Melbourne facing Yarra exclusion zone
A PROJECT to remediate services protection on the bed of the Yarra River downstream of the West Gate Bridge will see shipping movements organised to provide an uninterrupted...
MSC extends influence with new deals
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has struck two new key arrangements with rivals as it positions for even greater dominance when the 2M partnership with Maersk ends early next year....
TT Line CEO resigns
BERNARD DWYER has resigned as CEO of Spirit of Tasmania operator TT Line and will leave the company at the end of his current contract on 3 November. His departure continues the...
Successful refloat for NZ barge
WESTAND MIERAL SANDS’ motorised bulk barge Manahau was successfully floated around 1230 hours local time today [6 September] after a salvage operation that began six hours...
Liner Trades to South East Asia & Indian Subcontinent
The great disruption NORMALLY these annual trade reviews in Daily Cargo News devote time and space to analysing 12 months of trends in cargo flows, freight rates and service...
Maersk introduces a raft of new local surcharges
ANZ SHIPPERS will be reeling when they digest the extent of new fees to be introduced by Maersk Line next month, as well as increases to existing charges. Announced from Europe at...
Container lines still seizing the day
DESPITE WHAT is being described internationally as a “correction” in container freight rates ANZ trades are still seeing notifications of general rises, peak season surcharges and...
Breakdown forces Maersk vessel shuffle
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS with the 3194 TEU Maersk Bali, employed on the company’s OC1 service between ANZ and East Coast North America, have seen the trans-Tasman Polaris service vessel...
Tug heading to grounded barge
MMA OFFSHORE’s Port Taranaki-based anchor-handling tug supply ship (AHTS) MMA Vision is en route to Westport on NZ’s South Island West Coast to begin recovery attempts on WMS...
Extra extras as more carriers add sailings
DESPITE GLOOM in some sectors of the retail economy and overall growth slowing to a crawl, ongoing demand for Chinese imports is seeing more extra-loader sailings added by...
New NZ coastal trader aground
JUST WEEKS after entering service WMS Group’s 98-metre Manahau was driven aground by strong winds on Saturday night (31 August) and remains ashore at Carters Beach on the South...
China volumes lure extra-loaders
WHILE Drewry’s World Container Index continues to fall – this week by another 3% - rates in the China-Australia trade are reportedly nudging year-long highs and demand remains...
Storms disrupting shipping, port work
“A CONVEYOR BELT of cold fronts” sweeping the southern half and east coast of Australia has seen shipping schedules severely disrupted as vessels seek shelter from gale-force...
MSC on the Wallaby
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has relaunched its Wallaby service with the Saturday sailing from Hong Kong of the 5048 TEU MSC Eleni. The latest iteration of the service comes...
Embattled minister resigns portfolio
TASMANIAN infrastructure minister Michael Ferguson has stepped away from his role overseeing the troubled TT Line ferry and terminal project, with premier Jeremy Rockliff taking...
