Grimaldi climbs Höegh share register
ITALIAN ferry, ro-ro and PCTC giant Emanuele Grimaldi has raised his stake in Höegh Autoliners to almost 10% after first buying into the PCTC specialist in April. Mr Grimaldi is...
China rates still climbing
CONTAINER LINES serving the China-Australia trade are continuing to see freight rates defy global gravity, with spot rates up over USD1000/TEU in a month and more extra-loaders...
Stricken NZ barge under repair
WEST COAST BULK LOGISTICS’ self-propelled bulk barge Manahau will not be allowed to re-enter service until Maritime New Zealand, the classification society and flag state Nuie are...
Builder hands over Spirit IV
FINLAND’s Rauma Marine Constructions has handed over Spirit of Tasmania IV, TT Line’s first purpose-built ro-pax for the Devonport-Geelong Bass Strait run. Delivery of the...
Maersk, Hapag with own 2025 reveal
MAERSK LINE and Hapag-Lloyd have been quick to unveil east-west service plans for their Gemini Cooperation, which officially begins on 1 February 2025 and supersedes the existing...
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...
