New logistics joint venture comes to Australia
Bertling Logistics and Clemenger International Freight have formed a new joint-venture company to work in the Australian market. Bertling is a global shipping and logistics...
Lindsay Australia announces acquisition
TRANSPORT, logistics and rural supply company Lindsay Australia has acquired merchandise company WB Hunter for $34.6 million. The company sells agricultural supplies and...
Change of leadership at National Transport Commission
THE FEDERAL government has appointed Michael Hopkins as the new chief executive of the National Transport Commission for a five-year term. Federal, state and territory governments...
Container freight rate index hits 23-month low
THE LATEST data from the Xeneta Shipping Index showed a decline of 9.4% in long-term global shipping rates in June. This follows a 27.5% decrease in May and a 10.3% fall in April....
AiP for liquefied CO2 and ammonia carrier
CLASSNK has granted approval in principle to Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha for a ship that can transport ammonia and liquefied carbon dioxide....
Blank sailings at a low: analyst
CONDITIONS in the global container shipping markets are continuing to move towards normalisation, according to shipping industry analyst Sea-Intelligence. “However, a normal...
Freo upgrades fenders
FREMANTLE Ports is upgrading the fendering at H Berth on Victoria Quay. The $5-million project was delivered by principal contractors CareyMC, part of the Carey Group, a First...
Botany container trade down in May
PORT Botany saw a slowdown in total container throughput in May, according to the latest available statistics from the port’s manager NSW Ports. Last month, the port handled a...
Land acquired for Beveridge Intermodal
NATIONAL Intermodal Corporation has acquired the 1100-hectare site at Beveridge to build a colossal intermodal terminal at the southern end-point of the Inland Rail project. The...
MEPC 80 to tackle emissions, dark fleet and more next week
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee is meeting next week in London. It is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas emissions...
Pacific National introduces carbon calculator
PACIFIC National this week launched a carbon emissions calculator. It said it was to help customers drive down their greenhouse gas emissions. Pacific National chief strategy and...
MOL signs charter deal for two new LNG carriers
JAPANESE transportation company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and British energy company Ineos Energy Trading signed an agreement for the charter of two newbuild LNG carriers. The vessels...
ASCs being shipped to Melbourne
BREAKBULK and heavy lift specialist AAL has is completing two shipments of container cranes from Taicang and Shanghai to Melbourne for the VICT terminal expansion program. The six...
K+N appoints Kiwi to management board
KUEHNE+Nagel’s board of directors has appointed Michael Aldwell to its management board. Mr Aldwell is to assume responsibility for the sea logistics business unit and succeed...
Green Marine joins Methanol Institute
THE METHANOL Institute has welcomed multi-disciplinary methanol consultancy Green Marine as a new member. The Denmark-headquartered company has recently finalised a specialist...
