Police investigate after wind turbine jams up bridge
A TRUCK carrying a wind turbine part caused major delays over the weekend after crashing into an overpass it could not clear. The crash, which occurred at 0140 last Friday (16...
Urgent dredging for Darwin ferry terminal
URGENT maintenance dredging has been scheduled for Darwin’s Cullen Bay. The dredging has been fast-tracked to maintain safe and reliable ferry services at Cullen Bay and will...
Ørsted completes Gippsland wind geo studies
DANISH energy multinational Ørsted has completed marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys, and placement of wind and ocean condition measurement devices, as part of feasibility...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 15 May 2024
THE BALTIC Dry Index has risen slightly this week, at 1305 for the week ending 15th May. Capesize The Capesize market closed the week on a firm and optimistic note. Early activity...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 16 May 2025
MOST people’s week started with the Trump–China trade war climbdown. Mine started with my eldest daughter finding a random tooth on her bedroom floor. For context, she’s well past...
Tudehope speaks in favour of Glebe Island port retention
RELOCATING commercial port operations from Glebe Island would increase housing construction costs and disrupt industry, New South Wales opposition industrial relations spokesman...
Blockbuster Q1 for HMM
SOUTH Korea’s HMM saw total revenue in Q1 2025 grow by 23% to KRW 2,855 billion (USD 2,051 billion) from KRW 2,330 billion in Q1 2024. At the same time net profit improved to 52%...
Denmark to launch “world first” remote pilotage
DANPILOT, the state-owned pilot service of Denmark, has announced it is initiating a test program for remote pilotage alongside Danelec, a maritime data collection and analytics...
World Container Index - 15 May 2025
DREWRY’S World Container Index increased by 8% to US$2233 per 40-foot container this week, 78% below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021. However, Drewry...
OPINION: Building a maritime workforce that reflects Australia's future
I ENJOY a good morning tea as much as the next person. But when it comes to celebrating days like International Women’s Day or International Day for Women in Maritime (IDWIM),...
Pilbara Ports: ‘no immediate threat of industrial action’
PILBARA Ports believes moves by the Maritime Union to take protected industrial action will have no immediate impact on operations at Port Hedland. A Facebook post by the union...
NPDL to welcome new vessel Neptune Matua
NEPTUNE Pacific will introduce a new acquisition to its NZPAC service early next month, continuing a five-year, USD 150 million investment by the line to modernize its South...
ATSB releases final report on Portland Bay near-stranding
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report into the near stranding of bulk carrier Portland Bay near Sydney in July 2022. The outcome of the...
Gold Valley adds Bunbury to export ports
GOLD VALLEY is adding the Port of Bunbury to its existing deal with the Port of Esperance. Gold Valley has exported iron concentrate out of the Port of Bunbury for the first time,...
Toll moves into specialist forwarding with Transolve acquisition
FULFILLING customers’ regional and global growth ambitions is a key objective of Toll Group’s acquisition of forwarder Transolve Global. Transolve is an Australian specialist in...
