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...
New NZ coastal trader aground
JUST WEEKS after entering service WMS Group’s 98-metre Manahau was driven aground by strong winds on Saturday night (31 August) and remains ashore at Carters Beach on the South...
China volumes lure extra-loaders
WHILE Drewry’s World Container Index continues to fall – this week by another 3% - rates in the China-Australia trade are reportedly nudging year-long highs and demand remains...
Storms disrupting shipping, port work
“A CONVEYOR BELT of cold fronts” sweeping the southern half and east coast of Australia has seen shipping schedules severely disrupted as vessels seek shelter from gale-force...
MSC on the Wallaby
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has relaunched its Wallaby service with the Saturday sailing from Hong Kong of the 5048 TEU MSC Eleni. The latest iteration of the service comes...
Embattled minister resigns portfolio
TASMANIAN infrastructure minister Michael Ferguson has stepped away from his role overseeing the troubled TT Line ferry and terminal project, with premier Jeremy Rockliff taking...
Picton Aratere response leadership unclear: report
WORK has already started on addressing a number of concerns arising from the 21 June grounding of Interisland Line’s rail/ropax Aratere during a night-time sailing from Picton....
OOCL H1: Revenue, liftings up, profits down
ORIENT Overseas (International) Limited , parent of OOCL, saw its container and logistics business EBIT margin fall from 25.3% in 1H 2023 to 18.9% in the equivalent period this...
SeaRoad fears Devonport crowding
THE DIFFICULTY of safely manoeuvring ships into and out of SeaRoad Shipping’s East Devonport No.2 berth once TT Line’s larger Spirit of Tasmania IV and V are temporarily using...
NPDL locks in SoPac service changes
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has formalised recent fine-tuning of its connections between NZ and two South Pacific nations with a goal of improved operational efficiencies, better...
NPDL warns of Samoa disruption
NEPTUNE PACIFIC Direct Line will alter its regular schedule to the Samoan port of Apia in October as it attempts to accommodate additional cargo demand and a week-long port...
Senate to hold TFES inquiry
THE ISLAND state's shippers and government have applauded the Senate’s Tuesday passing of a motion to hold an inquiry into the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme. The motion,...
Zim brimming with good results
ZIM PRESIDENT & CEO Eli Glickman has hailed “outstanding strategic execution” when handing down the carrier’s 2Q and 1H 2024 results which saw a strong reversal of equivalent...
Minister acts on acts review
THE MINISTER for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, has appointed Ms Lynelle Briggs and Prof Nicholas Gaskell to co-chair the...
