Maersk see strong recovery in Q1
A.P. Moller-Maersk says its Q1 2024 results were in line with expectations, with a strong recovery in container line earnings since the final quarter of 2023 and a strong...
Slight WCI increase ends downward trend
THE DREWRY World Container Index increased 1% over the week to US$2725 per 40-foot container. The index has been falling steadily since its spike at the beginning of the year. The...
Crane chainers charged
VICTORIAN Police have thrown the book at 13 anti-Israel protesters who cut fences to access VICT at Webb Dock, Melbourne early on Tuesday [30 April] and chained themselves to the...
Cosco seeing turnaround in Q1
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings, which houses the Cosco Group’s container line and terminal activities, has reported a positive recovery in the first quarter of 2024. CSH posted EBIT of...
Air cargo demand strengthens in March
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association has reported a continuing strong annual growth in air cargo demand in March 2024. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres,...
SCT’s cool new WA project
The property division of the SCT Group has begun construction of a new refrigerated facility at Forrestfield, Western Australia in a move it says will improve supply chain...
Bogged Baltimore boxship to be freed
Container ship Dali, trapped by the ruins of the Francis Key Scott Bridge collapse in Baltimore since 26 March, is expected to be moved this week, enabling the re-opening of the...
Whale saver arrives in Hobart
A FORMER Japanese fisheries patrol vessel has arrived in Hobart for refit before taking up an expected renewed battle against whaling in the Great Southern Ocean. To be renamed...
Melbourne container trade increases again
PORT of Melbourne’s total container throughput in March was up 5.1% against March 2023, according to the latest monthly statistics form the port. The port handled a total of...
IN DETAIL: Precious Cargo
TO BE clear from the outset, this is no ordinary race car. Porsche joined forces with DB Schenker for the vital logistics component of the GT4 e-Performance prototype demo tour....
Svitzer celebrates Nasdaq listing across timezones
SVITZER’S official listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen this week saw the company’s staff, customers and stakeholders gather at events around the world to celebrate occasion. The towage...
Nautical Shipping appointed Ultrabulk agent
NAUTICAL Shipping, part of Gold Coast-based Leeward Group, has been appointed as agent for global dry bulk operator Ultrabulk. Ultrabulk, a subsidiary of Chile-headquartered...
Vessel searched at Gladstone after 500kg cocaine bust
POLICE have searched a vessel in Port of Gladstone after three men allegedly collected 500 kilograms of cocaine from a cargo ship at sea. The men were arrested at the regional...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Tanzania
Among the most important connections between Australia and this Tanzania are Aussie-built ferries and Tanzanian coffee exports TANZANIA has a complex port history tied into...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Women of the wharves & waves
THE GROWING vision for gender equality in this industry culminates each year as the International Day for Women in Maritime. It’s a fairly recent addition to our calendars,...
