THE GRILL: Eddy Declercq
Eddy Declercq, managing director of OOCL (Australia), reflects on his career and changes in the shipping industry as he prepares to retire Could you share an overview of your...
MISSION TO SEAFARERS: The hidden backbone of global trade
AS THE maritime industry sails through a technological revolution, one constant remains: the critical role of seafarers in global trade and transportation. Yet, despite their...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index landed at 1160 on 5 December – a decrease from the 1298 posted on Monday 2 December. Capesize The Capesize market faced a challenging week, with the BCI 5TC...
TasPorts provides additional sailing to King Island
TASPORTS has enabled an additional Bass Island Line (BIL) sailing to King Island today (6 December), which the port authority says reinforces its commitment to supporting regional...
Austal delivers catamaran for WA ferry company
AUSTAL Philippines has announced the delivery of a 32-metre catamaran to Rottnest Fast Ferries lass than twelve months after construction commenced in Balamban, Cebu...
World Container Index Vaults 6%
DREWRY’s World Container Index has increased by 6% to US$3533 per 40-foot container this week. This is 66% below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but...
WA launches Vietnamese export drive
A DRIVE to build exports to Vietnam from Western Australia is being highlighted through a trade promotion featuring local food products. Ten WA agrifood brands feature in the...
China-Aust rates take December dive
SPOT FREIGHT RATES between Shanghai and Melbourne in the first week of December hit their lowest level since mid-August, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index. In...
Dutch company to restore Torres Strait jetties
ENGINEERING consulting company Royal HaskoningDHV has secured a contract with the Torres Strait Island Regional Council to restore and upgrade multiple jetties across the...
Union criticises Flinders’ terminal funding
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has criticised the commitment of public funding for the Flinders Ports’ Adelaide container terminal (FACT), calling it an unsafe,...
ILA-USMX automation impasse persists as clock ticks
THE PROBABILITY of another US port strike along the east and Gulf coast’s appears to be rising, as union and port employer coalition remain at an impasse. The International...
Advocate wanted to ease live sheep export anger
IN A BID to appease live sheep exporters, the federal government is advertising for an advocate to ease the transition away from live sheep exports by sea. The government’s...
Toll forks out after fine
A RUNAWAY FORKLIFT has cost Toll Transport a $40,000 fine after a magistrate found the company guilty of failing in its health and safety duty at the Port of Burnie four years...
IMO recognises exceptional bravery at sea
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization (IMO) has presented the Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to two sets of nominees during its recent IMO Awards Ceremony in London. The...
Japanese energy giant to produce hydrogen in Brisbane
THE QUEENSLAND Government has announced that Japan’s largest oil company ENEOS will use its own technology in Queensland to significantly increase its production of green...
