Manawanui loss: Interim report, rescuers awarded
THE NEW ZEALAND Defence Force has received an interim report about the reef-grounding and subsequent sinking of HMNZS Manawanui and hopes to release preliminary findings later...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index increased this past week, ending the week at 1785. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 15 November 2024. Source: Baltic Exchange Capesize The...
World Container Index stabilises
DREWRY’S World Container Index (WCI) has remained stable this past week, finishing up at US$3440 per FEU for the week of 14 November, a decline of just US$4. The index remains 67%...
Hapag 3Q up but down
HAPAG-LLOYD concluded the first nine months of 2024 with a Group EBITDA of USD 3.6 billion (EUR 3.3 billion), Group EBIT of USD 1.9 billion (EUR 1.8 billion) and Group profit of...
Blue Visby in the green after latest GHG trials
THE SECOND series of trials completed by the Blue Visby Solution project (BVS) has returned favourable results, including demonstration of substantial greenhouse gas emissions...
Inbound Connect VBS to be introduced in Darwin
INBOUND Connect has announced that its vehicle booking system (VBS) will be introduced by LINX Cargo Care Group and Qube Ports at Darwin’s East Arm Wharf. Effective 2 December...
LETTER TO DCN: ATSB is not a regulator
IN A letter recently published in Daily Cargo News, a pilotage provider expressed concern over reports in this and another publication relating to alleged breaches of pilotage...
Maersk to deploy sail tech on five tankers
MAERSK Tankers has announced it will deploy eSail suction sail technology on five of its medium range (MR) vessels as part of a strategy to reduce its environmental footprint. The...
Höegh, Fortescue catch ammonia
NORWAY’s Höegh Autoliners and Australia’s Fortescue have issued a call for global shipping regulators to fast-track the adoption of green ammonia as the only marine fuel that can...
Pilbara throughput down 1% in October
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a total monthly throughput of 62.5 million tonnes in October 2024 – a 1% decrease compared with the same month last year. The Port of Port...
Spirits berth work underway
SOMEWHAT mixing his metaphors, Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff has declared the Spirit of Tasmania new berth project “back on the road”. Mr Rockliff was speaking at a media...
$38m road to support $6bn Pilbara plant
A $38 MILLION road in Western Australia’s Pilbara has been completed. The road to support the $6 billion Perdaman Urea Plant included a new intersection at Burrup Peninsula Road...
Search for dangerous insecticide overboard at Esperance
SOUTHERN Ports in Western Australia is helping fumigation company Fintran Australia and CBH in the search for an extremely flammable canister of insecticide that has fallen...
NSW Government cracks down on rail activists
THE NEW South Wales Government has announced it will crack down on railway protesters by strengthening penalties in an effort to boost safety. The state’s Hunter Valley has...
Hunter to Narrabri freight line upgrade complete
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has finished upgrading a freight line positioned to become an important link between Northern NSW, the Inland Rail and the port of Newcastle....
