Zero-tariff rate for lentil imports to India extended
ON 29 December last year, India extended its zero-tariff on lentils through 31 March 2024, a move unrelated to the just-implemented Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade...
Capacity shortages a challenge for breakbulk in 2022
CAPACITY shortages and service disruptions created challenges for the entire breakbulk industry in 2022, according to Wallenius Wilhelmsen. The shipping company said the industry...
Geraldton training vessel receives $2 million upgrade
A MARITIME training vessel in Geraldton is undergoing a $2 million upgrade. Western Australia’s Batavia Coast Maritime Institute (part of Central Regional TAFE) uses the vessel,...
SA exports on the up
DEMAND for South Australian exports continues to rise as trade ties with the state’s biggest export market – China – pick back up after months of decline, according to state trade...
Digitalisation fears are jeopardising maritime progress: report
FEARS of digitalisation are hindering important progress in the maritime industry, according to a new report from Wärtsilä. The Finnish marine technology company published its...
Wild weather impacts shipping on QLD coast
THE CENTRAL and north Queensland coast has been battered with wild weather over the past days, with some shipping affected. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather...
Funding secured for wind-powered ro-ro vessel
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen and project partners have received €9 million in funding (almost $14 million) for what could be the world’s first wind-powered ro-ro vessel. European funding...
Singapore container throughput decreases in 2022
CONTAINER throughput at PSA’s Singapore operations in 2022 decreased by 0.7% on the previous year. The port’s operator, PSA International, said its Singapore division handled 37...
Big year ahead for grain exports
WESTERN Australia is looking at a big year for grain exports, as WA grain growers’ co-operative CBH Group reports record grain volumes for the 2022-23 harvest. The group set the...
"All but abandoned" livestock carrier to be sold
AUSTRALIAN Independent Shipbrokers has been appointed broker in the sale of a ship arrested of Portland, Victoria. Liberian-flagged livestock carrier Yangtze Fortune (IMO:...
Incat looks to deliver zero-emissions ferry
INCAT Tasmania is investigating the possibility of replacing an LNG powerplant on a vessel under construction with a battery-electric system. The company said this project could...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires stake in terminal and transport operator
HAPAG-Lloyd has finalised its acquisition of a minority stake in Italy’s Spinelli Group, a terminal and transport operator. The two companies entered into an agreement for...
Aussie freight tech platform coming to Townsville
NORTHERN Stevedoring Services is to implement Inbound from mid-February. The vehicle booking and visibility platform aims to rid the breakbulk and automotive stevedoring, and the...
Fraud is major threat to cargo: Insurer
THE almost exclusive use of online facilities to process business transactions allows a myriad of fraudulent pursuits to find opportunities within the complexities of the global...
Historic Sydney lighthouse heritage listed
AUSTRALIA’s third oldest lighthouse – Hornby Lighthouse on Sydney’s South Head – as been added to the State Heritage Register. The state government added South Head’s cultural...
