Nuyina grounding damage revealed in ATSB report
IT HAS been revealed that Australia’s Antarctic research/icebreaker Nuyina incurred substantial damage to and lost a number of scientific instruments when it grounded briefly near...
G2Ocean: 2025 revenues down but profits up
NORWEGIAN open-hatch vessel specialist G2Ocean has lamented reduced 2025 revenue due to lower activity across global markets but has reported an improved bottom line thanks to...
No escape for OOCL in 2025
OOCL’s deepening relationship with parent COSCO Shipping has not fully protected it from the general downturn container lines faced in 2025 but its just released results are...
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Zespri shipping, Knowles shipping out
NEW ZEALAND kiwifruit marketer Zespri has despatched its first chartered reefer ship of the season, from Tauranga to Japan and South Korea, with around 60 more shipments to follow...
Interim CEO for TasPorts
TASPORTS has appointed industry veteran Captain Allan Gray as interim chief executive while a search continues for a replacement for departing CEO Anthony Donald. In mid-December...
Boluda names new Australian MD
FOLLOWING the departure of long-serving David Fethers last week Boluda has appointed Ivan Spanjic as the new managing director of the business in Australia and Papua New Guinea....
ATSB releases preliminary cruise ship grounding report
A COMBINATION of factors contributed to the grounding of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer off the east coast of Papua New Guinea late last year, according to the Australian...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures bio-methanol supply
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has signed with fellow Norwegian company, energy giant Equinor, for a two-year supply of mass-balanced bio-methanol. Wallenius Wilhelmsen says the agreement...
No pay, no stay: AMSA bans Ocean Bright
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned another vessel from Australian waters for six months, after discovering crew members had not been paid their correct wages. The...
Cooker cooked again
KIWIRAIL’s Interislander Line is once more down to a single ferry on Cook Strait after a technical problem detected last weekend now cannot be resolved before next weekend....
IV spirited away to Melbourne
TT Line has relocated the idle Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV from Corio Bay, Geelong to a lay-up berth at the former Williamstown Dockyard in Melbourne. The vessel has...
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ZIM takes a beating
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, due to be largely absorbed by Hapag-Lloyd later this year, has reported a sharp fall in profitability for 2025 and, like many other carriers, a...
CMA CGM’s 2025: Solid results driven by shipping
CMA CGM chairman and CEO Rudolphe Saadé is confident the group’s strategy remains on course, despite an environment marked by significant geopolitical uncertainty. Addressing the...
Sydney’s Scenic expands cruising view
SYDNEY-based Scenic Group is embarking on further river cruise expansion in Europe and Asia with three new ships to be delivered in 2027 and 2028. The luxury vessels, including...
Fethers flying: Boluda slips the line
BOLUDA Towage Australia CEO and managing director David Fethers has left the Spanish group. The circumstances of his departure have not been disclosed. Mr Fethers took up the...
