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Down, down: Cosco halves quarterly profit, ONE in 92% FY crash

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THE BAD news continues to ship out from container lines with the global number four reporting a weak Q1 2026 and the number six disclosing a giant drop in full-year profits. COSCO...
Down, down: Cosco halves quarterly profit, ONE in 92% FY crash

Aratere grounding sees KiwiRail fined

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WELLINGTON District Court has fined KiwiRail hundreds of thousands of dollars after the company pled guilty to charges laid by Maritime New Zealand over the 2024 grounding of...
Aratere grounding sees KiwiRail fined

ICTSI lifts and lifts

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INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc, parent of Melbourne’s Victoria International Container Terminal, has turned in a stellar first quarter with recurring net income up...
ICTSI lifts and lifts

SAL Victoria lines up birdies

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ENTRIES close this Thursday for the Shipping Australia Victoria 10th Annual Phil Kelly OAM Perpetual Golf Challenge, to be held at the Latrobe Golf Club the following Thursday, 14...
SAL Victoria lines up birdies

Number five is alive: newest Spirit arriVes in Melbourne

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HAVING reached Geelong on Saturday and undertaken berthing trials at the TT Line terminal yesterday, the second of the new Bass Strait ro-paxes is now safely alongside Station...
Number five is alive: newest Spirit arriVes in Melbourne

MSC lines up new rail options

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MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company is riding the rails via a new inland network assembled during the last six months. The carrier claims it can deliver a faster, simpler, and more...
MSC lines up new rail options

MtS Melbourne lunching in the Paddy Field

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THE MISSION to Seafarers in Melbourne is holding its inaugural Seafarer Session on 28 May, the first in what will be a series of periodic lunches, featuring guest speakers and...
MtS Melbourne lunching in the Paddy Field

Crew member lost from tanker in Port Phillip

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UPDATE: Victorian Water Police located the body of the missing crewmember in waters off Frankston at around 1430 this afternoon. VicPol says the male is yet to be formally...
Crew member lost from tanker in Port Phillip

Vale Paul Nicholson

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THE AUSTRALIAN shipping community has lost “a true gentleman” with the passing on Sunday [26 April] of Paul Nicholson at the age of 83. Tributes have poured out to ‘Nicko’ on...
Vale Paul Nicholson

Anger over NZ ETV funds diversion

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THE MARITIME Union of New Zealand is furious about revelations the national government is using money ‘saved’ by the cancellation of an emergency towage vessel contract to upgrade...
Anger over NZ ETV funds diversion

Boxboat under tow back to Melbourne

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THE 4,308 TEU container ship MSC Acapulco IV is due to arrive back in Port Philip this afternoon, after suffering engine problems off Cape Otway during a scheduled voyage from...
Boxboat under tow back to Melbourne

Five five days away, China stuck

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TT LINE’s second new Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania V is expected in Geelong on Sunday, having departed Fremantle at 1345 hours Monday [27 April] after completing...
Five five days away, China stuck

AAL adds to industry credentials

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AAL SHIPPING has obtained ISO 27001 certification, the internationally recognised standard for information security management systems. The company says the new certification...
AAL adds to industry credentials

Swinburne takes road freight temperature

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MELBOURNE’s Swinburne University of Technology has embarked on a landmark national study to determine the plight of Australia’s road freight sector. Swinburne, in partnership with...
Swinburne takes road freight temperature

Revolutionary ferries for Hobart

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NEW ZEALAND company Vessev is to debut its leading-edge electric passenger vessels on Hobart’s River Derwent next year, introducing its water-breaking hydrofoils to commuter...
Revolutionary ferries for Hobart