Ageing industrial infrastructure risks bulk exports
GROWING fleets of bulk handling machines are operating beyond their lifespan jeopardising the future of key exports, a new study reveals. Australia exported some $132.3bn in goods...
Don Farrell to talk trade in Paris
A TRADE delegation to France this week is timely given the recent signing of a free trade agreement with the European Union, Senator Don Farrell says. The trade minister is...
Fundraiser launched for MUA member who died while surfing
A FUNDRAISING effort has been announced to help support the family of Nathan Bartlett, an integrated rating and Maritime Union member who died last week while surfing off the New...
Labor proposes TT Line, TasPorts shake-up
THE TASMANIAN Labor Opposition is touting a major overhaul of government business enterprises after highlighting what it claims is wastage of more than $3 billion since the...
Webb Dock West marks BYD’s first port call
AAT’s Webb Dock West terminal has this morning become the first Australian port call for BYD’s new roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessel, BYD Zhengzhou, loaded with almost 5000 vehicles...
Incat’s big catch
INCAT Tasmania has secured a heavylift/flo-flo vessel to ship its pioneering battery electric fast ferry China Zorrilla to client Buquebus in South America. Incat announced this...
ANL Kokoda offers hope for young mariners, industry figures say
INDUSTRY figures say they are excited at the prospect of an Australian-flagged fleet helping bring on the next generation of local mariners. The government announced last week the...
No vessels scheduled for WA live sheep exports
WESTERN Australia’s live sheep export trade has slowed to a standstill, with no vessels currently scheduled to load from the Port of Fremantle despite the end of the northern...
Fremantle ro-ro search leads to drug haul
A SEARCH of a ro-ro by vessel by Australian Border Force agents led officers to seize 34kg of cocaine concealed within a luxury bus in Fremantle, Western Australia. ABF officers...
After four decades in the biz, Knowles is finally Cool
VETERAN New Zealand shipping practitioner Mike Knowles has been appointed regional representative for Cyprus-based Cool Carriers, the world’s largest operator of specialised...
Tenders sought for Perth ferry terminals
THE WEST Australian state government is on the lookout for a contractor with “demonstrated expertise in the design and construction of marine infrastructure”, to deliver two new...
Trump tariffs cause “fundamental change” in global trade
A NEW tariff regime announced last year by the Trump administration has led to “a fundamental change in how trade is executed”, a new report reveals. The report, The Rise of the...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 29 May 2026
THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) bounced back last week, finishing at 3224 points for 29 May 2026, down from 22 May's figure of 2991. Capesize The market strengthened over the course of...
ANL Kokoda to be first in Australia's strategic fleet
THE Australian government has announced it has secured the first vessel in its maritime strategic fleet, the ANL Kokoda (IMO 9516765). The ANL Kokoda, a 175 metre container ship,...
NAVIGATING 2026: Eye of the storm and a world getting harder before it gets better
TEN WEEKS after the United States and Israel targeted Iran, which responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, the global oil market is surprisingly calm....
