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Australian agribusinesses to boom in Southeast Asia

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FRESH opportunities for Australian agricultural exporters are in sight with a strong demand from Southeast Asia, notably Brunei and Indonesia. The National Farmers Federation...
Australian agribusinesses to boom in Southeast Asia

Cook Strait operator on the market

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PRIVATE equity-owned ferry operator StraitNZ has joined Australia’s Strait Link on the sales list, according to a report in The Australian. StraitNZ, which provides the two-ship...
Cook Strait operator on the market

Anderson joins consultancy

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FORMER Port of Melbourne executive general manager strategy and planning Caryn Anderson has joined Black Quay Maritime Consulting as a strategic advisor. Ms Anderson, who left the...
Anderson joins consultancy

CSL set to fulfill logistics needs for SA magnetite export company

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CSL Australia has been named the latest member of a consortium to establish a green iron industry in South Australia. The shipping supplier is to fulfil Green Iron SA’s logistics...
CSL set to fulfill logistics needs for SA magnetite export company

Drones and new tech highlighted at Hong Kong conference

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CARGO drones and air logistics were among the innovation topics that attracted more than 2,300 global participants to Hong Kong for the Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation...
Drones and new tech highlighted at Hong Kong conference

Sacré bleu! CMA CGM joins Q3 sufferers

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LIKE so many of its contemporaries CMA CGM has reported a bleak third quarter but notes it’s at least better than Q2. Group revenue for Q3 2025 was down 11.3% to USD 14,042...
Sacré bleu! CMA CGM joins Q3 sufferers

Transition costs for green truck fuels need to be shared: VTA boss

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TRANSPORT operators can’t move to low or zero carbon-fueled vehicles without a whole-of-supply chain approach and a willingness by everyone – including consumers – to share the...
Transition costs for green truck fuels need to be shared: VTA boss

Port of Darwin braces for tropical cyclone

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DARWIN Port has begun preparations to safeguard critical fuel supplies and supply chains to remote communities ahead of what is forecast to be a rare November cyclone. The...
Port of Darwin braces for tropical cyclone

International trade partners to gather in Melbourne

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MELBOURNE will later this week host the largest meeting of trade ministers and representatives in more than a decade, as the 12 member countries of the Comprehensive and...
International trade partners to gather in Melbourne

Harnessing hydrogen for maritime growth

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IF GREEN hydrogen is a reliable source of clean energy, why is not being widely used in the maritime sector? By way of a definition, green hydrogen is produced by using renewable...
Harnessing hydrogen for maritime growth

Industry gathers for supply chain awards

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A GRANDIOSE scene akin to something out of Phantom of the Opera greeted guests as they entered Melbourne Town Hall for the recent Australasian Supply Chain & Logistics Association...
Industry gathers for supply chain awards

WA’s CleanSubSea claims innovation award

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WESTERN Australian technology firm CleanSubSea has been recognised with an Innovator of the Year Award at this year’s Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. The...
WA’s CleanSubSea claims innovation award

AAL Shipping celebrates women at Melbourne Cup

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A HISTORIC Melbourne Cup win set the stage for AAL Australia to celebrate women in shipping at the Ladies Day event at Queens Wharf, Brisbane. Guests enjoyed a refined ballroom...
AAL Shipping celebrates women at Melbourne Cup

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 14 November 2025

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THE BALTIC Dry Index finished the week ending 14 November, 2025 at 2125, up from the previous week's figure of 2063. Capesize The Capesize market followed a generally softer...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 14 November 2025

PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity

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A look at what is happening at our ports, both with cyber technology and hard machinery. CHANGE is a constant in the world of port technology, as maritime analyst Peter van Duyn...
PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity