DNV gives KiwiRail ferries five more years
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has found KiwiRail’s three ferries are in better shape than first thought, and with appropriate maintenance and upkeep expenditure can remain in service...
Charges charge resumes in container trades
WHILE Drewry’s World Container Index last Friday showed global freight rates creeping up by only 1% for the second week in a row, carriers in Australasian trades have unleashed...
DP World expands APAC freight forwarding network
DP WORLD has inaugurated 51 new freight forwarding offices in the Asia Pacific region. The expanded network, announced Monday 22 July, focuses on air and ocean freight and aims to...
Scam warning in wake of CrowdStrike outage
TO ADD insult to injury, a warning has gone out that a series of scams are following in the wake of the CrowdStrike National IT Outage. The Australian Signals Directorate...
Seafarer centres to open 24 hours
IT MIGHT seem counterintuitive but Mission to Seafarers centres, many of which are struggling to find volunteers, are starting to open 24 hours a day. Speaking at the Seafarers...
World Container Index increases 1% again
DREWRY’S World Container Index inched up 1% again this past week to US$5937 per 40-foot container. It continues a steady increase that began in May but follows another small 1%...
Record-breaking year for WA's Southern Ports
WHILE it hasn’t all been smooth sailing at Western Australia’s Southern Ports in recent months the group has posted a record-breaking year. Trade records were broken across its...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index decreased this past week to 1902 on Friday 19 July. A year ago, the same week ended on 978. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 19 July 2024....
Licences issued for 12 Gippsland offshore wind projects
FEDERAL energy minister Chris Bowen has announced that 12 feasibility licences have been granted for projects in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone. The news builds on a recent...
WA minister highlights seafarer welfare and Pilbara centre
IN A KEYNOTE address on Day 2 of the Seafarers Welfare Conference in Fremantle, WA minister for ports David Michael told the audience that Fremantle Ports is working to establish...
Melbourne's container trade strengthens in June
PORT of Melbourne’s total container throughput in June this year was up 2.3% against the same month last year, according to the latest monthly trade statistics from the port. The...
InterManager reports twofold increase in enclosed space casualties
THE CASUALTY rate for accidents in enclosed spaces on ships has almost doubled year-on-year, according to new data from InterManager. The shipmanagement association submitted its...
RWE secures its first offshore wind site in Australia
MULTINATIONAL energy company RWE has been granted a feasibility license from the Australian Government to develop an offshore wind farm in the Bass Strait. According to RWE in an...
NYK completes first ammonia bunkering for ammonia-fuelled tug
NIPPON YUSEN Kabushiki shipping line says it has completed the world’s first ever ammonia bunkering for an ammonia fuelled tugboat. The Japanese company announced yesterday (17...
IMO calls for shipping companies to join new global alliance
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has put out an open call for shipping and fishery companies to join a new global alliance on ocean litter. The Marine Plastic Litter Global...
