Tyne to switch to OneStop Modal at Botany
EMPTY container park operator Tyne Container Services is switching to the OneStop Modal platform at its Port Botany MT Movements empty container depot. OneStop Modal is the...
Mice not nice for Zespri
A SHIPLOAD of mice has disrupted NZ kiwifruit exporter Zespri’s season launch in Europe. The company has been anticipating bumper sales of its kiwifruit varieties this year after...
Baltimore sues Dali owners and managers
THE MAYOR of the City of Baltimore and the City Council have lodged legal action against Grace Ocean Pte Ltd and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, owners and managers respectively of...
MtS Sydney announces guest speaker for parliamentary luncheon
MISSION to Seafarers Sydney has announced Port Authority of NSW CEO Phil Holliday as the guest speaker of this year's Annual Luncheon at NSW Parliament House. This special event,...
Groote repairs to take until 3Q 2025
SOUTH 32’s Australian manganese operations at the Northern Territory’s Groote Eylandt are unlikely to resume in full until the third quarter of next year, following damage caused...
Close scrape for NYK
JAPAN'S NYK and its partners have developed a remote-controlled robot that scrapes cargo residues in the holds of woodchip carriers. In conjunction with cargo owner Nippon Paper...
Industry calls for UN help following Aries seizure
SIXTEEN industry associations and social partners have sent a joint letter to United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres calling for UN assistance following the seizure of...
PacNat and Linfox ink 10-year contract extension
PACIFIC National has locked in a 10-year contract extension with Linfox to provide national linehaul rail freight services. The contract renewal, announced on Monday (22 April)...
Box imports down, exports up in 2023
PROVISIONAL figures from London’s Container Trade Statistics show Australasia’s containerised imports declined by 2.9% in 2023, but exports grew by 4.2%. The overall effect was a...
New tug makes dramatic entry
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has decided no action is currently required after a new tug made an unorthodox entry to Hay Point last Thursday [18 April]. The Damen ASD...
Aussie-designed RSV delivered to Thailand
THAILAND’S Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has taken delivery of a new research vessel designed by Australia’s Incat Crowther. The Incat Crowther 25, built by...
More ferries for Perth, Brisbane's get smart
THE WESTERN Australian Government will commit $2 million in the 2024-2025 state budget to a feasibility study of the expansion of Perth ferry services. The allocation was...
CMA CGM is selling Bolloré's Polynesian branch
CMA CGM has officially listed for sale Bolloré Logistics Polynesia, based in Tahiti, a move made necessary by regulators concerned about a regional monopoly following the French...
PacBasin outperforms dry bulk market
HONG KONG-listed dry bulk specialist Pacific Basin Shipping has reported an unusually strong first quarter, when rates traditionally soften during the northern hemisphere winter...
Energetic Woodside driving offshore sector
A FIRST quarter trading and production update from Woodside Energy has served to highlight the current level of activity in Australia’s offshore oil and gas sector. While...
