Svitzer lifts towage prices
TOWAGE provider Svitzer Australia is lifting rates by an average of 5.2%, effective 1 April 2024. In a letter to customers obtained by DCN, managing director Videlina Georgieva...
New ferry fault on Cook Strait
WITH the findings of a NZ government–appointed review panel tasked with recommending Interisland Line vessel replacements still five months away, one of the aging existing ferries...
WA on its own again as floods cut land links
FLOODS that have cut the transcontinental rail line until at least Sunday and closed major road freight links have prompted fresh calls for greater transport and infrastructure...
Shipping Australia Linx up with new member
LINX Port Services has become the latest corporate associate member of Shipping Australia, even while its future ownership remains undecided. LPS describes itself as one of the...
Vic locals reject cow of a plan
LOCAL resistance to the use of a small Victorian port for commercial cargo operations has seen the service proponent head to the Supreme Court. Bass Strait Freight wants to use...
NZ port imposes channel limits
NEW Zealand’s Port Marlborough has decided to limit the size of ships using the Tory Channel to access the ports of Picton and Shakespeare Bay. Marlborough harbourmaster Jake...
Westport up for EPA assessment
FREMANTLE inner Harbour replacement project Westport has moved to a new stage with its referral to the WA Environmental Protection Authority. Referral of the proposed marine and...
ZPMC cranes no risk, company insists
THE WORLD'S leading manufacturer of ship-to-shore container cranes and other port hardware has issued a stern denial of accusations its equipment is fitted with spyware. Shanghai...
EV fire, ship loss prompt lawsuits
CONCERNS over the flammability of electric vehicles have flared again after revelations Mitsui OSK Lines and insurer Allianz are suing Volkswagen AG over the 2022 loss of PCTC...
Pink lady passes
CECILIA Eckelmann-Batistello, the lady who put colour into container shipping, died suddenly last Wednesday (6 March) just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. She was 73. Ms...
Bougainville continues slow journey to Singapore
THE LPG tanker Bougainville, which lost its propeller in Bass Strait in early February, is making its slow way to Singapore for repairs, initially behind a Brisbane-based tug...
Ballast testing trials promising, DAFF says
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry is looking to expedite ballast water testing after trials of sampling kits produced promising results. Last July, DAFF’s...
Vic Opposition pushes for Melb protection
VICTORIA'S Liberal/National Opposition is seeking to obviate disruptions in the port of Melbourne by having it declared critical infrastructure. Shadow minister for ports and...
Bahijah tries again
CONTROVERSIAL livestock carrier Bahijah is once again on its way to Israel after the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry late last week gave the new export voyage...
Stricken tanker en route to Singapore
THE LPG tanker Bougainville, which lost its propeller in Bass Strait in early February, is making its slow way to Singapore for repairs behind a Brisbane-based tug. The vessel,...
