Southern Ports sets eight new trade records
WESTERN Australia’s three most southerly ports have set eight new trade records in what operator Soutern Ports says is a bumper year. It said diversification had been the key to...
Fremantle putting mussel into water quality
AN INNOVATIVE trial using mussels to enhance marine biodiversity in Cockburn Sound could provide a model for ports around Australia to improve water quality. A trial being...
Mission raffle enters final fortnight
THERE are just two weeks left in the Mission to Seafarers Sydney's fundraising raffle, with two winners to be offered the opportunity to escort a cruise ship out of Sydney Harbour...
China-Australia rates: “Now getting silly”
WITH the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index showing mean spot rates from Shanghai to Sydney up another 10% for this week, Week 28 and Xeneta’s South East Asia- main ports...
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Melbourne Star is back – and it’s not the big wheel
MAERSK Line will once again provide a fast seasonal service from Melbourne to South East Asia when it resumes what it designates ‘Melbourne Star’ calls on 10 August. Melbourne...
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A tale of two vessels - AAL optimises delivery of Kings Farm Wind Farm components
AAL Shipping has completed the transport of 125,175 revenue tonnes (RT) of wind turbine blades and towers for Western Australia’s King Rocks Wind Farm, using two sailings to move...
Unions escalate “generational” fight as BHP port strike looms
WESTERN Australia’s mining sector is bracing for one of its most significant protected industrial action in decades, with three unions locking in an eight‑hour strike at BHP’s...
Qube fails to appeal wharfie reinstatement ruling
QUBE Ports has failed to appeal a Fair Work Commission (FWC) order to reinstate a wharfie originally fired over allegations of crude language and sharing a colleague’s bikini...
OPINION: Key lessons for oil supply chains from the Strait of Hormuz shipping closure
FOLLOWING the memorandum signed between the USA and Iran to end the war, the Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen for commercial vessels with the hope that the global oil supply...
Maersk restores Suez transit
THERE'S another container service is returning to the Suez Canal. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced that their AE15 service, operated under the Gemini Cooperation, will...
ATSB wants safety upgrade for island trader
STEERING gear failure on the small Bass Strait ro-ro Matthew Flinders III has led the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to issue safety recommendations to operator Bass Strait...
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Nominations for DCN awards are open
NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2026 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, with the maritime logistics industry invited to recognise the people, businesses and...
Inland Rail doubles up
TEN OF THE TWELVE Inland Rail enhancement sites on the Beveridge to Albury (B2A) section are now able to accommodate double-stacked trains, as the project makes strong progress on...
Safety risks highlighted as regulator suspends rail freight operator
A DECISION to suspend the accreditation of Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) was based around safety concerns, the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) says. In a...
Richard White steps down as WiseTech chair
RICHARD White has stepped down as executive chair of WiseTech Global, seeking to remove what he said was “an unnecessary distraction” from the company’s business operations....
