MSC, CMA CGM send AES/NEMO via the Cape
AES/NEMO partners MSC and CMA CGM have formalised the temporary re-routing of their Europe-Australia service around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Red Sea risks. The carriers...
Vic pilots win from co-operation
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots will obtain an early replacement for its wrecked cutter Corsair thanks to co-operation from Flinders Ports and boat builder Hart Marine. Corsair was lost...
TSL revives third China service
TAIWAN'S TS Lines has quietly resurrected its CA3 service from China, which it “indefinitely suspended” almost 12 months ago as covid-driven demand subsided. Although agents...
Aqua-feed vessel to boost Tasman options
FISH feed producer BioMar will offer space on its newbuilding vessel to other Tasmanian exporters when it enters trans-Tasman service early next year. BioMar Australia, the...
Impacts of protest ongoing at VICT
A PRO-PALESTINE protest continued to disrupt operations at Victoria International Container Terminal on Tuesday. A blockade aiming to stop Zim Ganges from being unloaded began at...
Nuyina officers and engineers to strike
TWO maritime unions have announced that their members who work on Antarctic research vessel Nuyina are about to launch industrial action. Officers and engineers represented by the...
Possible cyclone blow to QLD ports
MARITIME Safety Queensland, port authorities and regional harbour masters are closely watching a tropical low in the Coral Sea the Bureau of Meteorology expect to develop into a...
Floods cut NT rail, roads
A SLOW-MOVING tropical low dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain on areas south of Darwin over the weekend, temporarily closing the Stuart Highway and damaging the...
"Worrying" rise in seafarer abandonment
AT LEAST 132 vessels were abandoned by owners in 2023, leaving seafarers stranded without pay, supplies or support. The International Transport Workers' Federation said this...
Govt ends livestock limbo
A LIVESTOCK carrier that departed Fremantle in early January with sheep and cattle for the Middle East has been directed to return to Australia by the federal government. Late...
Townsville cruise visit cancelled ahead of cyclone
A CRUISE company has cancelled a visit to the Port of Townsville as a cyclone forms off the Queensland coast. A tropical low intensifying on Monday evening is expected to develop...
Pro-Palestine blockade continues at VICT
VICTORIA International Container Terminal remained closed on Monday evening as protesters blocked access to Webb Dock. A blockade began on Friday evening (19 January) as...
New service a Turkish delight
TURKISH Airlines’ decision to begin direct flights between Melbourne and Istanbul will open up air freight export opportunities, the Victorian Government says. Minister for jobs...
TasPorts pilots to stop work as industrial action escalates
TASPORTS and the Australian Maritime Officers Union have warned industrial action will escalate as marine pilots prepare for a four-hour work stoppage on Thursday. TasPorts pilots...
New product development director for Provaris
ASX-listed developer of hydrogen transportation systems Provaris has appointed Garry Triglavcanin as product development director. Mr Triglavcanin is at the same time stepping...
