Vehicles, appliances, furniture imports up at Fremantle
TRADE data issued by Fremantle Ports covering the first seven months of the financial year (July 2020-January 2021), shows Western Australians are continuing to buy a lot of...
New data shows drop in global container port performance in 2020
CONGESTION at major global seaports spiked in the second half of 2020, with ships requiring the loading and unloading of more than 6000 containers per visit spending an average of...
Toll New Zealand’s new purpose-built site
TOLL New Zealand has officially opened a new 3500-square-metre freight forwarding facility in New Plymouth. This follows a 12-month construction period and will now deliver...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen returns three more vessels from cold lay-up
SHIPPING line Wallenius Wilhelmsen is in the process of re-activating three more vessels of the 15 it had placed in cold lay-up last year. In early January, the company announced...
Airports back new report on vaccines and borders
THE Australian Airports Association is backing a new report released by the Business Council of Australia highlighting the need to ease COVID-19 restrictions in line with the...
Customs broker joins Freight & Trade Alliance team
THE Freight & Trade Alliance has announced the appointment of Tony Vinson, bringing its team of licensed customs brokers to five. FTA now represents more than 420 international...
Townsville Port launches $50,000 Community Fund
THE Community Fund seeks to support a broad range of local initiatives that align with the Port of Townsville’s strategic vision to create improved sustainability in four key...
New Liebherr crane for Patrick terminal
OVER the past week a new Liebherr crane was discharged at Patrick Terminals - Brisbane AutoStrad. The discharge was completed over several days and involved 200 individual lifts...
IMO’s 2030 carbon intensity targets achievable say analysts
RESEARCH and advisory firm Wood Mackenzie’s latest report reveals that the International Maritime Organization’s 2030 carbon intensity target can be achieved with the adoption of...
Local contractor wins demo job for north Queensland port
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has announced Mackay-based company, Razor Demolition and Asbestos Removal, as the principal contractor for the demolition of the disused Mt...
Support vessel association signs Neptune Declaration
THE International Support Vessel Owners’ Association, which represents owners and operators of support vessels in the offshore energy sector, has called on all stakeholders to...
Port of Melbourne awards rail infrastructure contracts
WSP and Seymour Whyte Constructions have been engaged to develop new rail infrastructure at the Port of Melbourne, including a new rail terminal interfacing with the container...
Half-year results reflect turning point for Wiseway
WISEWAY has reported its half-year 20/21 results that show revenue increased by $24.5m or 54% to $69.7m. This increase was attributable to the higher revenue of $45.4m, up 25% on...
North P&I posts solid results after "challenging" year
MARINE insurance provider North P&I Club has reported continuing growth in its diversified business lines and solid progress in raising premiums to reflect market conditions. It...
CMA CGM's reforestration project hits New Zealand
THE CMA CGM Group will undertake a global reforestation initiative to plant 110,000 trees in 12 countries as part of local reforestation programs, with one tree representing each...
