Australia re-elected to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA was last week re-elected to to Category B of the International Maritime Organization Council for the 2022-23 biennium. The IMO Council is responsible for supervising the...
Singapore Airlines and WiseTech Global partner up for real-time e-bookings
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and logistics software provider WiseTech Global have partnered to provide a direct exchange of e-bookings between their systems. The integration is the...
Mondiale VGL acquires Customs Agency Services
AUSTRALASIAN end-to-end supply chain company Mondiale VGL will consolidate its national presence and build further scale by acquiring South Australian-based customs and logistics...
Design unveiled for Maersk methanol vessels
SHIPPING giant Maersk has introduced the design of its eight new 16,000 TEU container vessels powered by carbon-neutral methanol. Palle Laursen, chief technical officer, A.P....
Export container dwell times soar at main ports globally
CURRENTLY there are dozens of ships are slow steaming way off the coast of Southern California and 37 container ships are currently waiting in the immediate vicinity to unload at...
Port of Bundaberg project hits milestone
A NEW $10-million project to build common user infrastructure at the Port of Bundaberg is a step closer, with the detailed plans complete and tenders now open to local businesses....
The week in bulk: Capesize market hits peak, declines slightly
THE Baltic Dry Index continued to increase over the past week, continuing an upward trend that came after a significant fall from its peak in October. On Friday (10 December), the...
Australian maritime logistics review launched (updated)
TREASURER Josh Frydenberg announced the Productivity Commission’s review of Australia’s maritime logistics system would begin consultation in January, with a final report due in...
CMA CGM and Ingram Micro Commerce sign US$3bn supply-chain deal
CMA CGM Group and Ingram Micro have signed a share and asset purchase agreement for the CMA CGM Group to acquire most of Ingram Micro’s Commerce and Lifecycle Services activities...
ABS grants approval in principle for firing boilers with methanol
MARITIME classification society the American Bureau of Shipping has granted Alfa Laval what it says is the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol. Alfa Laval...
ABF detects more than $20m in illicit sea-cargo tobacco
INVESTIGATIONS are underway following the detection and destruction of 18 million illicit cigarette sticks by the Australian Border Force. Last month, information received by the...
A glimpse of Port of Devonport’s future
TASPORTS has revealed details of its Project QuayLink, which is to secure the port as the Apple Isle’s future gateway for tourism and trade. TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald said after...
Operation Ironside intelligence points to cargo ship drug smuggling
Authorities, led by the Australian Federal Police launched the second phase of Operation Ironside, a nationally co-ordinated strike against organised crime. The AFP and state law...
Melbourne’s Port Rail Transformation Project kicks off
PORT of Melbourne has officially broken ground on the Port Rail Transformation Project, which will enable more containers to be moved by rail, more efficiently, by bypassing roads...
Australia’s first Mates-to-Masters course using simulators
KOTUG has run its first simulator-based harbour towage Mates-to-Masters courses in Australia, so that mates can practice manoeuvres before progressing to on-the-water training....
