Otago a-go-go with new unions deal
NEW Zealand's Port Otago and its two operational unions have agreed to a new working roster that introduces fundamental changes claimed to improve work/life balance for team...
Multi factors behind grain derailment
A RANGE of factors relating to weight, braking equipment, track conditions and operational procedures led to a destructive grain train derailment, according to the ATSB’s final...
Well de-com underway in Bass Strait
AFTER delays that may end up costing Cooper Energy an extra $80 million, decommissioning of the Basker Manta Gummy Field off Gippsland in Bass Strait is underway with specialised...
New leadership, name for NZ agency
SINGAPORE'S Pacific International Lines has completed its takeover of NZ agency McKay Shipping Holdings and renamed the company, which otherwise carries on “as normal”. The...
AAL takes on the crooks
PROJECT/heavylift specialist AAL Shipping has joined more than 190 companies battling maritime industry crime through the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network. MACN, a global business...
Scandi carriers win big ro-ro deals
SCANDINAVIA'S top long-haul PCTC/ro-ro operators have each announced major new contracts with Asian customers, as they spruik their environmental credentials. Wallenius Wilhelmsen...
Big names join forces for ferry job
TWO of Australia’s world-leading marine companies are co-operating to produce a new ferry for a Western Australian customer. Incat Crowther and Austal are continuing a...
Positive trend for flag state performance
MOST major flags have recorded ongoing improvements in the International Chamber of Shipping’s annual performance report but the usual outliers continue to disappoint. The ICS...
MSC, CMA CGM send AES/NEMO via the Cape
AES/NEMO partners MSC and CMA CGM have formalised the temporary re-routing of their Europe-Australia service around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Red Sea risks. The carriers...
Vic pilots win from co-operation
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots will obtain an early replacement for its wrecked cutter Corsair thanks to co-operation from Flinders Ports and boat builder Hart Marine. Corsair was lost...
TSL revives third China service
TAIWAN'S TS Lines has quietly resurrected its CA3 service from China, which it “indefinitely suspended” almost 12 months ago as covid-driven demand subsided. Although agents...
Aqua-feed vessel to boost Tasman options
FISH feed producer BioMar will offer space on its newbuilding vessel to other Tasmanian exporters when it enters trans-Tasman service early next year. BioMar Australia, the...
Possible cyclone blow to QLD ports
MARITIME Safety Queensland, port authorities and regional harbour masters are closely watching a tropical low in the Coral Sea the Bureau of Meteorology expect to develop into a...
Floods cut NT rail, roads
A SLOW-MOVING tropical low dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain on areas south of Darwin over the weekend, temporarily closing the Stuart Highway and damaging the...
"Worrying" rise in seafarer abandonment
AT LEAST 132 vessels were abandoned by owners in 2023, leaving seafarers stranded without pay, supplies or support. The International Transport Workers' Federation said this...
