Strait Link back to full strength
STRAIT LINK’s nightly Melbourne-Burnie service will return to full capacity when ro-ro Victorian Reliance II rejoins sister Tasmanian Achiever II in operation early next week....
South Aust to get new Asia direct calls
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company will begin making direct Port Adelaide calls with its recently-launched Koala service, restoring South Australia’s import links with Asia. Schedules...
Rightship rights the wrong
MELBOURNE-based RightShip has responded to considerable blow-back against its October-announced new vessel inspection age triggers by issuing a revised implementation timeline and...
New Bass Strait wind zone added
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has declared a new offshore wind zone in Bass Strait, this time in waters off northern Tasmania. Climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen said...
NZ Govt announces new Cook Strait ferry plan
ONE YEAR after cancelling KiwiRail’s iReX Cook Strait ferry replacement program the NZ Government has announced two new but smaller vessels will be built for 2029 delivery....
Energy giants merge world wind biz
TWO OF THE WORLD’s energy majors are to hive off their offshore wind interests in a new, standalone joint venture they say will be one of the world’s largest developers, owners...
ACCC takes Silk/DPW deal to public inquiry
THE PROPOSED acquisition of Silk Contract Logistics by DP World Australia, announced on 11 November, will be subject to a public review by the ACCC. The Commission has invited...
ANL takes the fifth in PAX upgrade
IN MID-DECEMBER ANL will add a fifth ship to the PAX service between South East Asia and northern/north-western Australia to provide weekly frequency on each loop and thus the...
Bass Strait space squeeze
TYPICALLY ELEVATED pre-Christmas volumes are testing the capacity and patience of shipping operators and shippers alike, according to an advisory issued by ANL Containerline. The...
Kawasaki abandons Vic hydrogen supply
ONE OF THE prime movers behind the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has reportedly withdrawn from the project over concerns supply deadlines will...
Höegh Autoliners wins roll on
HÖEGH AUTOLINERS is continuing to lock-in long-term business at good freight rates despite wider indications of a late-year slump in volumes in PCTC trades. The company announced...
China-Aust rates take December dive
SPOT FREIGHT RATES between Shanghai and Melbourne in the first week of December hit their lowest level since mid-August, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index. In...
Toll forks out after fine
A RUNAWAY FORKLIFT has cost Toll Transport a $40,000 fine after a magistrate found the company guilty of failing in its health and safety duty at the Port of Burnie four years...
TT Line not equipped for terminal project
TT LINE’s interim chairman Damian Bugg has told a Tasmanian parliamentary scrutiny committee the company should never have taken on the East Devonport terminal development for the...
Vic rail freight boost
THE VICTORIAN Government has announced details of the roll-out of its $104 million 2024-25 rail freight and infrastructure package at a function at the privately-owned Bendigo...
