THE GRILL: Dale Crisp
Daily Cargo News takes an inward look at one of its own, journalist Dale Crisp Growing up in Tasmania, how did your interest in maritime/shipping develop? I was born in Burnie but...
CMA CGM buys Seatrade quintet
INTERNATIONAL BROKERS are reporting CMA CGM has purchased the five ‘Colour’ class reefer container ships it deploys on charter in the PAD/NASP service operated with Marfret...
Royal visit causes latest Tassie delay
TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT plans to announce a decision about the future movements of the new Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes have gone awry, thanks to the Royal visit. The government on...
Boskalis seals Smit Lamnalco takeover
ROYAL BOSKALIS B.V. has completed the acquisition of Smit Lamnalco, buying the 50% of shares not already owned for an undisclosed price. On 8 July this year Boskalis announced it...
NSW Government greenlights better regional rail
THE NEW South Wales State Government has greenlit the development of a new strategy that intends to develop the state’s regional rail network. The government announced the...
New panel to guide plans for another NSW cruise terminal
NSW transport minister Jo Haylen has convened a panel of cruise industry experts, chaired by Port Authority of NSW CEO Philip Holliday, to identify the preferred location for a...
Port Botany cocaine bust puzzles police
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) is calling for the public’s assistance after more than 30 kilograms of cocaine was located in a refrigerated container at Port Botany. The...
PSA unveils new supply chain hub
PSA INTERNATIONAL has unveiled its new PSA Supply Chain Hub (PSCH) as part of its strategic expansion within the Tuas Port. Scheduled for opening in 2027, the Singaporean port...
First six of 650 grain wagons arrive at Fremantle
THE FIRST six prototype wagons of what will eventually be a fleet of 200 standard-gauge and 450 narrow gauge grain hopper wagons for grain co-operative CBH arrived aboard the SE...
Golden highway to receive upgrades
THE GOLDEN Highway in New South Wales will see a number of upgrades that will pave the way from the Port of Newcastle to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The...
East-coast ports gear up for 2024-25 cruise season
PORTS in Queensland and New South Wales are welcoming the start of the 2024-25 cruise season with busy schedules, maiden calls and, in NSW, news of a record economic return in the...
Green Shipping
Sailing into the wide green yonder LEADING up to the publication of its Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan (MERNAP), the Australian government has put out four...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index plummeted this past week, beginning the week at 1814 and ending it at 1576 (on Friday 18 October). The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 18 October...
Pacific Basin’s mixed 3Q
HONG KONG-based Pacific Basin, one of the largest participants in Australasian sub-Panamax bulk trades, continued to generate strong cash flows in 3Q 2024 but underperformed in...
Unions attack KiwiRail cull
KIWIRAIL will begin offering redundancies to all staff from Monday [21 October] in what chief executive Peter Reidy says is part of a “transformation plan” for the...
