New Zealand weather plagues Neptune
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has been forced to re-work its NZPAC service schedule after bad weather disrupted its New Zealand port calls. Port of Tauranga had to suspend...
MEDLOGs on at Minto
MSC’s landside transport and logistics subsidiary MEDLOG will launch its own Sydney intermodal facility and empty container park at the end of this month, promising door-to-door...
Patrick opens applications for cadet women
PATRICK Terminals’ WILpower Cadet Program, designed to encourage and support women into the stevedoring and logistics industry, is seeking applicants for its 2026 intake. WILpower...
CY Shipping, BigLift in big order
SPLIETHOFF Group’s BigLift Shipping and tonnage-sharing partner CY Shipping are expanding their joint fleet of heavy transport vessels to eight, with the placement of orders for...
Tenders out for next phase of FPSO removal
THE DEPARTMENT of Industry, Science and Resources has released a request for tender for a lead contractor to deliver phase 2 of the decommissioning of the abandoned Timor Sea FPSO...
More insiders outed by AFP
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police and NSW Police Force have arrested and charged two more ‘trusted insiders’ as part of the Multi Agency Strike Team investigation into the alleged...
Aurora explores biofuel to discover GHG reductions
SYDNEY-headquartered Aurora Expeditions has completed evaluation of its first use of hydrotreated vegetable oil as a marine fuel and estimated a 90% reduction in greenhouse gases....
Chemical tankers in trouble on both sides of the Tasman
SMALL tankers have been in trouble on both sides of The Ditch over the weekend. The Dorval SC-operated Golden Mind, a 12,488 DWT, Panama-flagged chemical/products tanker regularly...
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CMA CGM decides against USTR surcharges
CMA CGM has decided that, for now, it will absorb fees to be applied by the Trump administration on operators of Chinese-built ships. Earlier this year the US Trade Representative...
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Incat newbuilds, Wärtsilä and all
HOBART shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has put in place centre bridges for the vehicle deck of Hull 102, the first of two 129-metre high-speed catamarans for Denmark’s Molslinjen that...
The line forms here
IN A move it says is all about protesting the end of the (northern hemisphere) summer Carnival Cruise Lines in the USA has taken a stunning step. In conjunction with manufacturer...
‘Tall Tanya’ trips alarm
PORTS Victoria is investigating an overnight incident when an outbound containership was forced to return to berth after an alarm indicated its air draught was too great to pass...
Sydney-Melbourne line will be possessed this weekend
THE MAIN Sydney-Melbourne rail line will be closed for 67 hours from this Friday night as the Australian Rail Track Corporation undertakes maintenance and improvement works under...
Brookfield out of Dalrymple Bay
CANADIAN infrastructure investment giant Brookfield has sold its remaining stake in Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure, owner of the eponymous Queensland coal terminal. Although DBI...
RightShip takes on additional ballast
DIGITAL maritime platform and ship-vetting specialist RightShip has secured a capital injection to enable faster growth and expanded technology. The Melbourne-founded company,...
