Australian marine exporter awarded US Coast Guard contract
PORT Macquarie shipbuilder Birdon has been awarded a firm fixed price contract to build a small response boat (RB-S) demonstrator for the United States Coast Guard. Under the...
Accessing New Markets Initiative announcment aimed at boosting exports
A NEW trade diversification network has been announced by the federal government, with 40 national peak bodies forming the Accessing New Markets Initiative (ANMI). The peak...
Scarborough FPU arrives on site
THE SCARBOROUGH FPU, one of the biggest semi-submersible facilities ever built, has arrived at the Scarborough field, 375 kilometres off the coast of Karratha, Western Australia....
Farmers cry ‘foul’, as EU makes a play for South American market
A MOVE by the European Union to subsidise agriculture to secure a deal with American nations sets a worrying precedent, the National Farmers Federation says. European leaders...
Air cargo growth reported, but “something has to give” in 2026
AIR CARGO proved surprisingly robust last year but “something has to give” in the year ahead, industry analysts Xeneta say. Global volumes were up 6% year-on-year in December,...
Is OOCL a harbinger?
UNAUDITED results for OOCL for Q4 and full-year 2025, released by parent Orient Overseas (International) Holdings Ltd in Hong Kong on Friday night, may be a sign of things to come...
Airfreight boom for Adelaide Airport
SOUTH Australian lobster exports have tripled year-on-year, with a record $137.3 million sold to the world over the past 12 months – an increase of $95 million or 225% according...
Ferry frustrations hit Cook Strait again
JUST days after one of StraitNZ’s Bluebridge Cook Strait ro-paxes was obliged to return to port, stranding passengers and freight thanks to a stern ramp failure, the fleetmate has...
Port operations resume after cyclone hits North Queensland
PORT and maritime operations have resumed across northern Queensland after being impacted by Tropical Cyclone Koji over the weekend. A spokesperson for Maritime Safety Queensland...
World Container Index – 8 January 2026
DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) increased 16% to $2,557 per 40ft container last week. Drewry World Container Index (US$/40ft) Source: Drewry World Container Index Our...
Logistics sector set to have its say on productivity
PROTECTION of industrial land and contentious terminal access charges are just some of the topics likely to be raised by the logistics and ports sectors as part of the Senate...
East-West rail reopened
RAIL services have been restored between Sydney and Perth, Melbourne to Perth and Adeliade to Darwin. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has reopened the East West rail...
Failed Aust experiment basis of new hydrogen push
TWO OF the companies behind the now-abandoned Victorian brown coal-to-hydrogen project have announced they are building the world’s largest liquefied hydrogen carrier. Kawasaki...
Cook Strait ferry troubles ramp up
AN EQUIPMENT problem that affected the StraitNZ Bluebridge ro-pax Connemara last evening (Thursday) saw passengers and freight forced to spend the night on the ferry in...
Coles, Woolworths call in trucks to ease train derailment pressure
WEST Australian branches of supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have shifted to additional trucking capacity to maintain WA supply as work on the east-west railway continues...
