OPINION: Safety helmets: When standards fail stevedores and crews
ON 2nd May 2019, a twistlock fitted to one of the bottom corner fittings of a container fell out of the fitting while the container was being restowed aboard the container vessel...
Risky business: Melbourne tech firm targets freight’s blind spots
MELBOURNE-based technology company Argocore Pty Ltd has opened registrations for user acceptance testing of its new AI platform, Cargonautix, aimed at freight forwarders and...
Bluebridge extends Picton pick
COOK Strait ferry operator StraitNZ Bluebridge has struck a new 39-year commercial agreement with Port Marlborough Ltd to continue to use Picton as its southern terminal until...
Change the game with seafarer support, PPA boss says
PILBARA Ports chief executive Sam McSkimming says there is a need to “change the game” when providing support services to visiting seafarers. Addressing the Wellbeing at Sea...
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Mount Isa rail freight boosted by cost cuts
FREIGHT users of the Mount Isa Line are set to benefit form a new four-year, 10% subsidy on below-rail charges, the Queensland government has announced. The Mount Isa Line running...
WA iron ore plays second fiddle to BHP copper results
IRON Ore from Western Australia performed at record first-half levels for BHP, but that performance has been outshone by a 30% growth in copper production in the last four years....
Hapag seals ZIM deal
AS FORESHADOWED yesterday Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, but the carriers will remain competitors until the...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports “firm performance” in 2025
OSLO-based automotive supply chain specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has pronounced its satisfaction with its 2025 results, saying it has “used the cycle to strengthen and...
BigLift places big order
THE NETHERLANDS’ BigLift Shipping, part of the Spliethoff Group, has turned to China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co for what it calls “a strategic expansion” of its heavylift...
HMM stays profitable despite slippage
THE EIGHTH-largest global container line, South Korea’s HMM, kept its head above water in 2025 even while registering significant falls in key metrics. HMM managed an operating...
Mariners ought not carry the weight of a changing industry, AMSA CEO says
WELLBEING of mariners in Australia and overseas is a shared responsibility, Australian Maritime Safety Authority chief executive Kaylene Dale says. Speaking at the Wellbeing at...
Shore leave crucial for seafarer welfare, conference hears
SEAFARERS’ right to enjoy shore leave must be vigorously defended, the Wellbeing at Sea Conference 2026 has heard. The conference, held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in Adelaide...
Police seize drug load in Port Botany shipping container
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) says it seized more than 40kg of methamphetamine concealed inside a forklift counterweight at Port Botany last week. Police officers descended...
Wellbeing at Sea Conference 2026 begins in Adelaide
REGULATORS, port operators and maritime caregivers have gathered in Adelaide for the Wellbeing at Sea Conference 2026. Held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the event attracted...
Here’s the drill: Transocean buying Valaris
TWO of the world’s biggest drilling fleet owners/operators active in Australasian waters are combining their interests in an all-stock buy-out/merger that values the resulting...
