Tariffs boost 'hamburger route' trade, conference hears
AUSTRALIAN exporters have been among the beneficiaries of Trumpian tariffs, a prominent maritime economist says. Executive advisor for GHD Maritime Economics, Guy Reynolds,...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 5 September 2025
IT FEELS like we’ve finally turned a corner with the weather, at least in my neck of the woods, it feels like spring has definitely sprung! The house suddenly feels a little...
Energy terminal EES scoping requirement open for public comment
THE DEPARTMENT of Transport and Planning (DTP) in Victoria has invited a second round of public comment on the draft scoping requirements for the Victorian Renewable Energy...
Lyttelton joins NZ ports posting 2025 records
LYTTELTON Port Company chair Barry Bragg has welcomed a substantial improvement in the port’s financial and operational performance in FY 2025. LPC has reported a record...
Sapphire Princess to home-port at Fremantle
THE PORT of Fremantle is to home-port cruise ship Sapphire Princess in 2027 marking the first time since the 2019-2020 season that a cruise ship has operated from the port. On the...
Artificial intelligence: A maritime odyssey
ARTIFICIAL intelligence as an efficiency booster for international arbitration should be used with great caution, the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand’s 50th...
Cruise conference to prompt more WA calls
MORE than 150 cruise executives are in Fremantle for the three-day Australian Cruise Association Conference. And coinciding with the conference ultra-luxury cruise ship Scenic...
BizOps 2025 held in Gladstone
GUESTS to the 2025 Ports Australia BizOps conference marked the start of the event with a drinks session at Auckland House overlooking Gladstone Harbour. As the sun set over the...
Fremantle set for more disruptive weather
FREMANTLE Port is again battening down its hatches as it prepares for what it expects to be an extended period of adverse weather. In a shipping agent's memo the Port said it is...
MSC's fledgling Eagle to fly revised rotation
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping company has issued an updated rotation for its standalone Eagle service from Australia and New Zealand to East Coast USA, due to commence in February 2026....
Wallenius finds use for older PCTCs
SWEDEN’s Wallenius Lines has acquired two 30-year old PCTCs from its joint venture company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics with the stated aim of increasing the country’s defence...
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Japan boasts ammonia engine breakthrough
MANUFACTURER Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is claiming the first fully-functional full-scale commercial engine running on ammonia. Image: Japan Engine Corporation The...
Seed funding for NZ vessel management software
NEW ZEALAND’S Punakaiki fund has put NZ$3 million into developing an “all-in-one”, cloud-based vessel management software built for seafarers. The seed funding for New Zealand...
Woodside to monitor Scarborough gas field with USV
WOODSIDE Energy is to pioneer the use of an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for reservoir monitoring at the Scarborough gas field off Australia’s north coast. The Reach Remote 2 is...
Minister talks freight plan at BizOps Gladstone
QUEENSLAND transport and main roads minister Brent Mickelberg says a Freight and Delivery Plan will be crucial as the state moves into a new era with a larger population and the...
