Carrier relief as rates slide halted
CONTAINER lines are growing increasingly upbeat as a feared rates collapse in the North & East Asia-Australia has failed to eventuate. As outlined in the annual review of the...
MOL looks to harvest carbon
MITSUI OSK Lines is investing in an onboard carbon capture system that harvests exhaust emissions to remove pollutants and produce re-usable chemicals and energy. The company will...
Incat and DFDS join forces on new electric-hybrid ferry
INCAT Tasmania and Danish ferry operator and logistics company DFDS have partnered on a design study for the construction of a new electric-hybrid ferry. The 72-metre ferry would...
MSC and Mercy Ships to build a new hospital ship
MSC Group, MSC Foundation and global charity Mercy Ships are proceeding with plans to build a new hospital ship to be deployed in Africa. On 8 April the three parties finalised an...
K+N optimistic despite Q1 decline
AN 18% fall in turnover and a 28% drop in EBITDA year-on-year for the first quarter has not stopped Khuene+Nagel International CEO Stefan Paul describing the result as ‘solid’....
BHP readies for ammonia-fuelled shipping
BHP has short-listed eight companies to build, operate and supply an ammonia-fuelled bulker in a move aligning with its membership of the Australia-East Asia Green Corridor (DCN 8...
Seafarers Welfare Conference to tackle the big issues of 2024
MARITIME charities and industry stakeholders are gearing up for the Seafarers Welfare Conference 2024, an event which aims to tackle pressing issues around seafarers’ rights. This...
Queensland completes NHVR transition
THE NATIONAL Heavy Vehicle Regulator has officially assumed responsibility for the delivery of heavy-vehicle safety services in Queensland. The transition came into effect over...
MOL digitises car-loading databases
MITSUI OSK Lines, in conjunction with the Japan Cargo Tally Corporation, this month began using a unified database for loading PCTCs in a manner it believes will greatly improve...
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...
