Kuehne+Nagel posts mostly negative half-year results
KUEHNE+NAGEL have posted mostly unfavourable financial results in their performance report for the first half of 2024. The Swiss transport and logistics company saw a decline in...
ANL finesses Tasman links
ANL Containerline is adjusting both its dedicated Tasman services in moves it says will strengthen its network and better meet customer requirements. The weekly TranzTas service...
Gladstone Ports Corporation CEO resigns
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s chief executive officer Craig Haymes has resigned, advising staff yesterday (24 July) that it would be his last day with the corporation. Mr Haymes...
Bigger cruise ships, more visits on the horizon for Eden
THE NSW government has granted planning approval for a modification to the existing Eden Breakwater Wharf Extension – a change that would allow larger cruise ships to call the...
Port of Hastings Corporation appoints new CEO
THE PORT of Hastings corporation announced yesterday (23 July) the appointment of Matt Thorpe as its new chief executive officer. The corporation says Mr Thorpe brings with him...
AAT Deer Park crane decommissioning update
AUSTRALIAN Amalgamated Terminals say the decommissioning project for their Deer Park ship-to-shore crane is currently underway, while noting some weather challenges have occurred....
Weipa dredging complete for the year
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has wrapped up this year’s maintenance dredging program at the Port of Weipa. The trailing suction hopper dredger Brisbane removed around 700,000 cubic...
Australia-Japan grape export negotiations a success
THE AUSTRALIAN government has heralded greater export opportunities for the nation’s table grape industry following successful negotiations with Japan. In an announcement made...
NYK completes installation of wind-assisted propulsion units
NYK BULKSHIP (Atlantic), an NYK Group company, has installed two wind propulsion units on the bulk carrier NBA Magritte, it said in an announcement yesterday (23 July)....
TFES to include drought-relief shipments
THE FEDERALLY-funded Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme is to be extended to cover shipments of drought-relief stockfeed to Bass Strait islands. Charitable organisations...
Rio Tinto celebrates 4 billion tonnes of iron ore for China
RIO Tinto is celebrating more than 50 years of shipping iron ore to China to be used in the steel that has built much of that nation’s infrastructure. On 18 July, a shipment of...
Maersk modifies multiple services
The 5905 TEU Maersk Rio India sailed from Melbourne last night after the first of several inducement calls added to the NZ-South East Asia Southern Star service. It’s a move...
Coastal bulk barge Manahau reaches Nelson
A 7000-tonne capacity motorised barge intended as the centrepiece of the revival of bulk shipments from NZ South Island West Coast ports berthed yesterday [22 July] at Nelson to...
Houthis widen attacks as former target arrives in Melbourne
HOUTHI drone attacks on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and reciprocal Israeli airstrikes on Houthi bases in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah have heightened shipping industry...
Woodside acquisition of Tellurian will make it an LNG powerhouse
WOODSIDE Energy is set to become a world heavyweight in the liquified natural gas (LNG) market following its US$900 million acquisition of U.S. company Tellurian. The deal...
