INSIGHT: Exploring responses for EV fire risk
Ports Australia recently held a meeting with harbour masters, first responders and industry experts that explored preparation and strategy for onboard EV fire scenarios WITH the...
Zim gets slots from ANL on Tasman
ISRAELI CARRIER ZIM has found a way to maintain a trans-Tasman service and crucial links to its ZAX China-Australia product through a slot-charter deal with ANL Container Line....
MSC fills WA gap with Koala
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co will revive the Koala brand for a new weekly service between China and Western Australia, via Indonesia. Although there had been no official announcement...
Top score for Port of Melbourne
THE PORT of Melbourne has scored a perfect 100 points in the 2024 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Infrastructure Asset Assessment. The score gives it the...
TRADE LAW: Australia inks new FTA deal with UAE
AS MANY readers would be aware, Australia has entered into several Free Trade Agreements (FTA) whether bilateral, regional or plurilateral. Many of the FTAs have led to...
Glaring generational gap exposes precarious situation for Australian maritime
AUSTRALIA relies on sea trade for 99% of its exports, with a significant portion of domestic freight also depending on coastal shipping. However, Australia’s national resilience...
Macquarie adds to offshore wind portfolio
MACQUARIE Asset Management has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% ownership of Danish offshore wind specialist ZITON, which claims to be the market leader in operations...
Gales send Fremantle vessels back to sea
STRONG to gale force winds on 2 and 3 October are forcing vessels at the Port of Fremantle to take evasive action. A note to shipping agents on 2 October said weather forecasts...
ILA initiates port worker strike across US ports
THE INTERNATIONAL Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has initiated a strike that will see workers walk off the job across dozens of ports across the United States’ east coast and...
Lumsden Point works to attract private investment
DREDGING has started at Lumsden Point in the port of Port Hedland as part of a project to encourage private investment in a landside logistics hub. Around one million cubic metres...
Australian guide released to combat container product loss
LOGISTICS specialists Corsafe have partnered with the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) to create a guide on safely packing containers for overseas suppliers. Corsafe,...
Hanwha’s Austal bid dead in the water
SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean’s bid for Western Australia-based Austal Shipping, appears to be dead in the water. Hanwha had made an unsolicited bid for Austal of around...
Fleet expansion for Spliethoff
MULTI-PURPOSE specialist Spliethoff has placed an order with China’s Wuhu Shipyard for a new series of eight vessels, with an option for two additional vessels, delivering from...
Dali lawsuits pile on
CONTAINERSHIP Dali’s owners Grace Ocean and managers Synergy Marine are the target of still more legal claims over the vessel’s March allision with and destruction of the Francis...
CORRECTION: Nominations for the DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards close TOMORROW
You have JUST TWO DAYS left to get your nominations in for the DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. Nominate now for these prestigious awards, to be announced at the shipping...
