Trapped Baltimore ships freed
FIVE of six large commercial vessels trapped in port by the Baltimore bridge collapse have been able to escape after the US Army Corp of Engineers cleared enough wreckage to open...
Rio Tinto goes with the flow in bulker test
RIO Tinto Shipping is trialling further technology designed to improve efficiency and reduce emissions, by retrofitting a drag-reducing air lubrication system to one of its...
Study finds Hedland's oresome value
AN ECONOMIC value study into the contribution of the port of Port Hedland has found it alone is responsible for approximately 4% of Australia’s national economy. The ACIL Allen...
Former Auckland CEO's trial continues
THE TRIAL of former Ports of Auckland Ltd CEO Tony Gibson over the 2020 death of a stevedore during container operations is continuing before a judge in the Auckland District...
MSC hits the road with Gram buy
THE EVER-expanding MSC on Wednesday [24 April] launched a US$700 million takeover for Norway’s Gram Car Carriers, with the offer recommended by the target’s board. GCC, which...
Carrier relief as rates slide halted
CONTAINER lines are growing increasingly upbeat as a feared rates collapse in the North & East Asia-Australia has failed to eventuate. As outlined in the annual review of the...
MOL looks to harvest carbon
MITSUI OSK Lines is investing in an onboard carbon capture system that harvests exhaust emissions to remove pollutants and produce re-usable chemicals and energy. The company will...
K+N optimistic despite Q1 decline
AN 18% fall in turnover and a 28% drop in EBITDA year-on-year for the first quarter has not stopped Khuene+Nagel International CEO Stefan Paul describing the result as ‘solid’....
MOL digitises car-loading databases
MITSUI OSK Lines, in conjunction with the Japan Cargo Tally Corporation, this month began using a unified database for loading PCTCs in a manner it believes will greatly improve...
Mice not nice for Zespri
A SHIPLOAD of mice has disrupted NZ kiwifruit exporter Zespri’s season launch in Europe. The company has been anticipating bumper sales of its kiwifruit varieties this year after...
Baltimore sues Dali owners and managers
THE MAYOR of the City of Baltimore and the City Council have lodged legal action against Grace Ocean Pte Ltd and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, owners and managers respectively of...
Groote repairs to take until 3Q 2025
SOUTH 32’s Australian manganese operations at the Northern Territory’s Groote Eylandt are unlikely to resume in full until the third quarter of next year, following damage caused...
Close scrape for NYK
JAPAN'S NYK and its partners have developed a remote-controlled robot that scrapes cargo residues in the holds of woodchip carriers. In conjunction with cargo owner Nippon Paper...
Box imports down, exports up in 2023
PROVISIONAL figures from London’s Container Trade Statistics show Australasia’s containerised imports declined by 2.9% in 2023, but exports grew by 4.2%. The overall effect was a...
New tug makes dramatic entry
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has decided no action is currently required after a new tug made an unorthodox entry to Hay Point last Thursday [18 April]. The Damen ASD...
