China-Australia rates bounce
THERE WAS a slight recovery in spot rates between China and Australia (Shanghai-Melbourne) in the third week of October, after several weeks of (mostly) falls. The Shanghai...
New Chair for Port of Melbourne
PORT OF MELBOURNE will have a new board chair from 1 March 2025 when Debbie Goodin succeeds the long-serving John Stanhope, who has led the port since its privatisation in late...
First settlement reached with Dali interests
THE FIRST of at least sixty cases brought against the owners and managers of the containership Dali has been settled. The US Department of Justice on Friday [25 October] announced...
Another record for East Swanson
JUST A WEEK after setting a benchmark for handling the largest ship by TEU capacity to navigate the River Yarra, Patrick’s East Swanson Dock is hosting another record-breaker. The...
TT Line ferry controversy refuses to die
LAST WEEK’S decision by the Tasmanian Government to accept expert advice and delay the introduction of TT Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes has, predictably, prompted a new...
Next round of Bass Strait decommissioning set to begin
ESSO AUSTRALIA is about to begin work on the plug and abandonment of 26 wells offshore Gippsland using the jack-up rig Valaris 107. The company has already completed the...
New services soon to arrive
THE FIRST SAILING in MSC’s latest iteration of the Koala Service brand is due to take place from Shanghai on Wednesday [30 October] as the Swiss company inaugurates it new...
ACCC applies brakes to MIRRAT buyout
QUBE Holdings’ proposed takeover of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal has struck a hitch, with the ACCC issuing a Statement of Concerns. There...
New Spirits to be delayed until 2027
THE TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT has bitten the bullet on the vexed question of the introduction of TT Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania ferries and will postpone their introduction until...
Smit Lamnalco resuming Brisbane towage
FROM THIS SATURDAY ship owners and operators can access more competition for towage services in the port of Brisbane when Smit Lamnalco resumes towage in its own right, alongside...
First contract signed for PNG FLNG
KUMUL PETROLEUM, the government-owned shareholder in the PNG LNG project, has signed a contract for early-stage design work on the planned floating LNG facility to be deployed in...
Maersk raises profit expectation, again
THE RED SEA conflict continues to boost container line profits with Maersk Line once again raising projections, for the third consecutive quarter. Ahead of its official release of...
ANL ship breaks East Swanson record (UPDATED)
THE CONTAINERSHIP CMA CGM Volga is the new TEU capacity record-holder for Melbourne’s Swanson Dock and thus also the largest box boat by the same measure to berth up-river in the...
CMA CGM buys Seatrade quintet
INTERNATIONAL BROKERS are reporting CMA CGM has purchased the five ‘Colour’ class reefer container ships it deploys on charter in the PAD/NASP service operated with Marfret...
Royal visit causes latest Tassie delay
TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT plans to announce a decision about the future movements of the new Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes have gone awry, thanks to the Royal visit. The government on...
