Bumper Boxline Profits Still Building
AS MORE THIRD QUARTER results trickle in it is becoming clear container lines’ early 2024 gloom has completely reversed. AP Moller-Maersk has confirmed its preliminary results...
Melbourne luncheon to celebrate Alma Doepel restoration progress
A GALA luncheon in Melbourne this month will celebrate the progress of the restoration of Australian-built tall ship Alma Doepel. On 22 November, over lunch at Hotel Windsor, the...
PIL orders five more LNG boxships
PACIFIC International Lines (PIL) has announced it has ordered another five liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels. Part of its fleet renewal acceleration, the...
OneStop, Tyne ACFS partner up for NZ depot
LOGISTICS software company OneStop has announced the expansion of its partnership with Tyne ACFS that will see its solutions integrated at the joint venture’s new Auckland depot....
QLD men sentenced over offshore cocaine plot
TWO of the men involved in a plot to import almost 600 kilograms of cocaine have been sentenced to a combined 28 years imprisonment. The Supreme Court of Brisbane sentenced one of...
Red Sea diversions, longer transits improve crew wellbeing
LONGER transits caused by Red Sea diversions appear to be giving seafarers more time to rest, resulting in an improvement in wellbeing, a Mission to Seafarers report has found....
Swire Group donates $26m to tackle cancer in Pacific
SWIRE Group has donated $25.9 million to the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) to support cervical cancer screening and treatment for more than 130,000 women in the...
Illabo to Stockinbingal rail receives Government approval
THE ILLABO to Stockinbingal section of Inland Rail has received approval from the Australian Government, giving the project the green light to move into the construction phase in...
Container trade increases at Melbourne while non-container takes a dive
PORT of Melbourne has posted an increase in container throughput for September 2024, up 6.4% against September last year. The port handled 284,000 TEU in September, with full...
Industry welcomes new QLD transport minister
THE APPOINTMENT of Brent Mickelberg as the Queensland Government's Minister for Transport and Main Road has been welcomed by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), an...
TS Lines gets IPO away
TAIWAN’s TS LINES late last week completed an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, at its third attempt. Previous IPOs had been pulled due to unfavourable...
Aboriginal dancers greet Albany's first cruise ship of season
THE FIRST of an expected 16 cruise vessels arrived at Albany on 4 November to mark the start of the cruise season with another seven vessels set to visit Esperance and Bunbury....
Eden to welcome largest cruise ship ever to dock
THE LARGEST cruise ship ever to dock at Eden Cruise Wharf is due to make its maiden arrival next week – the first following the NSW government’s planning approval to allow bigger...
Victorian container terminals to increase landside charges
FOLLOWING discussions initiated by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), it has been announced all of three Victorian-based container terminals will align...
Shipping Australia welcomes new chair, deputy chair
MY THERESE Blank has been appointed chair of Shipping Australia, succeeding Clint Evans as he steps down. Ms Blank, Maersk’s head of market for Oceania, has served on the Shipping...
