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...
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...
