US port-union negotiations in limbo
NEGOTIATIONS between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer coalition have once again broken down. The ILA, which is...
Höegh Autoliners locks in contracts
HÖEGH AUTOLINERS has renewed multi-year contracts with an undisclosed major international car producer. Several long-term contracts cover the transport of cars in various trade...
ICHCA long lunch roundup
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA) held its Logistics Long Lunch last Friday (15 November) at the Queensland Maritime Museum in South Brisbane. The...
Crew blamed for Manahau grounding
A REPORT compiled for the owners of the NZ coastal bulk barge Manahau has blamed its 31 August grounding on the South Island west coast on poor decision-making by the Indonesian...
US contractor to decommission Santos platform
HOUSTON-based offshore contractor McDermott will carry out its largest decommissioning project for Santos off the West Australian coast. McDermott has been awarded the contract...
Spirits’ million-a-month Scottish vacation
TASMANIANS, via government-owned TT Line, will pay an estimated $1.2 million a month to ‘warehouse’ ro-paxes Spirit of Tasmania IV and V in Leith, Scotland while they await the...
Manawanui loss: Interim report, rescuers awarded
THE NEW ZEALAND Defence Force has received an interim report about the reef-grounding and subsequent sinking of HMNZS Manawanui and hopes to release preliminary findings later...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index increased this past week, ending the week at 1785. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 15 November 2024. Source: Baltic Exchange Capesize The...
World Container Index stabilises
DREWRY’S World Container Index (WCI) has remained stable this past week, finishing up at US$3440 per FEU for the week of 14 November, a decline of just US$4. The index remains 67%...
Hapag 3Q up but down
HAPAG-LLOYD concluded the first nine months of 2024 with a Group EBITDA of USD 3.6 billion (EUR 3.3 billion), Group EBIT of USD 1.9 billion (EUR 1.8 billion) and Group profit of...
Blue Visby in the green after latest GHG trials
THE SECOND series of trials completed by the Blue Visby Solution project (BVS) has returned favourable results, including demonstration of substantial greenhouse gas emissions...
Inbound Connect VBS to be introduced in Darwin
INBOUND Connect has announced that its vehicle booking system (VBS) will be introduced by LINX Cargo Care Group and Qube Ports at Darwin’s East Arm Wharf. Effective 2 December...
LETTER TO DCN: ATSB is not a regulator
IN A letter recently published in Daily Cargo News, a pilotage provider expressed concern over reports in this and another publication relating to alleged breaches of pilotage...
Maersk to deploy sail tech on five tankers
MAERSK Tankers has announced it will deploy eSail suction sail technology on five of its medium range (MR) vessels as part of a strategy to reduce its environmental footprint. The...
Höegh, Fortescue catch ammonia
NORWAY’s Höegh Autoliners and Australia’s Fortescue have issued a call for global shipping regulators to fast-track the adoption of green ammonia as the only marine fuel that can...
