Bulk carrier Bunbury makes Bunbury first port of call
HUDSON Shipping Lines (HSL), new 80,000 tonne Kamsarmax bulk carrier HSL Bunbury, has made its namesake its first port of call. The parcel carrier arrived at Bunbury on 14...
Leeward Group partners with BSM Global
LEEWARD Group has announced its new partnership with BSM Global, which will enables booking requests between the two companies’ systems. The parent company of shipping agencies...
CMA CGM reworks ETS surcharge
JUST AS it warned shippers a month ago (DCN 13 November) the CMA CGM Group will respond to a ramping-up of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme with a heavily revised...
Men sentenced for toilet paper meth import plot
TWO men who attempted to import a large quantity of methamphetamine inside a shipment of toilet paper have been sentenced to a combined 16 years and six months imprisonment. The...
Innovation: Staying ahead of the game
With the global logistics sector valued at around US$9 trillion, according to Precedence Research, the challenge is to leverage new efficiencies in this lucrative industry. The...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen loaded with optimism
WHILE acknowledging “some signs of softness in the auto segment” Wallenius Wilhelmsen has upgraded its outlook for the remainder of 2024 and is expecting even better things in...
Esperance ore circuit proves it can share
THE PORT of Esperance has shipped its second, much larger iron ore load from Gold Valley, proving its iron-ore circuit can be shared by multiple customers. The shipment, more than...
Lumsden Point dredging complete
DREDGING for the new Lumsden Point facility at Port Hedland has been completed a week early. The JFJ De Nul cutter suction dredge has now left the port after removing around a...
SeaRoad ro-ro builder collapses
FLENSBURGER-Gesellschaft GmbH has collapsed into administration for the second time in four years but Tasmania’s SeaRoad Group remains confident it will receive newbuilding ro-ro...
Qatar Airways and Virgin alliance to boost exports
A NEW partnership between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways is set to boost both cargo capacity and export opportunities for Australian businesses. The Australian Competition and...
Trump backs ILA on automation stance
PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump has appeared to declare his support for the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) in its ongoing contract battle with the United States...
Poseidon Principles signatories move toward climate target alignment
SHIP-FINANCING institutions participating in the Poseidon Principles initiative have moved closer to alignment with the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 decarbonisation,...
MUA to hold “day of action” against QUBE
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has announced Australian wharfies will strike across ten ports in an “International Day of Action” against Qube Ports. The Union revealed the...
Grain volume down but CBH reports $73.8m surplus
WESTERN Australian grain distribution business, CBH reports in its annual report released on 11 December, a reduced $51 million surplus year-on-year. The co-operative reported an...
Emergency closure for Dampier Hampton Harbour Pontoon
THE PORT of Dampier has made an emergency closure of the Hampton Harbour Pontoon. A notice issued by Harbour Master, Captain Mike Minogue on 15 December said port users were...
