Red Sea return for Maersk, Hapag but still risky business
THE CONUNDRUM container lines face in resuming transits through the Suez Canal and Red Sea has been highlighted today in stark fashion. Overnight Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced...
MSC’s Eagle has lift off
THE MOST serious challenge in many a decade to the status quo in the Australia/New Zealand-Americas trade has formally launched with the first sailing of MSC’s Eagle service from...
Rates collapse as Chinese New Year sees demand crash
CARRIERS appear to have been taken by surprise as poor demand in the China-Australia trade sees rates shrink and jostling for scarce cargo and market share ramp up. Although no...
OPINION: Australian ports don't deserve relegation
I RECENTLY received Shipping Australia’s (SAL) latest newsletter Signal which has no less than nine articles critical of Australia’s port performance, with the final article...
Pilbara Ports boss’s brush with royalty
PILBARA Ports CEO Samuel McSkimming has had a brush with royalty at Windsor Castle. Mr Mc Skimming had been invited to the royal residence as one of 20 global maritime leaders to...
Man-overboard detection tech passes final ISO test
MARITIME technology innovator MARSS has successfully completed Phase 3 testing of the ISO 21195 standard for its automated man-overboard (MOB) detection systems, MOBtronic. The...
Birdon eyes new US advanced manufacturing facility
PORT Macquarie ship builder Birdon has announced plans to develop and operate a 400,000-square-foot (37,161sqm) advanced ship manufacturingfacility at the Port of Pensacola,...
Spirit Geelong stay costing almost a million a month
TT LINE is negotiating to have Spirit of Tasmania V join sister Spirit of Tasmania IV ‘in storage’ at Geelong, the company’s chairman has revealed. Ken Kanofski also disclosed...
Busiest berths get a boost at Townsville
STRENGTHENING trade and supply chains in North Queensland was the aim of upgrades to berths three and four at Port of Townsville that were completed recently. According to a joint...
Lonely numbers for ONE
JAPAN’s Ocean Network Express, the world’s sixth largest container line, has reported a US$88 million net loss for the third quarter of its 2025 financial year, blaming a...
Tourist vessel wrecked in New Zealand
TRANSPORT Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) experts are on the scene of the loss of a tourist excursion vessel which struck rocks in Akaroa on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula...
NT statutory powers to boost Darwin Ship Lift
THE NORTHERN Territory government has activated statutory powers that declare Darwin’s Ship Lift and Marine Industry Park a strategic maritime gateway. A government media release...
Mount Isa rail line reopens after flood recovery
A RECOVERY effort on the Mount Isa rail line has been completed, restoring freight connections between northwest Queensland and the Port of Townsville. According to Queensland...
West Gate Tunnel and VBS focus of industry forum
OPERATIONS on the West Gate Tunnel and changes to the vehicle booking system at West Swanson Dock will be among the topics for discussion at a forum in Melbourne next week...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 2 February 2026
AFTER hitting a six month low in mid-January, the Baltic Dry Index continued treding upwards, finishing at 2148 for the week ending 30 January 2026. Capesize The market delivered...
