World Container Index drops 3%
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased again this past week, continuing a downward trend that began in recent weeks reversing a long, steady incline. The composite index has...
Seafarer happiness index sees slight increase for latest quarter
THE SEAFARERS Happiness Index, a quarterly survey conducted by Mission to Seafarers, has released its report for the second quarter of 2024. The survey consists of ten questions...
Freight rail excellence and innovation recognised at ARI Awards
THE FREIGHT and logistics community took out some prestigious awards at the Australasian Rail Industry (ARI) Awards in Melbourne this week. NSW Ports, Patrick Terminals, the...
Maersk 2Q: Good momentum continuing
A.P. MOLLER - MAERSK says it continued to build momentum in 2Q 2024, reporting volume growth across all segments and improved financial performance with EBIT margin reaching 7.5%...
Spirits seeking refreshment
BASS Strait ferry Spirit of Tasmania I arrived in Hobart early this morning [8 August] to begin four days of in-water maintenance before sister Spirit of Tasmania II heads to...
Swire Shipping completes biofuel trial
SWIRE Shipping has announced the successful trial of a biofuel on one of its transpacific services. A sustainable B24 biofuel trial was conducted on Swire’s Sun Chief Express...
Australia's Provaris partners with Uniper for hydrogen supply
ASX-LISTED Provaris and Norwegian Hydrogen are partnering with German multinational Uniper in the supply of green hydrogen from the Nordics to Germany using Provaris’ H2Neo...
NT government signs MoU for CO2 import terminal
THE NORTHERN Territory Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dutch company Vopak to cooperate on development of a carbon dioxide (CO2) import terminal. The...
Melbourne rice exports record six-year high
FOLLOWING hard on the heels of the news of record-breaking tonnages of grain being exported from the Port of Melbourne, comes the news of more records for rice exports. Rice,...
Höegh Autoliners' first Aurora Class PCTC delivered
HÖEGH Autoliners has had its first Aurora class vessel, Höegh Aurora, delivered at a naming ceremony at shipbuilders China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard. Three years after the...
South East Asia services duck and dive
JUST a fortnight after announcing changes to its Southern Star service between South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand Maersk Line has advised of further diversions. On 22 July...
Offshore wind opportunities for Gippsland coal workforce
A REPORT by EnergyAustralia has outlined a vision to upskill and retool Gippsland’s coal industry workforce to transition into the state’s new offshore wind industry. The...
Townsville cruise terminal upgraded ahead of "record breaking" season
THE PORT of Townsville’s Quayside Terminal is undergoing an upgrade worth almost $6 million ahead of the upcoming cruise season, according to an announcement made yesterday (6...
GHD appoints Aussie ports sector leader
GLOBAL professional services company GHD has appointed Renata Berglas as its Australian ports sector leader. Ms Berglas will focus on connecting GHD’s port and maritime...
IN DETAIL: Chasing shadows
ARE “dark fleet” ships painted black, or do they turn their lights off at night? It doesn’t work quite like that, but they certainly go to a lot of trouble to sail undetected. The...
