Latest VICT expansion gets underway
CIVIL WORKS have officially begun for the Phase 3B expansion of Melbourne’s Victoria International Container Terminal, described as “an important milestone in the continued...
TasPorts manoeuvres around union bans
PROTECTED industrial action in Tasmanian ports, scheduled to begin at 6am Saturday [12 September], is manageable and should cause only minor delays, TasPorts believes. The company...
MUA, Sydney Ferries remain in dispute
THE MARITIME Union has declared “free travel” on Sydney Ferries from now [11 September] until 6 October, but Transport for NSW has warned such a move sits outside the permitted...
New Zealand coastal service to launch in December
A NEW Zealand newcomer has announced the inauguration of a fortnightly coastal container/ bulk/ breakbulk service in December this year with two locally-crewed vessels on...
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Asian Bulk Logistics: Engage the latest part of a "grand plan"
AT THE end of July Jakarta’s PT Asian Bulk Logistics completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in the Engage Marine Group, first foreshadowed by Daily Cargo News on 27...
Australia on map for Svitzer newbuilds
DENMARK’s Svitzer has signed with Hong Kong builder Cheoy Lee Shipyards for a further six 29-metre TRAnsverse tugs, just as the first of eight TRA2900s already under construction...
TT Line in debt for decades
TASMANIA’s government-backed lender TASCORP does not expect Bass Strait ferry operator TT Line’s debt to be cleared until 2052. Appearing before the Parliamentary Public Accounts...
Spirit swap details unveiled
THE TRANSITION from the old Spirits of Tasmania to the new Bass Strait ro-paxes will involve a week of no paid passenger travel as crews and hotel staff familiarise themselves...
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Swire merges businesses
SWIRE Shipping is to fully integrate Swire Projects into the parent company as of November this year and acquire outright four of its six chartered heavylift MPPs while extended...
TS Lines up good first half
HONG Kong-based, Taiwan-owned TS Lines has managed a first half boost to revenues and profits despite actually carrying fewer containers. For the six months ended 30 June 2026,...
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More equipment for Cook Strait ferry
ANOTHER supplier of key components for New Zealand’s Cook Strait replacement ferries program has been announced, with Norway’s North Sea Handling AS to provide access equipment....
Stella result for Tauranga
PORT of Tauranga's long struggle for approval of its significant port expansion has taken a definitive step forward with approval of its Stella Passage development. The project...
Intermodal boost for Aurizon
RAIL giant Aurizon is seeing continued growth in its intermodal business, with contract wins and volume boosts in its north-south and east-west services. Aurizon group executive...
ABB gear selected for new Cook Strait ferries
ELECTRIFICATION and automation specialist ABB has won a key contract to provide power, propulsion and automation technology for Ferry Holdings’ two new rail/po-pax ferries due to...
Deeper Weipa after annual dredging
THE ANNUAL maintenance dredging campaign at Weipa and Amrun has been completed by North Queensland Bulk Ports using the Port of Brisbane’s trailing suction hopper dredge Brisbane....
