Geelong wants to be Australia’s most sustainable port
GEELONGPORT has launched its inaugural Sustainability Strategy 2026–30, outlining what it says is a clear pathway to reduce emissions while strengthening the resilience and...
TasPorts smoothing Burnie beds
APPROXIMATELY 3,500 cubic metres of sand and sediment build-up will be redistributed within the port of Burnie during a bed-levelling campaign TasPorts is running until 24 June....
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Improvised work results in crew injury
A SERIOUS injury on board a bulk carrier drifting in Cook Strait highlights the need for effective safety management systems, proper planning of lifting operations, and vigilance...
More Gray days in Tasmania
ACTING TasPorts chief executive officer Captain Allan Gray has been appointed to the CEO position after the company searched for a replacement for Anthony Donald, who announced...
An end to New Zealand coastal container service?
SWIRE Shipping’s New Zealand subsidiary Pacifica is to withdraw its remaining coastal container ship for mandatory drydocking and indicated it will not return. The 1,740 TEU Moana...
Consortium lobs bid for Lyttelton
CHRISTCHURCH City Holdings Ltd (CCHL), the commercial arm of Christchurch City Council, has confirmed receipt of an “unsolicited proposal from a consortium” relating to the Port...
AAL: Fleet renewal a big boost to energy efficiency
AAL SHIPPING has seen its fleet-wide Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) improve by 19% since 2023 reflecting, it says, the benefits of modern vessel design,...
ANL reworks APR2, Swire adds port
ANL will revise its APR2 China-PNG-Queensland service from early next month to increase schedule reliability and improve some key transits. The changes will see three ports...
Hapag-Lloyd gets Wise
GERMANY’s Hapag-Lloyd has moved closer to its commitment to reaching 100% usage of electronic bills of lading (eBL) by 2030 through a partnership with WiseTech Global. The...
Technology saving Vic road freight sector
THE VICTORIAN Government claims to be cutting costs and time for the state’s road freight sector with the introduction of technology for faster and cheaper infrastructure...
Accolade II Yampu – AdBri transition underway
THE CAREER of one of the longest-serving Australian commercial coastal vessels has come to an end with the final voyage on Sunday [14 June] of AdBri’s limestone carrier Accolade...
Resilient economy drives new Melbourne records
PORT of Melbourne (PoM) achieved a second consecutive year of record container throughput in 2025, topping 3.5 million TEU despite global trade volatility. PoM today [16 June]...
Rogue switch behind Hedland narrow escape
A NEAR-grounding that could have blocked Port Hedland’s main shipping channel was caused by a faulty main engine switch on a Fortescue capesize bulker, the ATSB has found. In its...
South East Asia joins China rates uplift
WHILE China-Australia container rates again rose for Week 24 — this time by another 6% — South East Asia freights also lifted by 6%, after literally months in the doldrums....
Sea Swift accepts ACCC ruling
NORTHERN Australia specialist Sea Swift has given the ACCC a court-enforceable undertaking after the Commission found elements of shipper contracts were anti-competitive. The ACCC...
