AIMS forges partnership with WISTA Australia
THE AUSTRALASIAN Institute of Marine Surveyors has partnered with WISTA Australia to encourage stronger participation of women in marine surveying. The partnership is a first for...
NZ ferry company directors appointed
NEW ZEALAND deputy prime minister and Minister for Rail Winston Peters has announced director appointments for Ferry Holdings Limited – the schedule 4a company charged with...
ANL crosses Aurizon's landbridge
AURIZON and ANL have partnered on a land-bridging initiative for container traffic through the port of Darwin. With the new system in place, containers shipped from Asia Pacific...
MUA slams Teekay for alleged cheap labour
IN A SAVAGE Facebook post the Maritime Union of Australia’s WA branch has accused marine service company Teekay Australia of using cheap labour on the Absolute 1 bunker barge. The...
Höegh Autoliners: Solid 4Q 2024
NORWAY’s Höegh Autoliners has reported a good end to 2024 and remains confident about 2025, although the company’s share price has taken something of a beating. For 4Q 2024 the...
Federal govt commits $8.5m to new freight precinct
THE AUSTRALIAN government has committed $8.5 million to development of a new freight precinct in Victoria. Federal investment in the Goulburn Valley Link Freight Precinct rounds...
Aurizon posts mixed results for H1 FY25
AURIZON has reported an increase in revenue for the first half of the 2025 financial year, though its EBITDA and NPAT have both dropped. The rail freight operator released its H1...
Barossa FPSO named in Singapore
THE FLOATING production storage and offloading unit for Santos Ltd’s Barossa Field in the Timor Sea was officially named BW Opal at topsides builder Seatrium’s Singapore yard on...
Pilbara Ports open, roads closed after cyclone
THE PILBARA Ports of Dampier and Varanus Island are back in business after tropical cyclone Zelia stormed across WA’s northwest coast yesterday afternoon (Friday). Pilbara Ports...
Marine Order 91 changes to take effect this month
CHANGES to Marine Order 91 later this month will allow for use of electronic oil record books and exemption of UNSP barges from certain survey requirements. The reissued AMSA...
China-Australia rates finally fall
FREIGHT RATES between China and Australia are on their way to halving in a matter of a few weeks, with the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index diving alarmingly since a...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index dipped during the week before climbing to 792 on Friday 14 February. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 14 February 2025. Source: Baltic Exchange...
Rates flood gates may be opening
WITH Australasian trades finally catching the Drewry World Container Index’s cold, container lines are moving into rate recovery mode, a scenario that’s almost invariably...
World Container Index tumbles again
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased 5% to US$3095 per 40-foot container this week. The index is now 70% below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021....
PoM, Boskalis dredge up 12-year deal
THE PORT of Melbourne (PoM) has signed a new, 12-year maintenance dredging contract with Dutch specialist Boskalis. PoM said although this new agreement – which became effective...
