The week in bulk: Upward turns in the global bulk markets
LAST week, the Baltic Dry Index reversed a shallow downward trend and lifted slightly. The BDI on Friday 22 April was 2307, up 8% from the previous Thursday (14 April), when the...
Drewry container index decreases over the week
DREWRY’S World Container Index deceased by 0.9% this past week, but it remained 60.3% higher than it was one year ago. Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors...
Ports Australia conference to explore risk and resilience
THE PORTS Australia Biennial Conference is back on the agenda after a COVID-19 hiatus. It is to be held in Brisbane over 30 August through 1 September. The conference will focus...
Hutchison announces infrastructure levy hikes
HUTCHISON Ports Australia announced on Friday increases to its infrastructure levy for full containers handled at its Sydney and Brisbane terminals. The container stevedore will...
Man dies following accident at Sydney container yard
A MAN has died after being struck by a reversing forklift at a container yard in Banksmeadow, Sydney, on Thursday night (21 April). NSW Police said in a statement the man,...
Meat grant to boost exports
AUSTRALIAN meat exports to the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia are set to benefit from a $827,860 government grant. The grant was awarded to the Red Meat Advisory...
Engage Towage awarded Carnival Australia contract
ENGAGE Towage Sydney has been awarded a contract to deliver towage services for Carnival Australia’s operations in Sydney Harbour. A joint venture between Engage Marine and Smit...
NZ unions call for national health and safety standards in stevedoring
THE MARITIME union of New Zealand, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union and the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild have joined together to demand national stevedoring standards...
Serco and AAD celebrate Nuyina's success during Antarctic season
SERCO and the Australian Antarctic Division have celebrated the successful operations of research vessel Nuyina during this year’s Antarctic season. The celebration took place in...
King Island shipping crisis prompts calls for halt to freight rate increases
THE CHANGE of premier in Australia’s state of Tasmania in early April has given some hope to the people of King Island that their long-running shipping nightmare will finally come...
Sub-standard watchkeeping identified in lead-up to collision
WATCHKEEPING standards on two vessels that collided off the coast of New Zealand in July fell “well short of good industry practice”, according to a report on the incident from...
PIL launches new weekly service
PACIFIC International Lines is launching a new weekly service between Singapore and the Indonesian port of Surabaya. The company said the new service would expand its presence in...
Japanese biofuel tug test
NYK and its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji have started a continuous three-month test using biofuel supplied by Toyotsu Energy Corporation in tugboats. The biofuel will be supplied...
Stevedore killed in Auckland accident
A STEVEDORE was killed on Tuesday (19 April) at the Port of Auckland while working the containership Capitaine Tasman. Atiroa Tuaiti (right), who was identified as the worker...
OPINION: Layer upon layer of Quarantine inefficiencies
I REMEMBER from my earliest days of having Quarantine files processed face-to-face with a quarantine officer at Rosebery NSW, that we would receive a Quarantine paper direction...
