New leadership and regional structure at Röhlig
RÖHLIG Logistics has appointed Christoph Passek as managing director for China and Hong Kong. The logistics company has also assigned four area general managers to a new regional...
Nuyina researchers discover subsea Antarctic canyon
ACOUSTCIANS onboard Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina have discovered an underwater canyon. The canyon was discovered when wild weather forced a temporary suspension of resupply...
Yemen's Ansar Allah threaten US ships in Gulf of Aden and Red Sea
YEMEN’S Ansar Allah group, also known as the Houthi movement, intends to expand its targets in the region to include US ships. Global media have reported Ansar Allah plans to...
Singapore-based PSA sees record container throughput for 2023
SINGAPORE-based container terminal operator PSA International saw a record-breaking year in 2023. The company’s terminals handled a total of 94.8 million TEU across its port...
New CCO for global port agency firm
GLOBAL port agency and marine services company Inchcape Shipping Services has appointed Svend Stenberg Mølholt as chief commercial officer, effective 9 January. Mr Mølholt has...
Albo urges DPW and MUA to “sort this out”
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese called on DP World and the Maritime Union of Australia to negotiate an end to the ongoing protected industrial action on the wharves. In an...
Logs shift to rail in Tassie
OVER the past decade, there has been a 10-fold increase in logs transported by rail in Tasmania, according to the state government. From a base of a little more than 20,000 tonnes...
ICTSI commits to 2050 net-zero for scope 1 and 2 emissions
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. ICTSI is the owner of the Victoria...
Pilbara Ports throughput sees small December decline
PILBARA Ports reported a total monthly throughput of 66.5 million tonnes of cargo for December 2023. This throughput was a 1% decrease compared with December 2022. The Port of...
Record year for container throughput in Singapore
ANNUAL vessel arrival tonnage at the Port of Singapore exceeded three billion gross tonnes in 2023, setting a record for the port. Singapore’s acting minister for transport Chee...
New director for Qube board
ASX-LISTED logistics company Qube has appointed a new director to its board. James Fazzino is due to join the board as director on 22 February 2024. Mr Fazzino has worked in...
TasPorts pilots vote in favour of industrial action
MARINE pilots working for TasPorts have voted in favour of taking industrial action against the corporation. Participating pilots (14 out of an eligible 15), represented by the...
MUA cancels some DPW PIA
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has backed down on some of its protected industrial action at DP World. The union has withdrawn some partial work bans and work stoppages through...
South Australian exports hit record levels
SOUTH Australian exports grew 12% in the 12 months through November last year, reaching a value of $17.9 billion, according to the latest data available from the state. China is...
Disruption deepens at DP World as dispute with MUA ratchets up (updated)
DISRUPTION at DP World’s Australian container terminals has increased on Friday (12 January) as the company commenced its policy of not tolerating partial work bans in its ongoing...
