Wärtsilä to supply engines for new Spirits of Tasmania
FINNISH manufacturer Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and fuel gas supply systems for TT-Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. Rauma Marine Constructions is building the two...
MOL, Origin Energy sign pact to study Australian green ammonia supply chain
AUSTRALIAN integrated energy company Origin Energy and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate opportunities to...
More disruption in the Pacific on the way with Ningbo Port shutdown
OPERATIONS were suspended on Wednesday at Meidong Container Terminal at Ningbo Zhoushan Port after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Hapag-Lloyd said with the...
Analysis suggests carriers blank some trans-Pacific routes more than others
TRANS-PACIFIC services operated by major shipping alliances are being disrupted by blank sailings due to factors such as port congestion and the need to balance supply and demand,...
Brisbane container trade sees modest increase in June
TOTAL container throughput at the Port of Brisbane in June saw a modest increase over June 2020, according to the latest trade data available from the port. Over June 2021, a...
Seafarer dies off QLD coast during crew transfer
A SEAFARER died after falling while transferring from the bulk carrier Formosabulk Clement to a smaller vessel 5 nautical miles off Point Cartwright during a crew-change...
Austal awarded $33-million fast cat contract
ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a contract to design and build a 66-metre high-speed catamaran ferry for The Degage Group of French Polynesia. The contract is worth...
Qatar Airways Cargo and WiseTech Global implement direct data connection
QATAR Airways Cargo and Australian logistics software developer WiseTech Global have begun a direct data connection between their global operating systems. According to the...
Swire Shipping to rename vessels
SWIRE Shipping is changing the names of its vessels. It said the move was in line with its purpose of enriching lives by connecting customers with communities in the Pacific. In a...
The issue of vessels delays goes beyond just transport costs
RECENT vessel-tracking data from project44 reveals substantial year-over-year increases in vessel and shipment delay times across most major trade lanes connecting China to the...
Congestion causes more port omissions in Australia and NZ
BOTH Hapag-Lloyd and ANL have announced port omissions and rotation changes due to congestion in ports around the Pacific basin. Hapag-Lloyd has announced changes to its service...
Cargo vessel rescues two after sailing from Port Kembla
THE general cargo vessel MV Mito rescued two people in an inflatable rubber boat off the coast of Guam. The rescue, which occurred on 30 July, took place while the vessel was on a...
Damen transhipment crane barge ordered for Cape York operations
DAMEN Shipyards is to deliver a new transhipment crane barge to Transhipment Services Australia for operations at Cape York in far-north Queensland. The Netherlands-based...
Australian company’s acquisition strengthens e-commerce offering
TRANSPORT and logistics company cargo-partner has acquired fellow logistics company Associated Customs & Forwarding (ACF). Operating from a Melbourne base, cargo-partner provides...
COVID alarm on vessel at Tauranga
THE Port of Tauranga was the site of a COVID scare after it was reported that vessel Rio de la Plata had previously been boarded by an Australian pilot who had tested positive to...
