasibility of developing a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production and export...
COSCO Shipping joins 3Q revenue slump
COSCO Shipping Holdings, which includes COSCO Shipping Lines and OOCL, has reported a ‘resilient’ third quarter with regard to liftings but seen a sharp drop in profits...
Searoad I launch celebrated in Germany
AFTER a troubled gestation SeaRoad Shipping’s new Bass Strait ro-ro Searoad I was launched at Germany’s Flensburger Shipyard (FSG) on Friday [7 November]. The 43,090 GT vessel, a...
Maersk parades “strong” Q3
A.P. MOLLER-Maersk has reported “sequential growth” across the business in Q3 2025 with strong financial results leading to a lift in full-year profit guidance. EBITDA at USD 2.7...
Lyttelton seek understanding over industrial action
LYTTELTON Port Company (LPC) has sought to re-assure customers it is doing its best to work around disruptions at its container terminal, where implementation of new stevedore...
Maersk reviews Lyttelton calls
MAERSK Line is examining current and future calls at the Lyttelton Container Terminal as the port anticipates industrial action that could last through until February. Lyttelton...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen on ‘steady course’
AUTOMOTIVE logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reported Q3 2025 results on par with the previous quarter, after adjustments for income from asset sales. The Oslo-based...
Maritime New Zealand condemns Manahau operator over grounding
THE MARITIME New Zealand (MNZ) investigation into the grounding of the self-propelled bulk barge Manahau off the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island on 31 August 2024 has...
2Q FY25 a bad one for ONE
SECOND quarter FY 2025 has proven rather disastrous for Ocean Network Express, with the carrier eking out profit of just US$285 million on revenue of US$4,455 million,...
Harren unites interests under SAL name
GERMANY’s Harren Group is bringing together a number of its entities in a streamlined structure under the SAL umbrella. In a move intended to “give customers seamless access to...
Carpentaria expanding Cairns fleet
AN INCAT Crowther-designed vessel now in build at Hobart’s RDM Constructions will join Cairns-based Carpentaria Marine Services next year in a multi-purpose role. Carpentaria...
More Otway drilling underway
THE PURSUIT of new offshore gas resources in continuing in the Otway Basin, with ConocoPhillips Australia employing the semi-submersible rig Transocean Equinox to drill two...
NT pushes Federal Government on Darwin buy-back
THE FEDERAL Government has declined to reveal progress on the proposed buy-back of the Port of Darwin lease from China’s Landbridge, citing the sensitivity of negotiations....
