EUKOR seals deals with shareholders
EUKOR CAR CARRIERS has extended and expanded its long-term partnership with 20% shareholders Hyundai and Kia in a deal estimated to be worth US$4.2 billion in revenue. The...
NZ marine woes continue
A RATHER FRAUGHT YEAR for the New Zealand maritime scene has continued towards the end, with two further incidents late last week to add to groundings, strandings and a major...
Authorities targeting reefers following cocaine seizure
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) say they are aware of criminal syndicates hiding cocaine in refrigerated shipping containers. The trend,...
Finland investigates tanker after sea cable damaged
FINNISH authorities have confirmed a tanker is currently being investigated for its possible role in the rupture of the Estlink 2 subsea power cable. Finish Police confirmed the...
US to build heavy polar icebreaker
THE UNITED States Coast Guard and US Navy Integrated Program Office have received approval to begin building the first Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The PSC marks the heavy polar...
World Shipping Council elects new chair, vice
The World Shipping Council (WSC) board of directors has elected Soren Toft, CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), as the new chair of the WSC board, while vice chairman of...
Updated Marine Order 11 now in effect
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has announced the updated Marine Order 11 (MO11) has come into effect as of yesterday (23 December). The new MO11 seeks to improve...
Boxship rolls onto side in Istanbul port
A CONTAINERSHIP that was berthed at a port in the Turkish city of Istanbul lost stability and rolled onto its side yesterday (23 December). The incident involving Amnah, a 101...
Hedland grounding prompts multiple safety warnings
THE CAUSES of an electrical failure that saw the grounding of the fully-laden Capesize bulker Hagen Oldendorff when departing Port Hedland in April 2022 are yet to be addressed by...
Port Vila restoring but aftershocks continue
EARTHQUAKE-STRICKEN Vanuatu is still suffering aftershocks but Neptune Pacific Direct Line reports that port and commercial functionality is gradually recovering. There was a...
World’s biggest ‘ship’ to work in Bass Strait
ESSO AUSTRALIA has secured Allseas’ massive Pioneering Spirit to remove up to ten decommissioned oil and gas rigs from the Gippsland Basin in Bass Strait. Built at the DSME...
Key Lumsden Point contracts let
PILBARA PORTS’ multi-user facility at Port Hedland’s Lumsden Point has taken major steps towards realisation with the awarding of two milestone contracts. The first contract is to...
KiwiRail ferry breaks down in Wellington
JUST DAYS after the NZ Government declared current KiwiRail Cook Strait ferries could remain in service until newbuilds arrive in 2029, the ro-pax Kaiarahi has broken down –...
Trump warns US may retake Panama Canal
UNITED STATES president-elect Donald Trump has issued a warning that the United States may demand possession of the Panama Canal if a set of conditions is not followed. The...
Industry reacts to ACCC Stevedore report
VARIOUS parties have reacted to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s ‘Container stevedoring monitoring report 2023-24’, which was published last Friday (20...
