NPDL reverts, finesses services
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line, now headquartered in Singapore under newish managing director Kim A Kristensen, has officially reverted to Neptune Pacific Line in what is described...
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ATSB: Brisbane ships at storm’s mercy
CHAOTIC scenes that erupted in the Port of Brisbane on 24 November last year followed a rapid intensification of severe weather conditions, the Australian Transport Safety...
Freight hub coming to Ballarat
THE CENTRAL Victorian city of Ballarat will have a $55 million intermodal freight hub by the end of this year jointly funded by the Federal and Victorian governments. The Ballarat...
While the iron is hot: Lines strike
CARRIERS appear to be going for broke — though they will tell you they’re just avoiding going broke — in the China-Australia trade where spot rates are at their highest in 2026...
VICT straddles new technology
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has introduced four new Kalmar hybrid automatic straddle carriers (ACCs) to it Webb Dock, Melbourne facility. This follows their...
ANALYSIS: BYD ‘invasion’ - fact or PR flood?
NEVER underestimate the power of a saturation marketing and PR campaign. Any media-alert reader could hardly have missed the efforts by Chinese car manufacturer BYD (‘Build Your...
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Crane crash crimps urea unload
A HANDYSIZE bulk carrier which experienced a crane failure while discharging urea in Geelong on Wednesday night [27 May] has been detained by AMSA and banned from handling further...
TAIC report highlights safety management shortcomings
Publisher’s note: This article’s headline has been amended to more accurately reflect TAIC’s findings in its final report on the Aratere grounding. KIWIRAIL’s management has come...
Labor proposes TT Line, TasPorts shake-up
THE TASMANIAN Labor Opposition is touting a major overhaul of government business enterprises after highlighting what it claims is wastage of more than $3 billion since the...
Incat’s big catch
INCAT Tasmania has secured a heavylift/flo-flo vessel to ship its pioneering battery electric fast ferry China Zorrilla to client Buquebus in South America. Incat announced this...
After four decades in the biz, Knowles is finally Cool
VETERAN New Zealand shipping practitioner Mike Knowles has been appointed regional representative for Cyprus-based Cool Carriers, the world’s largest operator of specialised...
G2Ocean continues fleet renewal and expansion
NORWAY’S forest products and dry bulk specialist G2Ocean is adding six new open hatch gantry crane vessels as part of its fleet renewal program. Greig Maritime Group, which...
Two men and a dog successfully rescued
A HONG KONG-registered bulk carrier, en route from Hay Point to Bayuquan, China with coal has rescued beings from a distressed small craft, guided by the Australian Maritime...
Will Vega vanish, finally?
THE REDUNDANT former KiwiRail rail/ro-pax Vega looks set to depart for the breakers’ beach in India after export/import paperwork was finally completed and accepted. KiwiRail...
ANL gets new chief
THE CMA CGM Group has moved quickly to replace Shane Walden, who resigned last week after more than a quarter of a century with ANL, the last six-plus as managing director. In...
