News


ANL launches new Asia-Australia service

1 min read
ANL will next month launch a brand new service connecting North Asia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland. Dubbed APR 2, the fortnightly service will utilise 3 x 1,700 TEU vessels...
ANL launches new Asia-Australia service

Peak bodies launch cargo-focused conference

2 mins read
SHIPPER bodies on both sides of the Tasman are joining forces to launch a new annual conference to showcase supply chain co-operation. The Freight & Trade Alliance, the Australian...
Peak bodies launch cargo-focused conference

TT Line ro-pax on its way home

1 min read
SPIRIT of Tasmania I has departed Singapore for Geelong after the Maritime & Port Authority released it from a short detention. In a statement operator TT Line noted the ship had...
TT Line ro-pax on its way home

CMA CGM Q2: Stable in an uncertain environment

3 mins read
CMA CGM’s second quarter has seen a decline in shipping results year-on-year, most notably in EBITDA, but the broader Group results were stable. Releasing 1H/Q2 2025 results last...
CMA CGM Q2: Stable in an uncertain environment

Ports Victoria goes big on data with OMC

1 min read
PORTS Victoria will know much more of the minutiae of vessel movements in its waters after awarding OMC International a contract for detailed data analysis. OMC has won the tender...
Ports Victoria goes big on data with OMC

Port Melbourne Containers books in with OneStop

1 min read
PORT Melbourne Containers has become the latest company to hit the digital improvement trail, signing with OneStop for two integrated supply chain packages. In a joint statement...
Port Melbourne Containers books in with OneStop

Spirit of Tasmania I detained in Singapore

1 min read
TT Line’s ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania I has been detained post-drydock in Singapore, delaying its return to Bass Strait service. The vessel left Geelong on 6 July for bi-annual...
Spirit of Tasmania I detained in Singapore

‘Ground resonance’ likely caused pilot chopper crash

2 mins read
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Board has found the phenomenon of ground resonance probably caused a Flyon helicopter to crash while taking off from the bulk carrier Star Coral...
‘Ground resonance’ likely caused pilot chopper crash

Maersk committed to OC1 service

2 mins read
MAERSK Line has assured Australian and New Zealand shippers its OC1 service to/from East Coast North America will remain unchanged following MSC’s withdrawal as a slot-charterer....
Maersk committed to OC1 service

TT Line’s borrowing limit extended

2 mins read
THE TASMANIAN Government has approved an increase in the borrowing limit for TT-Line, which warned earlier this year it could run out of money by September this year. Treasurer...
TT Line’s borrowing limit extended

A3N upgrade arrives in Melbourne

2 mins read
THE FIRST of the A3 consortium’s upsized vessels in its northern loop (A3N) arrived in Melbourne yesterday [24 July]. The 7,111 TEU ALS Hercules, chartered by ANL, is also the...
A3N upgrade arrives in Melbourne

MSC taps China for crews

2 mins read
IN PURSUIT of seafarer resources to crew its ever-expanding fleet Mediterranean Shipping Co has opened its first ship management company in China, in the Ningbo Beilun Free Trade...
MSC taps China for crews

It was a matter of time

6 mins read
AS MSC continues its saturation of global container trades – not to mention luxury cruise shipping, Mediterranean ferry services, European towage, worldwide landside logistics...
It was a matter of time

MSC to launch own ANZ-North America service

1 min read
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company will launch a standalone Australia/New Zealand-East Coast North America service in February 2026, replacing a 15-year-old slot-charter agreement...
MSC to launch own ANZ-North America service

Mackay opens 2026 apprenticeships

2 mins read
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is offering young people and jobseekers the chance to kickstart a trade career by the water, with applications now open for its 2026 apprenticeship...
Mackay opens 2026 apprenticeships