10 magenta mega-ships ordered
OCEAN Network Express has signed shipbuilding contracts with both Hyundai Heavy Industries and Nihon Shipyard to build five vessels each, adding a total of 10 modern very large...
Catherine King becomes the new minister for infrastructure and transport
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday (31 May) announced the members of his government’s full ministry, and they were sworn in today. When announcing the new ministry, Mr...
First passenger cruise in over two years departs Sydney
PACIFIC Explorer departed Sydney on Tuesday on a cruise – the first cruise to depart from the east coast in more than two years. The vessel is headed for Brisbane on a four-night...
Svitzer aims at carbon-neutrality by 2040
SVITZER aims to become carbon neutral by 2040, according to its recently revealed decarbonisation strategy. Under the strategy the global towage operator will decarbonise in two...
Maersk pulls plug on two Oceania services
MAERSK announced on Wednesday that it would terminate two services in Oceania: the Polaris and the Sirius Star. The company cited continued schedule disruption and terminal...
Wild weather hampers freight operations at Botany
WILD weather in eastern New South Wales is affecting the flow of cargo through the state’s ports. The weather has affected all three container terminals at Port Botany, albeit to...
Project44 launches “formal expansion” into Australia and NZ
PROJECT44 is moving into the Australasian market. In a statement released on Monday, the company announced its “formal expansion into Australia and New Zealand”. In February, the...
TradeWindow reports revenue, income increases but no profit in FY22
NEW Zealand-based supply-chain software company TradeWindow reported increases in income and revenue, but also an increase in loss over the past financial year, which runs from 1...
Australian ports show little improvement in this year’s Container Port Performance Index
AUSTRALIAN ports improved little in the second edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), compared with last year’s edition. The World Bank and S&P Global...
Shipco and AGS team up for New Zealand operations
SHIPCO Transport and AGS World Transport have agreed to form a new joint venture to serve the New Zealand market called NGS World Transport. The new operation will officially...
A change in leadership at Toll
TOLL chairman John Mullen AO has announced he would retire from the Toll board at the end of next month. Toll managing director Thomas Knudsen will transition to the role of...
DPWA’s Adam joins ALC board
ANDREW Adam, DP World Australia CEO, has been appointed a member of the Australian Logistics Council Board of Directors. Mr Adam brings more than 20 years of experience in the...
Salvage preparedness workshop in the Pilbara a success
A SHIP has run aground at Port Hedland – what happens next? A workshop run by the Pilbara Port Authority sought to help port stakeholders answer that question if there is such an...
Barge for salvage operation arrives at Devonport
THE 55-metre-long receiving barge Intan arrived at the Port of Devonport this week ahead of the removal works for the York Cove and Campbell Cove tugs from the Mersey River. The...
NZ government funding aims to revitalise Kiwi coastal shipping
THE New Zealand government has committed NZ$30 million to boost the country’s coastal shipping capacity. The government said the funds would “improve domestic shipping services,...
