Royal Caribbean swaps ships for 25-26
ROYAL Caribbean International will have a new line-up of vessels for the 2025-26 cruise season in Australia, NZ and the South Pacific and will operate one less ship. Neither of...
MSC to defend record FMC fines
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company will “vigorously defend” a US Federal Maritime Commission determination it should pay civil penalties of US$63.3 million for alleged breaches of the...
Baltimore clearance efforts stuck in the mud
WHILE US President Joe Biden has pledged the port of Baltimore will be re-opened by the end of May, new sonar images have revealed major sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge...
Protests set to hit Melbourne waterfront again
LANDSIDE users of the Port of Melbourne have been warned to expect a new round of disruptions as the arrival of a ZIM containership attracts the attention of protesters. Container...
Seafarers will get new Hedland haven
SHIP crews visiting the world’s largest bulk export port will have a new facility for recreation and rest by the end of next year. The Western Australian Government has committed...
Grain trains a Vic winner
THE VICTORIAN Government is claiming credit for a massive increase in rail transport of domestic and export grain in the state. Grain volumes moved by rail in Victoria increased...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen wins again
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has added to its collection of 2023-24 customer contract successes, announcing it has recently signed another significant multi-year deal. The new agreement,...
New tonnage for G2 Ocean
BULK, breakbulk and forest products specialist G2 Ocean will have new custom tonnage at hand after shareholder and pool partner Gearbulk placed an order for up to four...
WA millions for Kimberley resilience
THE WESTERN Australian Government will pump an initial $67.5 million into a major new resilience program for supply chains in the Kimberley region, hard hit by recent catastrophic...
K+N streamlines structure
MULTI-MODAL freight forwarder and logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel has announced a restructuring of management responsibilities in a move overseas commentators see as more closely...
Bumper orders for NCL cruise brands
IN A move that would seem unprecedented for the cruise industry, Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings has placed orders for eight new ships – all with Italian builder Fincantieri. The...
Damen, CMA CGM to fine-tune fuel use
CMA CGM and Dutch-based Damen Shipyards Group have embarked on a project to modify up to ten of the containerline’s ships in a quest for fuel savings of around 10%. Up until now,...
Green corridor plans go to govt
THE GETTING to Zero Coalition, convened by the Global Maritime Forum, has submitted recommendations to the Federal Government for the establishment of a green shipping corridor...
Maersk's OC1 resumes Panama transits
AFTER a break of around four months Maersk Line’s OC1 service will resume Panama Canal transits in mid-May. The carrier split its ANZ-East Coast North America service into two...
iReX wind-down details emerge
THE IMPACT of the NZ Government’s cancellation of the NZ$1.3 billion iReX project to replace KiwiRail’s ageing Interislander rail/ro/pax ferries is being felt at local levels....
