Another decline for the World Container Index
DREWRY’S World Container Index is still falling. The composite index decreased 5% this past week, to $3970 per 40-foot container on 19 September. The figure is now 62% below the...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report
THE BALTIC Dry Index has seen a slight increase, rising to 1977 for the week ending 20 September Capesize The Capesize market experienced a week of mixed activity, highlighted by...
CSIRO offering voyage placements
THE CSIRO and partners in the CAPSTAN sea training program have opened applications for university students and trainers to take to the high seas next year onboard RV...
Wheelchair-accessible catamaran to complete Australian visits in Darwin
AN ITALIAN-MADE wheelchair-accessible catamaran will receive a royal welcome when it visits Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin later this month. Lo Spirito Di...
CEFC commits $70m to electrifying Flinders ports
THE CLEAN Energy Finance Corporation has announced a $70-million investment to help Flinders Port Holdings electrify its operations. CEFC, which is owned by the Australian...
UK free trade agreement leads to red meat success
WITH the ban on live sheep exports still fresh in the minds of Western Australian farmers, the state government has announced the success of a ‘red meat’ mission to the UK....
Another Cook Strait ferry breakdown
THE BLUEBRIDGE ro-pax Connemara lost power soon after leaving Wellington harbour last night [19 September] and drifted for around two hours in Cook Strait. Wellington harbour...
ACFS introduces first electric truck
ACFS PORT Logistics has announced the pilot of the company’s first electric truck, a Mercedes eActros, making it the first Australian company to do so for Daimler in the heavy...
Austal and Greenroom Robotics establish partnership
AUSTAL Australia has announced the establishment of a strategic partnership agreement with Australian company Greenroom Robotics. The shipbuilder and defence contractor said the...
Massive Pluto module on the move through Dampier
FIVE modules for Woodside’s Pluto Train 2 project, including one which weighed a massive 3,536 tonnes, were moved through the port of Dampier between 6 and 12 September....
Premier nixes TasPorts bonuses
TASPORTS has found itself further embroiled in the controversy surrounding TT Line’s new East Devonport Spirit of Tasmania terminal with Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff saying...
OPINION: Australia’s future lies in its port economy
AS AN island continent, 99% of our trade arrives and departs by sea. Our connection to maritime is so intertwined into our daily existence that most of us don’t consciously think...
Port of Brisbane welcomes Government involvement in channel project
PORT of Brisbane (PBPL) CEO Neil Stephens has welcomed an announcement from the Queensland Government declaring the Channel Enhancement Project a coordinated project. The proposed...
Newbuildings entering Oz box trades
MORE accustomed to getting hand-me-downs from other routes, local services are beginning to see a modest share of the more than three million TEU of newbuildings due for delivery...
Svitzer assists White Sky emergency call-out
TOWAGE operator Svitzer has confirmed it last week activated one of its tugs to assist bitumen tanker White Sky on its transit to Brisbane’s Moreton Bay. The confirmation follows...
