Höegh Autoliners continues fleet expansion
NORWAY’S Höegh Autoliners last week marked a milestone in its push to zero-emission shipping with a steel-cutting ceremony for the world’s first dual-fuel ammonia car carrier....
Australians cruising in record numbers
THE NUMBER of Australians taking holidays at sea has surged to record highs, reaching 1.45 million people in 2025, according to figures released by Cruise Lines International...
China-Australia rates shoot up
FOR reasons that don’t seem readily apparent, even to carriers, freight rates between China and Australia for the current week — Week 17 — have leapt 19%. This follows gains of...
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Burnie berth fix underway
TASPORTS, along with contractors BridgePro Engineering and Wagstaff Piling, has begun work on a 16-month program of essential remediation work on Burnie’s Berth 4, the Strait Link...
Former Auckland chief’s appeal dismissed
THE NEW Zealand High Court has dismissed an appeal by former Ports of Auckland Ltd chief executive Tony Gibson against his November 2024 conviction and subsequent fine under the...
Regulatory doubts see Pacific Basin change course
HONG Kong-listed minor-bulk specialist Pacific Basin Shipping has simplified some orders for newbuildings by abandoning dual-fuel specifications in light of uncertainty...
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THE GRILL: David Fethers
When David Fethers left Boluda Towage Australia in early March attention was drawn to his quite remarkable curriculum vitae. Dale Crisp explored with David a career at sea, in the...
New New Zealand ferry fuss
NEW uncertainty has hit New Zealand’s Cook Strait ferry replacement program with responsible minister Winston Peters claiming existing government-owned operator KiwiRail needs to...
MEDLOG expands to Ettamogah
MSC’s Medlog has expanded again in Australia with the completion of its acquisition of the Ettamogah Rail Hub (ERH), near the twin cities of Albury/Wodonga on the NSW/Victoria...
Major milestones for MSC
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has reached a remarkable milestone, becoming the first container line to assemble a fleet of 1,000 ships. The achievement comes just after the...
Wonky Q1 for OOCL
COSCO-owned, Hong Kong-based OOCL, usually the first of the major container lines to report quarterly results, may again prove to be an industry bellwether with revenue down but...
SeaLead exits Australian trade
SINGAPORE-based SeaLead Shipping will leave the Australian trade within months after being given notice by its CA2 service VSA partners. DCN understands no direct reason has been...
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SeaRoad Devonport terminal upgrade underway
THE SECOND stage of TasPorts’ multi-million-dollar QuayLink project at the port of Devonport is about to get underway with the redevelopment of SeaRoad’s terminal at Berth 2 East....
Rail investigators find asset management wanting
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has been found to have fallen short of properly using its own track reporting systems in regulators’ investigation of a freight train...
TC Vaianu closes New Zealand ports
MAJOR New Zealand North Island ports will begin closing tonight [10 April] as Tropical Cyclone Vaianu bears down on the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty in particular. TC...
