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....
RightShip and Intercargo's excellence adventure
MELBOURNE-founded RightShip and the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners have joined forces to launch an independent, not-for-profit industry organisation dedicated...
Drastic plastic: study finds tonnes on ocean floor
IN A first estimate of how much plastic waste ends up on the floor of the world’s oceans, work by the CSIRO and the University of Toronto in Canada has concluded up to 11 million...
West pleads for more supply-chain resilience
WA’s Western Roads Federation has made a 19-point submission to state, territory and federal governments seeking a co-ordinated approach to addressing the increasing number of...
Melbourne assures about bridge safety
PORT of Melbourne harbour master Warwick Laing has moved to reassure the industry and community that the West Gate Bridge is very unlikely to meet the fate of the Baltimore bridge...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen prices Baltimore lock-in
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen expects the closure of Baltimore, one of the USA’s leading automobile trade ports and a key company hub, to cost it up to US$10 million. WW estimates it will...
Third expedition ship for Aurora
SYDNEY-based Aurora Expeditions will introduce a third small polar cruise ship in 2025, named after Australian Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson. The 154-pax Douglas Mawson will...
Santos' FPSO reaches another milestone
SANTOS Ltd’s Barossa Gas Project reached another significant milestone last week with the successful installation of the 13th of 16 modules on the floating production, storage and...
Flinders sells Logistics to Aurizon
FLINDERS Port Holdings has sold its Logistics and Pirie Bulk divisions to railco Aurizon in a deal it says will promote further trade growth in South Australia. DCN understands...
VICT pushing up landside charges
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has invited submissions under the state’s Voluntary Pricing Protocol after issuing a 60-day notification of forthcoming increases in...
New ships for ANL services
BRAND new containerships ordered or chartered by parent CMA CGM are being introduced to ANL’s Australian services. The 6014 TEU CMA CGM Zingaro arrived in Melbourne yesterday [2...
