BMG wells de-com nearing completion
DECOMMISSIONING of Basker Manta Gummy wells off Victoria’s Gippsland is now over 70% complete, according to a market update from Cooper Energy. Specialised vessel Q7000, owned by...
World Container Index drops 1%
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased by 1% to US$2795 per 40-foot container this week. The composite index has increased by 64% when compared with the same week last year and...
Extra Emerald, smarter Scenic
LUXURY superyacht operator Emerald Cruises will introduce a third, larger deepsea vessel in 2026 while parent Scenic Group is to upgrade its oceangoing and river cruise fleets....
Cruisers back in force
THE NUMBER of people taking a cruise globally returned to and exceeded 2019 levels last year, the first largely unaffected by covid. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)...
Geelong hits 500,000 tonnes of wind farm cargo
GEELONGPORT has just crossed the 500,000-tonne mark for wind turbine componentry handled for the Golden Plains Wind Farm. The cargo is transported from the port to Rokewood near...
Sod turned for DSV's Brisbane home
PORT of Brisbane and DSV Air & Sea have turned the sod on the logistics giant’s new warehouse and container depot. DSV signed a 10-year lease agreement with PBPL last month for a...
OPINION: Port privatisation in NSW has become a political football
A RECENT revelation in the NSW Parliament has again ignited debate about the privatisation of Australian capital city ports. When Port Botany and Port Kembla were privatised in...
Royal Caribbean swaps ships for 25-26
ROYAL Caribbean International will have a new line-up of vessels for the 2025-26 cruise season in Australia, NZ and the South Pacific and will operate one less ship. Neither of...
Somali piracy threat evolving, IMB says
THE ICC International Maritime Bureau has flagged a “worrying” rise in Somali pirate activity as total first-quarter piracy incidents increase. The IMB in its latest report...
MSC to defend record FMC fines
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company will “vigorously defend” a US Federal Maritime Commission determination it should pay civil penalties of US$63.3 million for alleged breaches of the...
Baltimore clearance efforts stuck in the mud
WHILE US President Joe Biden has pledged the port of Baltimore will be re-opened by the end of May, new sonar images have revealed major sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge...
Protests set to hit Melbourne waterfront again
LANDSIDE users of the Port of Melbourne have been warned to expect a new round of disruptions as the arrival of a ZIM containership attracts the attention of protesters. Container...
Results in for ship speed reduction program
A WHALE protection initiative for shipping companies has reported its highest participation levels to date and has named the companies which contributed to a reduction in air...
Seafarers will get new Hedland haven
SHIP crews visiting the world’s largest bulk export port will have a new facility for recreation and rest by the end of next year. The Western Australian Government has committed...
Brisbane celebrates bumper cruise season
PORT of Brisbane has reported a record summer cruise season at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal. BICT clocked up 125 cruise visits between October 2023 and March 2024,...
