120kg cocaine haul at Port Botany
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers seized 120 kilograms of cocaine at the Sydney Container Examination Facility on Tuesday (25 April). The ABF said it has been targeting border...
Spirit Super and Stonepeak close GeelongPort acquisition
SPIRIT Super and Stonepeak have completed their acquisition of GeelongPort. Spirit Super, an Australian industry super fund and Stonepeak, a US investment firm, in November last...
Number of winter cruise visits to double in NSW
THE NUMBER of cruise ships to lined up to visit Sydney over the winter season has doubled since last year’s offseason. According to the Port Authority of New South Wales, the...
G7 countries target net-zero shipping by 2050
THE G7 ministers of climate, energy and the environment have agreed to strengthen efforts to reach zero-emissions shipping by 2050. Ministers representing Canada, France, Germany,...
Drones to deliver cash to ships
DRONE logistics company Skyports Drone Services is adding cash-to-master services to its suite of ship-to-shore services. The CTM service was announced today at the annual...
TasPorts funds local marine rescue organisations
TASPORTS has awarded grants to three local marine rescue organisations to upgrade critical safety gear. Tamar Sea Rescue, Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough and Dodges Ferry...
Two LNG-fuelled bulkers delivered
MARAN Dry Management has taken delivery of two Newcastlemax bulkers, Ubuntu Unity on 28 February and Ubuntu Community on 18 April. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Ship Building (SWS)...
Construction begins on Pilbara's $6 billion urea project
CONSTRUCTION has started on a $6 billion urea manufacturing project in the Pilbara, near the port of Dampier. The Perdaman project is to convert natural gas from Woodside’s...
K+N first quarter results down on last year
LOGISTICS company Kuehne+Nagel reported year-on-year decreases in its first-quarter 2023 results, but profitability remains high on pre-pandemic levels. The Switzerland-based...
Maritime and energy companies to explore methanol bunkering at Port of Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne, Maersk, ANL and Svitzer are among seven maritime and energy signatories to a memorandum of understanding that will explore the feasibility of establishing a...
Maersk Tankers launches voyage management service
MAERSK Tankers has launched a new voyage management service. The company said the service would help ship operators and owners “achieve greater economic and environmental...
Shipping companies preparing for multi-fuel future, survey finds
A SURVEY of 29 shipping companies found some carriers envisage a multi-fuel future for their fleets. The Global Maritime Forum, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and...
Melbourne-bound meth haul found in air freight
AN AIR cargo consignment containing 45 kilograms of meth was intercepted on its way to Australia. The Australian Federal Police said officers from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise...
Crew change situation continues to stabilise
THE GLOBAL crew change situation appears to be returning to a pre-Covid normal, according to the Global Maritime Forum. GMF’s quarterly Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator...
UNCTAD calls for more global trade co-ordinators
THE UNITED Nations Conference on Trade and Development is calling for more countries to appoint “transit co-ordinators” to facilitate global trade. UNCTAD said the Trade...
