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...
Picton Aratere response leadership unclear: report
WORK has already started on addressing a number of concerns arising from the 21 June grounding of Interisland Line’s rail/ropax Aratere during a night-time sailing from Picton....
OOCL H1: Revenue, liftings up, profits down
ORIENT Overseas (International) Limited , parent of OOCL, saw its container and logistics business EBIT margin fall from 25.3% in 1H 2023 to 18.9% in the equivalent period this...
SeaRoad fears Devonport crowding
THE DIFFICULTY of safely manoeuvring ships into and out of SeaRoad Shipping’s East Devonport No.2 berth once TT Line’s larger Spirit of Tasmania IV and V are temporarily using...
NPDL locks in SoPac service changes
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has formalised recent fine-tuning of its connections between NZ and two South Pacific nations with a goal of improved operational efficiencies, better...
NPDL warns of Samoa disruption
NEPTUNE PACIFIC Direct Line will alter its regular schedule to the Samoan port of Apia in October as it attempts to accommodate additional cargo demand and a week-long port...
