Consortium upgrades A3N service
THE PARTNERS in the A3 consortium, ANL, COSCO Shipping and OOCL, will add a seventh ship to the A3N loop in July, upsize the existing fleet and include Ningbo in the port...
Vic green-lights Geelong LNG terminal
VICTORIA’s Minister for Planning, Sonya Kilkenny, has released her assessment of the Environmental Effects Statement for the proposed Viva Energy Gas Terminal Project in Corio,...
GRI flurry continues as June rates soften
RATE rise notifications are piling up in Asia-Australia trades, just as market sources report an unexpected softening of rates for June shipments. Last week there were confident...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 30 May 2025
YOU know how you have those weeks when you have it all together? You're eating well, sleeping well, just generally feeling good. Then you have those weeks where you are frazzled,...
World Container Index - 29 May 2025
DREWRY’s World Container Index has seen a jump of 10%, landing at US$2,508 per 40-foot container this week of 29 May. Drewry’s WCI has increased by 21% in the last 3 weeks, as...
Wind turbine blades on 1000km journey from Geraldton port
WIND turbine blades delivered to the Port of Geraldton are now beginning a nearly 1000 kilometre road trip to the Mt Weld Hybrid Power Station at Laverton in Western Australia....
Darwin port fuel tanks not built to withstand cyclones
AN ENGINEERING report obtained by the ABC claims fuel tanks built on Port of Darwin land won’t withstand a category three cyclone. The 11 tanks, known as Project Caymus, built for...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 30 May 2025
Capesize The Capesize market gained notable momentum this week following a slow start largely due to Monday’s UK bank holiday. The Pacific basin was particularly active, supported...
Government foreshadows army port facilities
THE FEDERAL government has issued a notice that it intends calling for tenders on a $7 to $10 billion of port infrastructure projects to support its Littoral Manoeuvre Program....
Rosehill collapse reignites Glebe Island debate
THE NEW South Wales government must immediately rule out turning Glebe Island into a housing precinct, the Sydney Working Port Coalition says. This follows the collapse of the...
Santos FPSO BW Opal delivered in Singapore
BW OFFSHORE has formally taken delivery in Singapore of the floating production storage and offloading unit destined for Santos’s Barossa Field in the Timor Sea. BW Opal...
Nod for Marsden buy-out
A MEETING of Marsden Maritime Holdings shareholders has approved a scheme of arrangement under which ownership of key Northland infrastructure assets will be consolidated. The...
Port of Brisbane clarifies progress on channel project
THE PORT of Brisbane has clarified that it is following due process for its Channel Enhancement Project, after landing in hot water with a local aboriginal group. The Minjerribah...
MSC again extends Noumea Shuttle
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has enhanced its Noumea Shuttle service, adding and shuffling New Zealand leg calls. “As part of MSC’s optimisation of the Oceania network, we are...
Wellington boost from cruise visits
WELLINGTON has enjoyed a stronger and longer cruise season, with the last vessel, Oceania Cruises’ 706-pax Insignia, visiting last weekend. “It’s unusual to still have cruise...
