Freo finds there's no place like dome
FREMANTLE Ports has inflated a 40-metre high cement clinker dome at its Kwinana Bulk Terminal in the Outer Harbour, as part of an initiative to streamline import procedures. The...
Revised EU Customs requirements looming
AUSTRALIAN companies exporting to the European Union face added data requirements from June, as part of the upcoming third release of the EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2). In a...
New NZ coastal service nears realisation
A WEST Coast South Island company is about to launch a new barge-based bulk distribution and transhipment operation, partly funded under the coastal shipping initiative of NZ’s...
Fortescue, partners complete ammonia trial
AUSTRALIA’S Fortescue late last week completed the world’s first use of hydrogen-based ammonia as marine fuel, in the port of Singapore. The demonstration vessel Fortescue Green...
Environmentalists want Bass Strait rig de-coms halted
ENVIRONMENTAL group Friends of the Earth claims Esso Australia plans to “dump eight toxic oil platforms” off Gippsland and wants state and federal government intervention. FoE...
Opposition building to NZ live export backtrack
A PLAN by the New Zealand Government to soon resume live animal exports by sea has re-ignited opposition from several creature welfare groups. End Live Export NZ began regular...
US unions want tolls on Chinese-built ships
HOT on the heels of President Joe Biden directing the replacement of Chinese-built terminal hardware in US ports unions have petitioned the government for an investigation into...
Panama squeeze eases
THE Panama Canal Authority has opened up a few more daily transit slots as water levels gradually improve in the drought-stricken Gatun Lakes. The Authority this week said it will...
IATA moves to clean up air cargo’s act
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) have partnered to provide consistent and transparent CO2 emissions calculations for air cargo...
Hapag’s 2023 better than most
GERMANY’S Hapag-Lloyd has recorded a significant decrease in earnings for full year 2023 but still achieved the third-best group profit in its history. Group EBITDA stood at...
Simon to build bridges with NZ transport
THE New Zealand Government has appointed a former transport minister as the new board chair of the NZ Transport Agency, for a three-year term. Current transport minister, Simeon...
Sustainable CEVA expands in Sydney’s west
CMA CGM subsidiary CEVA Logistics has opened a ‘sustainable’ warehouse at Sydney’s Kemps Creek. The 34,000 sq m facility is the first in the Aspect Industrial Estate, a Mirvac...
WSC accelerates cargo safety push
LINER trade peak body the World Shipping Council has appointed an independent provider to supply the digital platform for its Cargo Safety Program. The WSC says that despite...
Zim fails to zoom
LIKE most of its contemporaries in international container shipping Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services has turned in dismal results for 4Q 2023 and the full calendar...
Unsinkable Clive revives Titanic II plan
MINING entrepreneur, serial litigator and spendthrift political aspirant Clive Palmer has salvaged plans to build a modern replica of the iceberg-challenged Titanic. Mr Palmer...
