Townsville set for a terminal tizzy-up
TOWNSVILLE has called tenders for works to transform the port’s dedicated cruise terminal as it prepares to welcome larger passenger vessels for the 2024/25 cruise season. Local...
Baltimore bridge removal underway
THE first pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore were removed over the weekend, following the arrival of 1000-tonne and 600-tonne capacity floating cranes....
Resources and energy exports to ease
AUSTRALIAN commodity export earnings are expected to be $417 billion in 2023–24, or around 10% below the record $466 billion in 2022–23, according to the March 2024 Resources and...
Kwinana canola plan targets biofuel exports
THE Western Australian Government has begun exclusive lease negotiations with commodities trader Cargill Australia for a parcel of land next to the CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal as...
Austal rejects Hanwha takeover offer
SHIPBUILDER Austal has rejected a c.$1 billion takeover proposal from South Korea’s Hanwha, citing the unlikelihood of obtaining regulatory and government approvals. This morning...
AMSA to scrutinise seafarers’ employment
AMSA will launch a new concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) later this year, in conjunction with the Tokyo and Indian Ocean MoUs, focusing on seafarers’ employment conditions....
Box lines gaming ETS, NGO claims
A EUROPEAN non-government organisation campaigning for cleaner transport has claimed four leading container lines are exploiting customers via the EU’s emissions trading scheme...
Kiwis’ Easter travel plans Cooked
INTERISLAND Line’s trouble-plagued Cook Strait ferry services face more disruption this weekend, potentially crimping Easter freight and passenger movements. In service alerts...
Technical problems dim Brilliance
CRUISE ship Brilliance of the Seas is undergoing repairs in Newcastle after a technical issue forced the truncation of its summer season in Australia and the South Pacific. The...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen cars and trucks on
PCTC/ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has added to its backlog of newbuildings, this week signing contracts for the recently declared options for four 9,300 CEU ‘Shaper’ class...
Biden orders Baltimore clearance
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has ordered the US Army Corp of Engineers to lead efforts to clear the port of Baltimore of wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge was...
Kununurra cottons on
THE WESTERN Australian government has granted a development lease for the Knox farmlands near Kununurra in the state’s far north it says will pave the way for the expansion of a...
PacBasin puts on a new coat
HONG Kong-headquartered Pacific Basin, owner and operator of one of the world’s largest dry bulk fleets, has decided to apply a Canadian-developed sustainable coating to the...
Maersk ship destroys Baltimore bridge
THE north-eastern US port of Baltimore is isolated from sea traffic after a powerless Maersk containership collided with a pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to...
Cow casualties on export voyage
MORE than 100 cows have died on the Vroon livestock carrier Brahman Express on a voyage from Darwin to Jakarta. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry confirmed...
