Boosting trade ties with India
THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs and Trade is launching the Australia India Business Exchange (AIBX). The initiative is to provide businesses in both nations with market insights...
MSC to avoid Arctic routes on environmental grounds
MSC has said it would not consider shipping on the Northern Sea Route, including the Northeast Passage and the Northwest Passage on environmental grounds. The company said an...
Botany breaks record with longest containership
NSW PORTS this week welcomed the longest containership to ever visit Port Botany at DP World Australia’s terminal. Soroe Maersk is deployed as an empty sweeper to evacuate empty...
ADF steps in after floods disrupt sea freight to Lord Howe Island
THE AUSTRALIAN Defence Force is transporting critical supplies to Lord Howe Island after floods wiped out export infrastructure at Port Macquarie. The island relies on fortnightly...
Ports of Auckland says it is acting on safety report recommendations
PORTS of Auckland said it is acting to address shortcomings in safety processes and culture after it received the final version of a safety review carried out by Construction...
Unprotected industrial action at DPWA Botany terminal
The DP World Australia terminal at Port Botany was hit with work stoppages Tuesday 30 March as the Maritime Union undertook unprotected industrial action. DCN understands...
AUSMEPA closes after 20 years
THE AUSTRALIAN Marine Environment Protection Association (AUSMEPA) is closing its doors after more than 20 years of working to protect Australia’s precious marine environment. In...
Movers 3 and Maryam still detained at Weipa and Kembla
TWO bulk carriers operated by Aswan Shipping, Movers 3 and Maryam, are still detained at Weipa and Port Kembla, after the Australian Maritime Safety Authority found appalling...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen brings last three vessels out of cold layup
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen is reactivating the last three vessels it placed in cold layup last spring amid the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said customer...
“Suez is a canal in Egypt, not an excuse to price-gouge your customers”
THE GLOBAL Shippers’ Forum has called on shippers to be wary of new surcharges and additional costs attributed to the closure of the Suez Canal after the grounding of Ever Given....
SeaRoad Tamar sails from Tassie one last time
SEAROAD Tamar is departing Devonport for the last time after 30 years of service on the Bass Strait. Built in Australia in 1991 at Carrington Slipways, Tomago NSW, SeaRoad Tamar...
Six to be charged in connection with cocaine smuggling syndicate
Police have arrested five men allegedly connected to the importation of 188 kilograms of cocaine seized by Australian authorities in 2019. A sixth man is to be served a court...
Ever Given re-floated, Canal open
EVER Given is free from the sandy banks of the Suez Canal six days after it grounded, halting all shipping through the canal. Vessel trackers show the ship in the Great Bitter...
Vessel at Port Hedland goes up in flames
THE GENERAL cargo vessel BBC Rhonetal (IMO 9614701) caught fire on 25 March at Port Hedland. According to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, at 0330 WST, during cargo...
Changes on Ports Australia’s board
PORTS Australia is welcoming TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald as the newest deputy chair to the board of directors, while farewelling the outgoing deputy, Chris Leatt-Hayter who...
