Onslow truck rollover causes road closure
THE TROUBLED Onslow Iron haul road has been temporarily closed following the sixth truck rollover on the $2.6 billion road. A notice to the Australian Stock Exchange said the road...
US’s China charges will hit SOPAC shippers
THE TRUMP administration’s proposal to charge up to US$1.5 million per port call for Chinese-built and/or owned vessels entering US ports will come at substantial cost to shippers...
OPINION: US levies on Chinese shipping to hit Aussie exporters
AUSTRALIAN exporters to the US must prepare for supply chain disruption, cost increases and potential conflicts over costs allocations if the US goes ahead with proposed levies on...
Newcastle trade up slightly in February
PORT of Newcastle handled almost 11.8 million tonnes of trade in February 2025, a 2.1% increase on the 11.5 million tonnes handled during the same period in 2024. Most of the...
Watch list created for West Gate tunnel issues
FOLLOWING a seminar early in March a watch list has been created of the likely impacts on the container transport industry from the opening of Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel. More...
Hanwha renews bid for Austal shares
SOUTH Korean conglomerate Hanwha has renewed its interest in Australian ship builder Austal after walking away from an earlier bid six months ago. In a notice to the Australian...
KMAX Leader owners fined for Great Barrier Reef threat
THE OWNERS of a vessel that posed a potential threat to the Great Barrier Reef have been fined $63,000 in the Gladstone Magistrates Court. Universal Shipping Alliance Ltd, the...
Woodside signs major China LNG deal
DESPITE Woodside CEO Liz Westcott expressing concerns about the future of LNG at last week’s Energy Exchange Australia conference the oil and gas producer has signed a major...
Fruitful first for Zespri
NZ KIWIFRUIT marketer Zespri International has despatched the first shipments in what is expected to be a record export season supplying more than 50 markets worldwide. The first...
Chris Carbone appointed as TT Line CEO
THE BOARD of TT Line has appointed Chris Carbone as the ferry company’s new CEO. Mr Carbone comes to the Bass Strait ropax operator from the Toll Group, where he was president of...
Convoy to protest against live sheep ban
THOUSANDS of people opposed to the live sheep export ban will leave their rural communities to protest on the streets of Perth on 28 March. The Keep the Sheep Campaign Launch...
Esso, Woodside step on the gas
JUST weeks after announcing a $200 million project to tap additional gas supplies in Bass Strait’s Gippsland Basin, Woodside Energy and ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Australia have...
LNG power debuts in Aust container trades
ANL Container Line is celebrating another step in the journey to net carbon zero by 2050 with the arrival in Melbourne this morning [18 March] of the 8048 TEU newbuilding CMA CGM...
Cruise passenger charged over drug import plot
A CRUISE passenger has been charged after authorities found about 10 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the cabin of a ship visiting Sydney. Australian Border Force officers allegedly...
Happy 58th birthday PIL
PACIFIC International Lines (PIL), turns 58 today, according to a post on Linkedin. The shipping line was officially incorporated in Singapore on 16 March 1967 and according to...
