Eleen Sofia owners fire back
THE OWNERS of the ITF-focused bulk carrier Eleen Sofia have hit back at claims made by the Federation and, by implication, Daily Cargo News, in a lengthy rebuttal issued by a...
Drug fiends try deals on wheels
ILLICIT drug importers and transnational crime syndicates are using ro-ro ships to smuggle cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy) and ketamine into Australia, concealed in new vehicles. The...
Boxship Dali now unabridged
AFTER a two-day delay due to high winds and lightning the US Army Corp of Engineers last night US time successfully used small explosive charges to remove most remaining bridge...
GMF: decarbonising shipping will be a job creator
NEW analysis, commissioned by the Global Maritime Forum and conducted by Arup, projects that the maritime sector’s transition to e-fuels could support up to four million new green...
PPSP offers Hart-felt thanks
VICTORIAN builder Hart Marine has delivered its latest ORC-type pilot boat to Port Phillip Sea Pilots at Queenscliff following successful sea trials. Named Torquay, 17.3-metre...
Dali subjected to little bang theory (UPDATED)
PLANS by the US Army Corp of Engineers to use explosives to assist in the removal of the section of Baltimore’s Francis Key Scott Bridge still laying over the bow of the...
NYK finds a way to re-hash the lash
JAPAN'S NYK has found a way to recycle and re-purpose one of the indispensable tools of international vehicle shipping. Last month NYK Line, NYK Trading Corporation, Azbil...
Seaborne live sheep exports banned in 2028
THE FEDERAL Government will ban all live sheep exports by sea from 1 May 2028 in a move already condemned by the National Farmers Federation, the WA Government, the National Party...
NYK Group's 2023 down but still third highest
JAPAN'S NYK Group saw profits fall for all major divisions in fiscal 2023 (ending 31 March 2024) but revenues and net profit came in as the third highest ever achieved. Profit...
Cement carrier latest to incur AMSA wrath
AMSA has banned another ship from Australian waters, the second this year and the 22nd since 2020. This time it is the 25,953 DWT cement carrier Darya Shaan, registered to KC...
Yang Ming back in black
ALONG with Israel’s ZIM and Taiwanese compatriot Wan Hai, Yang Ming was one of the few top container lines to record a negative EBIT in 2023, according to Alphaliner, but it’s...
WA ports share in new funds
THE WESTERN Australian government has allocated $373 million in new funding in the 2024-25 State Budget for projects at the state’s ports, involving significant maintenance and...
Auckland scores a tri
PROPOSALS to sell or lease the Port of Auckland have been terminated following the signing of a tripartite agreement between PoA, port owner Auckland City Council and the Maritime...
Rate restoration gathering momentum
RECOVERY in import demand from Asia is encouraging container lines to ramp up rate restoration efforts. ANL Containerline yesterday [8 May] announced another GRI in the North &...
Imports and exports showing rising trends
LATEST figures from London-based Container Trade Statistics show global volumes grew to around 15, 560,078 TEU in March 2024, a steep rise from February’s 13,396,864 TEU and...
