Grounding barge Manahau still to re-enter service
MORE than a year after it grounded on Carters Beach, Westport, NZ the self-propelled bulk barge Manahau remains laid up in Nelson and under Maritime NZ detention. The Westland...
Red Sea future for Cook Strait ro-pax
STRAITNZ’s ro-pax Strait Feronia has concluded its BlueBridge Cook Strait service and is heading to a new life in the Middle East. The 1997-built, 21,856 GT vessel, originally...
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Remote pilotage: challenges ahead, study finds
THE FIRST report into the possibilities of remote pilotage has found considerable extra work is required to overcome scepticism and anticipate future needs. The International...
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FedEx Australia Bundys on
FEDEX Express has broken ground on the construction of what it says is a new, state-of-the-art regional facility in Queensland’s Bundaberg. The new purpose-built facility spans...
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Aranui’s second to sail in 2027
ARANUI Cruises, the Tahiti-based operator of combined freight-and-passenger voyages in French Polynesia, has released details of the deployment of its second ship, due in March...
Opal shines with first gas milestone
BW OFFSHORE has achieved First Gas on the FPSO BW Opal working for Santos in the Barossa LNG project in the Timor Sea. The milestone was reached on 20 September, after...
Maersk joins carriers not passing USTR
MAERSK LINE has become the latest leading container carrier it will neither apply surcharges nor change service levels as the result of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR)...
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USTR will not deter Chinese carriers
AMIDST reports COSCO Shipping and OOCL face massive additional costs as a result of Trump Administration imposts on Chinese carriers and owners/operators of Chinese-built vessels,...
Dan-Bunkering pumps up local team
GLOBAL service provider Dan-Bunkering has expanded its local team with the appointment of what it describes as two experienced professionals. Image: Dan-Bunkering With the...
CMA CGM expanding landside again
THE CMA CGM Group has ventured further into landside logistics with the acquisition of Freightliner UK Intermodal Logistics, one of that nation’s leading rail freight operators....
SAL on deck for two more semi-subs
GERMANY’s SAL Heavy Lift is expanding its semi-submersible deck carrier fleet with the acquisition of two vessels from South Korea’s Pan Ocean. SAL, which is part of the Harren...
LOTUS pray: biofuel trial succeeds
A LONG-TERM trial of biodiesel conducted by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and NYK Line has found continuous use had no adverse impact on engine performance or the...
Quay the new key to Yangtze
LEEWARD Group subsidiary Quay Shipping has been appointed the agent in Australia and New Zealand for Shanghai MingWah Shipping/Yangtze Navigation. Effective from next month’s...
TT Line completes piles treatment, as TasPorts reports growth
CONTRACTORS working on TT Line’s new East Devonport terminal this week installed the 27th and final pile casing this week, said to be the most complex and technically challenging...
Has peak season peaked?
CHINA-Australia spot rates have fallen back again this week, according to the latest Shanghai Containerised Freight Index, despite forthcoming Golden Week voyage blankings. Levels...
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