More PIA notices from MUA for Svitzer
THE Maritime Union of Australia has issued notices of protected industrial action for its members employed by Svitzer at the Western Australian ports of Fremantle and Kwinana....
New Austrade office to open in Europe
THE federal government is opening a new Austrade office in the Netherlands. Minister for trade, tourism and investment Dan Tehan said the Netherlands office would strengthen the...
Singapore tops international maritime centre rankings
THE Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index, published by Chinese news agency, Xinhua, and maritime data provider, the Baltic Exchange, has ranked Singapore...
Trade minister goes abroad to promote trade interests
MINISTER for trade, tourism and investment Dan Tehan is heading to Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan and the US to strengthen Australia’s trading relationships and to promote...
Australia’s first uncrewed surface vessel operators course
IN an Australian first, AMC Search - the training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College - has delivered uncrewed surface vessel operator training at the...
Engineering company Foreship to continue work on Spirits of Tas
FINNISH naval architecture and engineering company Foreship is to continue supporting TT-Line in the construction process of the two new Spirit of Tasmania. The company developed...
Drewry’s container index shows massive annual increases
MARITIME consulting firm Drewry’s composite World Container Index has increased 4.7% or $397 to $8,795.77 per 40ft container over the past week. It also remains 333% higher that...
Explosion on ship at Jebel Ali port more likely accident than hostile
ON 7 JULY there was an explosion on the container ship Ocean Trader at terminal one of Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port. There have been no indications so far of hostile action causing the...
MSC talks carbon emissions
MSC was named one of the European Union’s top carbon emitters, with an NGO saying it would rank sixth in the bloc if shipping were part of the EU’s emissions trading system. The...
Napier Port reports huge increases in trade in the past quarter
NAPIER Port saw bulk trade volumes increase by nearly 62% and container volumes increase by 8.3% over the third quarter of the New Zealand 2021 financial year. The port said the...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires Africa carrier NileDutch
SHIPPING line Hapag-Lloyd has closed the acquisition of the Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments BV (NileDutch), as announced earlier in the year. After signing...
Ports Australia calls for more work on critical infrastructure reform amendment
PORTS Australia said more work is needed on the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 so it recognises the intricacies of ports. In amending the...
Explosion on containership at Jebel Ali port
AN explosion rocked Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port at around 0100 local time; an ensuing fire was quickly brought under control with no casualties or injuries. A fire caused by an...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Data reveals a more complex picture of supply chain resilience
Dear Editor, Shipping Australia recently commented in their weekly newsletter about supply chain resilience and connectivity of liner shipping from Australia to the rest of the...
Air cargo’s long and winding road to recovery
AFTER May’s subdued performance, global air cargo resumed its road to recovery from COVID in June with a 1% growth in demand versus the same month of 2019. According to analysts...
