New RTGs arrive at Sydney
FIVE new rubber-tyred gantry cranes arrived onboard MV Chipol Taihu at the DP World Australia Sydney terminal on Friday. The Kalmar RTGs were discharged on arrival and arrived...
Tankers to go digital – 100 vessels to be digitalised
KONGSBERG Digital has signed a fleet arrangement to provide its vessel-to-cloud infrastructure to more than 100 vessels. The contract was signed with what Kongsberg Digital said...
Devonport salvage work continues
SALVAGE work continues at the Port of Devonport to remove the two tugs that sank in an incident in late January. On 28 January, the cement carrier Goliath allided with two berthed...
Water infrastructure boost at QLD port
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation is investing more than $4 million to improve the water network across the Port of Mackay. The Water Network Improvement Package comprises...
DHL says it has decarbonised its LCL ocean freight shipments
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, claimed it has “neutralised” carbon emissions for all its less-than-container load ocean...
World Container Index decreased very slightly last week
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 0.5% to US$7727.84 per 40-foot container this past week. While the index decreased this week, it remains 41.2% higher than a...
ATSB report sheds some light on Goliath incident
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report that details an incident at Devonport in January in which the cement carrier Goliath allided with two...
QLD wind farm shipments underway at Brisbane
BETWEEN February and July, AAL Shipping is carrying out a series of shipments between several Chinese ports and the Port of Brisbane, transporting components for the 181-megawatt...
Report examines pathway to use of ammonia fuel
A MARITIME Technologies Forum report shows a possible pathway towards the safe use of ammonia as a maritime fuel. The report, Preliminary discussion report on the use of ammonia...
IATA reports drop in global air-cargo demand
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association has reported a drop in demand in global air-cargo markets in its report on March data. Global demand, measured in cargo...
King Island shipping service changes are successful: TasPorts
THE Bass Island Line vessel John Duigan has doubled the average number of containers carried per voyage since a new model of service was introduced, according to the vessel’s...
Employer group welcomes Vic budget infrastructure spend
THE AUSTRALIAN Industry Group, a peak employer association, has welcomed the infrastructure funds announced in Victoria’s state budget this week. AI Group Victorian head Tim Piper...
Initial design for new hydrogen carrier unveiled
C-JOB Naval Architects unveiled a new design for a liquid hydrogen tanker, developed in partnership with green hydrogen development company LH2 Europe. C-Job Naval Architects have...
Maersk reports colossal profits for Q1 2022
“THE BEST earnings quarter ever” is how A.P. Moller - Maersk CEO Søren Skou described his company’s first-quarter 2022 financial results. The company reported record results for...
Funding secured to build grain export facility at Port Spencer
CONSTRUCTION on a $250-million grain export facility at Port Spencer on the Eyre Peninsula is slated to begin next month after Peninsula Ports secured funding for the development....
