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Steady start to 2021 for Fremantle’s container traffic
IT WAS a solid start to the New Year for Fremantle’s container traffic, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle Ports. Total throughput for January 2021...
Three companies team up to develop remote-control tug
TOWAGE operator Svitzer, along with Kongsberg Maritime and the American Bureau of shipping have signed an agreement to jointly develop what they say is the world’s first fully...
WiseTech Global half-year results show revenue up 16%
LOGISTICS software giant WiseTech Global reported typically big gains in its first-half results for the 2021 financial year. The company’s total revenue was $238 million, an...
Half-year results reflect turning point for Wiseway
WISEWAY has reported its half-year 20/21 results that show revenue increased by $24.5m or 54% to $69.7m. This increase was attributable to the higher revenue of $45.4m, up 25% on...
Qube launches 2021 cadet program
QUBE is calling for applications for its 2021 cadet program, with positions open in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Successful candidates will work as operations...
CMA CGM Air Cargo’s first flight scheduled for 8 March
CMA CGM’s new specialist air freight division is to begin operations starting 8 March with the first Airbus A330-200F cargo flight between Liege and Chicago. A second A330-200F...
North P&I posts solid results after "challenging" year
MARINE insurance provider North P&I Club has reported continuing growth in its diversified business lines and solid progress in raising premiums to reflect market conditions. It...
Cargill and Maersk Tankers team up for new bunker procurement service
CARGILL and Maersk Tankers announced a strategic partnership to combine their bunker volumes, offering a new bunker procurement service to tramp shipping companies and trading...
CMA CGM's reforestration project hits New Zealand
THE CMA CGM Group will undertake a global reforestation initiative to plant 110,000 trees in 12 countries as part of local reforestation programs, with one tree representing each...
Kuehne+Nagel acquires Asian freight forwarder Apex
LOGISTICS company Kuehne+Nagel has acquired Apex, an Asian freight forwarder. Apex, founded in China in 2001, has about 1600 employees and generates a yearly turnover of 2.1...
Maersk Eindhoven headed to Yokohama after 260 containers go overboard
MAERSK Eindhoven is in Japanese waters after losing 260 containers overboard in rough weather after an engine-stop incident. According to a statement from Maersk, the vessel is...
Dredging begins at Port Taranaki
WITH the arrival of the trailing suction hopper dredge Albatros, the biennial dredging campaign at Port Taranaki began this week. The work is expected to be completed over eight...
Sydney cruise captain pleads guilty, is convicted in connection with on-board death
THE master of Sydney Harbour passenger vessel, Lady Rose, has pleaded guilty and has been convicted of one count of unreasonably placing the safety of another person at risk in...
New direct freight shipping service connects the Pilbara with Asia
MINING giant Rio Tinto has announced a new freight shipping service with Toll Group that will connect Western Australia’s Pilbara region to Singapore, shortening the lead-time for...
Swire Shipping opens new PNG office
SWIRE Shipping officially opened its new Lae office on 19 February. The company said the new office will provide customers and partners with easy access to the Lae Port which is...
