Transport co moves in at Port of Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane is now home to a new warehousing and depot facility for Rogers Transport, a transport provider and distribution specialist. The new facility sits on a...
Dali owners declare General Average
THE OWNERS of Baltimore bridge destroyer Dali have declared General Average, although charterers Maersk Line have yet to issue a public notification. The 9962 TEU Dali is...
CMA CGM Air Cargo to launch trans-Pacific service
CMA CGM Air Cargo plans to begin operating a trans-Pacific route in the European summer 2024, with three new Boeing B777 aircraft due for delivery in 2024 and 2025. The...
Pilbara throughput increases in March
PILBARA Ports has reported a total monthly throughput of 67.5 million tonnes for March 2024. Last month’s figures were a 9% increase compared with March 2023. The Port of Port...
Spirit set for Asian wind work
A FORMER Bass Strait offshore supply ship whose owners collapsed last year is destined for a new career in Asian waters for a new owner and charterer. Last month Tek-Ocean Spirit...
Scrubber water banned but not here
THE GOVERNMENT of Denmark has reached a cross-party agreement to ban the discharge of scrubber water in territorial waters from mid-2025 and will push for similar restrictions to...
No recovery yet for OOCL
FIRST quarter results from Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line show international box trades continue the slide in revenues evident in 2023. The trans-Pacific and the...
20 years of Australian Coastal Shipping
Australian Coastal Shipping is celebrating a milestone this year. It’s been 20 years since the launch of ACS, and in that time the independent company has grown into a strong team...
Maritime community commemorates merchant navy
ON SUNDAY 14 April the newly finished stone plaques were in place at the Merchant Navy War Memorial in Rookwood cemetery as representatives from naval and maritime organisations...
BigLift getting bigger
SPLIETHOFF Group member BigLift Shipping and South Korea’s CY Shipping have placed orders in China for two heavy transport vessels to extend their joint fleet of HTVs to six. The...
FTA issues biosecurity levy plan
THE FREIGHT & Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association have issued a three-point plan which they believe will improve trade facilitation and biosecurity...
Bridge outage hits KiwiRail
RAIL freight links between Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill on NZ’s South Island will be severely disrupted for at least two weeks after floodwaters on Friday (13 April)...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index dipped slightly in the first part of the week before a rebound. The week began with a BDI of 1594, and ended it at 1729. The Baltic Dry Index for the week...
Bundaberg conveyor opens for business
A NEW bulk goods conveyor at the Port of Bundaberg has the potential to significantly increase and diversify the port’s throughput, according to Gladstone Ports Corporation. The...
AutoStrad Botany Rail Expansion wins innovation award
THE SYDNEY AutoStrad Botany Rail Expansion (SABRE) took out a top award at the 2024 Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Awards in Melbourne last night (11 April). SABRE was...
