Zim invests in fintech platform
NEW York Stock Exchange-listed shipping line Zim has invested in international trade fintech startup 40Seas. The tech company raised US$111 million to deliver its financing...
Vale Joe Crumlin
JOE Crumlin, a seafarer and trade unionist, died on Monday this week. MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin, who is Joe Crumlin’s son, described his father as “a legend on the...
PC report fuels more port efficiency discussions
INDUSTRIAL relations, terminal access charges and landside efficiency have emerged as some of the main talking points of the Productivity Commission’s report on Australia’s...
Ship lists, spills boxes at port
GENERAL cargo ship Sea Xpress on Saturday (7 January) listed during cargo operations, spilling containers overboard at Mundra Port in India, according to media reports. About 20...
Air cargo demand softens amid economic headwinds
GLOBAL air cargo demand softened in November 2022, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association. Global demand, measured in cargo...
MPV sector looks to a relatively bright 2023: Drewry
MULTIPURPOSE vessel rates are expected to soften through the coming year, but the rate of decline is expected to be less than in competing sectors such as containerships and...
DNV software hit with cyberattack
DNV’s ShipManager software was subject to a cyberattack on Saturday (7 January). The assurance and risk-management company confirmed the cyberattack on Monday (9 January) and said...
Maritime Charities Group welcomes new chair
THE MARITIME Charities Group has appointed Tim Slingsby of Lloyd’s Register Foundation as the charity’s new chair. Mr Slingsby is director of skills and education at Lloyd’s...
Logistics company appoints new executives
LOGISTICS company Geodis has appointed three leaders to its executive committee. On Monday it announced the appointment of Stéphanie Hervé as group executive vice president,...
WA approves land for export industry development
WESTERN Australia’s Industrial Lands Panel has approved allocations of land for seven projects in the Boodarie and Ashburton North strategic industrial areas (SIAs). The...
Indigenous art installed at new Spirit of Tasmania Quay
THE NEW Spirit of Tasmania Quay passenger terminal now features an 80-metre-long indigenous art mural. The painting of an orange-bellied parrot was a collaborative effort by...
Inflation and recession biggest concerns for 2023
SUPPLY-chain leaders see inflation and recession as the biggest factors for business in the coming year, according to a recent report from online logistics platform Container...
New study to explore green fleet renewal opportunities
DNV has partnered with a sustainable shipping alliance on a study aimed at decarbonising shipping in the Baltic and North Sea. The classification society and the Responsible...
Freight network changes help trucks reach communities isolated by floods
TRUCKS are being given temporary access to alternative road networks to deliver food and essential supplies to Northwest Australian communities cut off by floods. The flooding is...
PC maintains views on port inefficiencies in finalised report
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission on Monday (9 January) released its inquiry report into Australia’s maritime logistics system. The report, Lifting productivity at Australia’s container...
