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Tiwi Islands green hydrogen export project progresses

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A GREEN hydrogen export project in the Northern Territory’s Tiwi Islands is progressing under the announcement of several new engineering and environmental permissions. A project...
Tiwi Islands green hydrogen export project progresses

February container throughput at Melbourne remains strong

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PORT of Melbourne saw a modest increase in container throughput last month, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. Total container throughput in February came to...
February container throughput at Melbourne remains strong

Analysis highlights impact of skipped ports and blank sailings

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A NEW report exploring capacity restrictions resulting from skipped port calls and blank sailings has found global ports lost more than a third of their expected capacity to ship...
Analysis highlights impact of skipped ports and blank sailings

IAG Cargo re-opens LHR-SYD route

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INTERNATIONAL Airlines Group cargo division IAG Cargo has restarted its London Heathrow to Sydney route for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The route will...
IAG Cargo re-opens LHR-SYD route

New CEO for Australian port

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GLADSTONE Ports Corporation on Friday announced Craig Haymes as the organisation’s new chief executive officer. GPC chair Dr Anthony Lynham said Mr Haymes had a reputation for...
New CEO for Australian port

OPINION: How to lose $46,500 in one shipment

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AS A customs broker, we see and hear things that immediately alight our instincts that just don’t add up or make sense. A customs broker is licensed to undertake tasks alongside...
OPINION: How to lose $46,500 in one shipment

Devonport tug salvage plan confirmed

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TASPORTS and United Salvage have agreed to a timeline to remove the York Cove and Campbell Cove wrecks from the Mersey River in Devonport. The two tugs sank on 28 January when the...
Devonport tug salvage plan confirmed

Strike force launched against protesters as another blocks Botany

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NSW Police launched a strike force against unauthorised protests after five seperate demonstrations blocked access to Port Botany this week. For the fourth day in a row, a...
Strike force launched against protesters as another blocks Botany

The week in bulk: a mixed bag across geographies

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THE Baltic Dry Index saw a slight decline before levelling out last week. On Friday (25 March), the index was 2544. This was a decrease of 2% on the previous Friday’s number,...
The week in bulk: a mixed bag across geographies

Unions and shipping group co-ordinate evacuation of Ukrainian seafarers

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SEAFARERS evacuated from Ukraine will be provided with safe accommodation in Romania and Poland under an initiative arranged by two workers’ unions and a ship management company....
Unions and shipping group co-ordinate evacuation of Ukrainian seafarers

Protester breaches Botany maritime security zone, scales Patrick crane

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PORT Botany experienced its most extreme demonstration on Friday in a week of brazen protest action. A protester scaled a Patrick Terminals crane and perched himself on it, high...
Protester breaches Botany maritime security zone, scales Patrick crane

PIL expands network to east coast of India with new service

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PACIFIC International Lines has introduced a new weekly direct service connecting key ports in China, Vietnam, Singapore, and India. The route will be serviced by a consortium of...
PIL expands network to east coast of India with new service

Devonport to receive first fuel tanker since Goliath collision

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TASPORTS is preparing to welcome its first fuel tanker into Devonport since cement carrier Goliath damaged the wharf and sank two tugboats at the end of January. Stolt Sakura, a...
Devonport to receive first fuel tanker since Goliath collision

Freight forwarder expands into Brisbane

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ACROSS the Ocean Shipping (ATOS) has opened an office in Brisbane. This is the company’s second office in Australia, and its fourth globally. The company’s other offices are in...
Freight forwarder expands into Brisbane

DHL Global Forwarding acquires J.F. Hillebrand for $2.2bn

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DEUTSCHE Post DHL Group closed the acquisition of ocean freight forwarding specialist J.F. Hillebrand Group and its subsidiaries for €1.5 billion ($2.2 billion). The companies had...
DHL Global Forwarding acquires J.F. Hillebrand for $2.2bn