TasPorts launches community grants program
TASMANIA’S port-management company TasPorts has launched its inaugural community grants program. The initiative offers one-off grants of up to $5000 to support local projects and...
60 containers overboard in Madrid Bridge incident, more damaged
MADRID Bridge lost an estimated 60 containers overboard, with 70 damaged during an incident in the North Atlantic on 7 January. According to a customer advisor from vessel...
Drewry’s container index increases slightly on last week
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index increased 1.4$ to US$9544.66 per 40-foot container this week. While the composite index increased by 1.4% this week, it remains 82% higher...
MUA calls on National Cabinet to intervene in its dispute with Patrick
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has called on National Cabinet, which is meeting today (13 January) to intervene and halt Patrick seeking to terminate its enterprise agreement at...
Congestion is getting worse according to shipping analyst
ABOUT 11.5% of the global ocean container shipping capacity was taken out of the market due to vessel delays in November, according to a recent analysis from Sea-Intelligence....
Maersk says delays across its network are continuing into 2022
THE global supply-chain challenges of 2021 are continuing into the new year, according to a customer advisory from Maersk. “Unfortunately, 2022 has not started off as we had...
Tiwi Islands green hydrogen export project underway
GLOBAL Energy Ventures’ green hydrogen export project in the Northern Territory’s Tiwi Islands is progressing, with an initial focus on environmental permitting. The proposed...
Container collapse reported on Madrid Bridge
THE containership Madrid Bridge suffered container collapse on Friday (7 January) while it was transiting the North Atlantic, according to a statement from Ocean Network Express....
Pilbara ports see December uptick in throughput
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported an increase in total throughput at its ports in December. In total, the ports delivered a monthly throughput of 68.5 million tonnes last...
Trade on the up in Brisbane for November
THE Port of Brisbane saw significant increases in throughput volumes in November, according to the latest statistics from the Queensland port. Over November, a total of 142,288...
Covid isolation rules change for critical staff, including freight workers, in QLD and NSW
NEW South Wales and Queensland have changed COVID-19 self-isolation rules to allow critical workers who are close contacts of a case, and are asymptomatic, to return to work...
MSC overtakes Maersk as the biggest container line
MAERSK Line is no longer the largest container line in the world; MSC has knocked it off the top spot, according to global shipping analyst Alphaliner. MSC’s fleet has the...
Fremantle container throughput shows increases in November
CONTAINER throughput in November at Fremantle Ports was at its highest since April, according to the latest trade statistics from Fremantle Ports. In November, a total of 69,922...
Gladstone Ports Corp and CQU fund STEM education
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation and CQUniversity are driving science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to support long-term prosperity in the community. GPC said...
Poseidon Sea Pilots take the reins at Brisbane
POSEIDON Sea Pilots began operations at the Brisbane pilotage area on New Years Day, when its 10-year contract to pilot ships in Moreton Bay came into effect. The day marked the...
