AFP swarm on alleged smugglers
TWO Polish nationals have been charged by the Australian Federal Police for attempting to import 300 kilograms of MDMA and 70 kilograms of ketamine in a shipping container. The...
Drewry posts WCI decrease
DREWRY’S World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 5% to US$3493 per 40-foot container this week. It had increased by 88% when compared with the same week last year. The latest WCI...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Trinidad and Tobago
The islands of Trinidad and Tobago have seen a lot of activity in the maritime space, from commercial shipping to drug smuggling and a recent oil-spill emergency THE ISLANDS at...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued on a sharp upward trajectory this past week, beginning the week on 1871 and hitting 2203 on Friday 1 March. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending...
Cruise milestone at Napier Port
IT’S been a milestone week for Napier Port after it accepted its 1000th cruise ship in what is looking to be its busiest summer on record. Silver Muse was the vessel that brought...
Freight and transport logistics workers arrested
POLICE suspect workers at freight and transport logistics companies in trusted positions were part of an alleged plot to import 10 million illicit cigarettes into Victoria. Six...
Port of Melbourne trade volumes increase
THE PORT of Melbourne has released its trade update for January. Total container throughput at the port in January was 269,044 TEU which was up 4% on last year’s total. Full...
Tasman Bridge transit aborted
A TASMAN Bridge transit was aborted on Wednesday morning after The Sheriff experienced a mechanical problem. The Sheriff departed Selfs Point, north of the Tasman Bridge, at 0545...
Cairns gets new marine operations base
CAIRNS will be the location of Queensland’s first marine operations base. Queensland Water Police, the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association QF9 Cairns, and the soon to be...
Incat Crowther to design second-generation ferry
AUSTRALIAN marine engineering company Incat Crowther has been tasked with designing a new second-generation passenger ferry for a company in Singapore. Majestic Fast Ferry...
Plans to increase recycling at ports
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is teaming up with the Department of Agriculture and the Department for Climate Change to look into a trial to increase the chances of...
Tassie govt pledges support for Incat expansion
TASMANIAN premier Jeremy Rockliff has told Incat he would inject $5.25 million into the company’s expansion plans if he’s re-elected at next month’s state election. Incat builds...
Port of Mackay sees rise in trade
MORE than two million tonnes of trade have passed through the Port of Mackay in the past seven months, surpassing throughput in the same period from the previous financial year....
Penfield Marine becomes Maersk Tankers
US-BASED pool operator Penfield Marine has rebranded as Maersk Tankers. Maersk Tankers acquired the company in January this year. The rebranding is part of an ongoing integration...
Dredging plans for NZ port
PORT Taranaki is beginning work to renew its harbour maintenance dredging resource consents. Resource consents give permission to use or develop a natural or physical resource or...
