Portland Bay safely berths at Port Botany
THE bulk carrier Portland Bay safely berthed at Port Botany’s Hayes Dock 3 early this afternoon. The vessel remained safe and stable overnight anchored off Cronulla. Portland Bay...
IMO at UN Ocean Conference
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization representatives at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal (27 June to 1 July 2022) highlighted the organisation’s ongoing...
1-Stop and ContainerCo complete NZ-wide rollout
1-STOP Connections and Kiwi independent container storage and servicing business ContainerCo this week completed their New Zealand-wide rollout. Tauranga Container Park is the...
PIL orders four 8000-TEU dual-fuel containerships
PACIFIC International Lines has awarded a contract today to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of four 8000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships. PIL said the vessels would...
Proman Stena Bulk takes delivery of second methanol-fuelled tanker
PROMAN Stena Bulk, a joint venture between methanol producer Proman and tanker shipping company Stena Bulk, has this week taken delivery of its second methanol-powered newbuild...
Tugs unable to pull stricken Portland Bay out to sea
EFFORTS to tow the stricken bulk carrier Portland Bay to deeper water stalled late in the evening on Monday 4 July when tow lines snapped in “extreme” weather conditions. The...
Portland Bay drifts towards NSW coast after losing power
THE BULK carrier Portland Bay lost power after it departed Port Kembla on 3 July and drifted towards the shore, dropping its anchors about 1 nautical mile off the Royal National...
Retain-and-manage industrial land policy working in Sydney: report
THE retain-and-manage industrial land policy in greater Sydney has functioned as intended, but there are areas in need of refinement, according to the Greater Cities Commission’s...
AMSA reveals compliance agenda for the coming year
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has revealed its compliance agenda for the 2022-23 financial year after publishing its third consecutive National Compliance Plan. AMSA...
New CEO for PIL
LARS Kastrup today (1 July) was named the new CEO of Pacific International Lines Mr Kastrup has been in the role of co-president and executive director since March 2021. He is a...
Various factors contributing to skyrocketing container road transport costs
A CONFLUENCE of factors is driving up the cost of container road transport in Australia, according to Container Transport Alliance Australia. Increasing costs for fuel and fuel...
GSF study claims global liner market is more concentrated than other studies let on
CURRENT measures of competitiveness in the global liner shipping market are incomplete and therefore inaccurate, according to the Container Shipping Market Quarterly Review for...
Ukraine war increasing shipping costs, stifling trade: UNCTAD
THE war in Ukraine is stifling trade and logistics is stifling trade and logistics in the wider Black Sea region, which is increasing global vessel demand and the cost of shipping...
Change at the top in Wallenius Wilhelmsen
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen executive vice-president and chief operating officer shipping services Erik Noeklebye is stepping down and moving on. Mr Noeklebye said: “25 years in the...
Independent review of NSW PAMA Act and PBLIS releases options paper
THE Independent review of the New South Wales Ports and Maritime Administration Act and the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy has released a paper outlining options to...
