New KiwiRail ferries to come from China
THE NEW Zealand Government, through special-purpose company Ferry Holdings, has selected China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International to build KiwiRail’s two new rail/ro-paxes. The...
Fee shock sees Wallenius Wilhelmsen pull guidance
DETAILS of the Trump Administration’s new port fee regulations, released on Friday US time, has caused Wallenius Wilhelmsen to suspend its financial guidance for 2025. The company...
Investor to trim Flinders holding
THE LARGEST shareholder in Flinders Ports Holdings has put its stake up for sale, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column. London-based...
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Damen wins order for Woodside Gulf work
DUTCH shipbuilder Damen has won a contract to supply offshore support tugs for Woodside Energy’s Trion oil field development in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America if you’ve been...
ATSB outlines Hedland near-grounding, reporting failure
THE BLOW-by-blow details of a bulk carrier’s main engine failure that could have resulted in a blockage of Port Hedland have been exposed in a preliminary report from the...
Boluda strengthens local management
BOLUDA Towage Australasia has been quick to raise its pulling power with the appointment of a business development executive. Remko Hottentot is the new Director Business...
Breaking news: Aratere headed to India
KIWIRAIL has sold its redundant rail/ro-pax Aratere for demolition in India. The 26-yo Cook Strait ferry was withdrawn from service on 18 August and laid up in Wellington pending...
Q3 crash for OOCL
OOCL, the first of the major carriers to report Q3 2025 operational results, has seen a disturbing fall in revenue despite volumes holding up. In information released to the Hong...
Maersk to charge D&D for cancelled bookings
MAERSK Line has advised shippers it will begin charging “detention” (their rendition) on empty containers upon booking cancellation for Australia and New Zealand. “To keep...
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Seymour freight network study underway
THE VICTORIAN Government has allocated $45,000 to conduct an examination of freight movements in the regional town of Seymour. Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne...
Cruise ship claims Antarctic record
PONANT Cruises’ ice-strengthened expedition ship Le Commandant Charcot is believed to have set a new record for the furthest southerly penetration by a cruise ship. According to a...
NEMO finds extra ship for reliability boost
AN EIGHTEENTH ship is to be added to the MSC Australian Express Service/CMA CGM NEMO between Europe and Australia to improve schedule reliability. The weekly service, which has...
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Woodside LNG carrier in first
ONE of Woodside Energy’s newest LNG carriers has been used by builder Hanwha Ocean in what is clamied to be a world-first transhipment trial. The 174,000 cu m Woodside Barrumbarra...
EnerMech taking time to Browse
ENERGY and infrastructure technology specialist EnerMech has picked up another major offshore contract in North West Australia. The Aberdeen, UK-headquartered company, which has...
TFES review now underway
A REVIEW of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme, a pre-federal election promise by both major parties, is now underway, minister Catherine King has announced. The review...
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