ANL reinforces brand in the north
ANL Container Line is taking the opportunity of a vessel replacement in its PAX service to enhance its brand recognition in northern Australia trades. In mid-March the 618 TEU...
Study pinpoints offshore de-com tasks
A REPORT by a body set up to manage the decommissioning and removal of Australia’s redundant offshore oil and gas infrastructure has made a series of high-level recommendations...
MinRes commissions first transhipper
MINERAL Resources last week commissioned MinRes Airlie, the first of seven 124-metre transhippers to serve the company’s Onslow Iron project in the Pilbara. The vessel...
WA upgrades grain rail
WORK to drive further capacity into Western Australia’s farm-to-port grain supply chain is continuing with the letting of two new contracts. Rail siding upgrades through the $200...
Carriers combine to rationalise WA services
THE overtonnaged Fremantle-South East Asia route is set for rationalisation, with ANL, Cosco SL and subsidiary OOCL to mount a new joint service. The carriers will combine their...
Prop-less tanker to be towed to Singapore
AN LPG tanker that lost its propeller in Bass Strait in early February and has since remained in sheltered anchorage off the Victorian coast will be towed to Singapore for...
Tauranga volumes, profits down
NZ’S PORT of Tauranga has seen lower overall cargo volumes and a 24.7% slide in net profits “amid challenging trading conditions” for the six months ended December 2023. Releasing...
Merchant ships to the rescue
LAST Friday [16 February] the Maersk-chartered container ship Northern Diamond, en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne via the Inner Route of the Great Barrier Reef, was tasked by...
Lines, shippers hold breath on rates
CONTAINER lines and their customers are closely watching the demand and supply position after Chinese New Year holidays come to an end. Traditionally, import cargo volumes fall...
KiwiRail begins ferry cancellation talks
NEW Zealand’s KiwiRail has started discussions with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard over a termination agreement for the contract for the build of two new Interislander...
NZ union wants Cook Strait action
THE MARITIME Union of New Zealand has renewed attacks on the Luxon government over its decision to de-fund KiwiRail’s Cook Strait ferry replacement program. MUNZ’s call for...
Schedules begin to normalise after DPW/MUA peace
CONTAINERSHIP schedules are returning to normal faster than expected following the settlement of the prolonged DP World/Maritime Union of Australia dispute. Carriers contacted by...
BIMCO blows hard on offshore wind
IN A move well-timed for the imminent explosion in offshore wind farm developments in Australian waters international shipping association BIMCO has begun work on a global...
Kwinana fire hits fertiliser supplies
A FIERCE fire that damaged bulk transport and storage infrastructure at Kwinana, WA on Friday [9 February] has the potential to disrupt fertiliser distribution to the state’s...
Returning cruise ships avoiding Red Sea
CRUISE lines repositioning ships to the northern hemisphere at the end of the Australasian summer season are rapidly revising itineraries to avoid Red Sea transits. Virgin and...
