South East Asia services duck and dive
JUST a fortnight after announcing changes to its Southern Star service between South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand Maersk Line has advised of further diversions. On 22 July...
Vessel secured for Bass Strait cable
ITALY’s PRYSMIAN has secured a key cable supply-and-install contract for the $5.5 billion Marinus Link power interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria. Prysmian will deploy its...
Bass Strait stand-in arrives
STRAIT LINK’s two Bass Strait ro-ros will soon be off to Singapore for five-year special survey and drydocking but there’ll be no interruption to the company’s overnight service...
Rates and surcharges heading up again
A SUDDEN surge in bookings, particularly from South East Asia/Indian Sub-Continent to Australia and New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent in the opposite direction, has prompted a...
Louis Dreyfus has green light to cotton on
COMMODITY giant Louis Dreyfus’s bid for Namoi Cotton can proceed following the ACCC’s acceptance of a court-enforceable divestiture undertaking. The Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. and...
NZ to lose coastal container ship
THE Swire Group’s Pacifica Shipping is set to withdraw one of two NZ coastal container ships thanks to difficult economic and operating conditions. The Maritime Union of New...
US FMC cracks down on space denials
THE Federal Maritime Commission is taking a hard line on carriers that seek to profit from tight markets by ignoring contracted rates and forcing shippers onto the more profitable...
NPDL shifting ships in the Pacific
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line is making changes to a number of its services from early next month as it manages maintenance requirements and optimal fleet deployment. In the NZPAC...
NZ coastal cement carrier breaks down
A MECHANICAL problem which has struck the dedicated NZ coastal cement carrier Aotearoa Chief has led Fletcher Building to warn the NZ Stock Exchange the possible cost of...
CMA CGM’s second quarter ‘robust’
THE persistent geopolitical tension impeded the fluidity of global trade in 2Q 2024, CMA CGM says, but also supported demand for cargo shipping. Volumes rose sharply compared to...
Radical overhaul for MSC Oceania services
IN WHAT the carrier describes, with some understatement as a “reshuffle” Mediterranean Shipping Co is bringing wholesale changes to its Asia-Oceania and Australia-SoPac-NZ...
CSIRO locates Noongah wreck
THE wreckage of the diminutive Australian National Line coastal freighter Noongah, which sank after its steel cargo shifted in heavy weather off the northern NSW coast in August...
ANL finesses Tasman links
ANL Containerline is adjusting both its dedicated Tasman services in moves it says will strengthen its network and better meet customer requirements. The weekly TranzTas service...
TFES to include drought-relief shipments
THE FEDERALLY-funded Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme is to be extended to cover shipments of drought-relief stockfeed to Bass Strait islands. Charitable organisations...
Maersk modifies multiple services
The 5905 TEU Maersk Rio India sailed from Melbourne last night after the first of several inducement calls added to the NZ-South East Asia Southern Star service. It’s a move...
