ACCC to weigh in on Aurizon’s acquisition of One Rail
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has released a statement of issues outlining what it calls “preliminary competition concerns” with Aurizon’s proposed...
Air cargo demand declines in April
GLOBAL demand for air cargo dropped in April according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres...
NSW Ports staff plant hundreds of trees to mark World Environment Day
STAFF of NSW Ports competed in Conservation Volunteer Australia’s (CVA) annual tree-planting challenge to mark World Environment Day for 2022. The NSW Ports team planted hundreds...
Two jailed over air-freight cocaine smuggling
THE Perth District Court has jailed two men who had been arrested by the AFP as they tried to access a stash of cocaine they expected to find in a package sent from Europe. The...
CMA CGM Air Cargo receives first 777 aircraft
CMA CGM Air Cargo has received its first two Boeing 777 Freighters. At a ceremony held in Everett, Washington, US, the company took delivery of its second 777 after the reception...
Containership just-in-time arrivals can lower GHG emissions: report
JUST-in-time (JIT) arrivals allow ships to optimise speed during their voyage to arrive in port when berth, fairway and nautical services are available, according to a new study...
CMA CGM reports increasing profits in 1Q22
THE first quarter results for French ocean carrier CMA CGM revealed huge revenues and profits against a backdrop of increasing costs and a darkening outlook. For the first quarter...
Pacific Maritime Safety Program funded for another four years
NEW Zealand has announced it would spend NZ$12 million over the next four years on the Pacific Maritime Safety Program (PMSP) going. The program delivers maritime safety...
ATSB investigates near-miss grounding at Hydrographers Passage
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating a near-miss grounding that occurred on 4 May in Hydrographers Passage. According to a preliminary summary of the incident...
Windy weather stops container operations at Botany
HIGH winds again affected container operations Monday morning at Port Botany, and stevedores halted operations. The Patrick terminal stopped operations at 0800, and CargoLink...
LNG carrier undertakes trans-oceanic voyage with autonomous navigation
LNG carrier Prism Courage completed a trans-Pacific voyage relying on autonomous navigation technology. Hyundai subsidiary Avikus, together with SK Shipping, announced the...
World Container Index decreases slightly this week
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 0.1% to US$7625.56 per 40-foot container this week. However, the index remains 18% higher than it was one year ago. The...
New TAFE training vessel headed to Gippsland
THE Victorian government has invested in a training vessel at TAFE Gippsland. The boat will be used to train the next generation of local marine experts. Minister for ports and...
New president and CEO steps up at Wallenius Wilhelmsen
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has a new president and CEO as of 1 June – Lasse Kristoffersen has stepped into the role. Mr Kristoffersen said he had been looking forward to officially...
FMC determines recent high freight rates are product of market forces
THE US Federal Maritime Commission has determined that high ocean freight rates since the pandemic started are the product of supply and demand market forces. In its Final report...
