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ANL/CMA CGM cut NEMO surcharge
THE CMA CGM Group has halved one contingency fee levied on shippers on its NEMO service between Australia and Europe, effective immediately. The charge was amongst more than a...
Bell Bay reopens after ship goes adrift
TASPORTS has reopened the port of Bell Bay after the one-time pilot mother ship Wyuna, awaiting possible preservation, broke its moorings in the Tamar River on Tuesday morning [30...
Collision cuts TasRail services
A COLLISION between a truck and train at Westbury in northern Tasmania has blocked TasRail’s main line linking Hobart with Burnie. Two locomotives and a string of predominantly...
Community descends on Albany for port open day
PORT of Albany opened its gates to more than 2000 visitors on Saturday to show the community the inner workings of their local port. The Port Open Day exposed visitors to berthing...
More service changes on the Tasman
MAERSK Line and ANL have announced more revisions to their trans-Tasman products, affecting the Polaris and ANZ Shuttle services respectively. Blaming “ongoing disruptions across...
Upgrades for Freo, celebrations for AMC
THE WESTERN Australian Government is allocating $40.5 million in its 2024-25 budget to improvements in Fremantle’s Inner Harbour, focusing on cruise and ferry infrastructure. Five...
ANL shares CMA CGM's rewards
WHAT is claimed to be the world’s first loyalty program for shippers is now available for customers of ANL Containerline. The CMA CGM Group launched SEA REWARD in March this year,...
Four jailed over 2021 heroin haul at Freo
FOUR men have been jailed over a containerised shipment of heroin that arrived at Fremantle in 2021. The consignment arrived from Malaysia in May that year, in a shipment of...
Höegh Autoliners: Slow 1Q, second Aurora launched
NORWAY'S Höegh Autoliners has reported lower revenues and earnings for the first quarter of 2024, attributed to lower cargo volumes and the impact of Red Sea diversions. However,...
Albany's tug upgrade completed
SVITZER has completed an upgrade of towage services provided to Southern Ports in Albany with the entry into service of Svitzer Karoline. Svitzer Karoline arrived this month and...
NPDL in sweeping overhaul of services
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line is re-launching three of its major services with more direct calls, greater frequency and faster transits as it seeks to blanket the ANZ-South Pacific...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index landed at 1721 on Friday 26 April following a steady decline over the week. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 26 April 2024. Source: Baltic...
Old checklist, onboard obstacle led to helicopter incident
AN INVESTIGATION has found the crew of a bulker was using an outdated helicopter operations checklist when a helicopter was damaged during a marine pilot transfer last year. The...
Trapped Baltimore ships freed
FIVE of six large commercial vessels trapped in port by the Baltimore bridge collapse have been able to escape after the US Army Corp of Engineers cleared enough wreckage to open...
Rio Tinto goes with the flow in bulker test
RIO Tinto Shipping is trialling further technology designed to improve efficiency and reduce emissions, by retrofitting a drag-reducing air lubrication system to one of its...
