Qatar Airways Cargo to join global joint business
QATAR Airways Cargo, IAG Cargo, and MASkargo have announced their intention to launch a global cargo joint business, aiming to further enhance existing service levels to their...
Report released on YM Mobility explosion
THE China Maritime Safety Administration (CMSA) has released a report on its findings into the explosion and fire which occurred onboard box ship YM Mobility. The incident...
MOL’S latest LNG bulker Australia bound
OVER the Easter long weekend, Mitsui OSK Lines held a naming and delivery ceremony for the LNG-fuelled Capesize bulker Verde Heraldo and the 210,321 DWT vessel is now en route to...
Major milestone for Incat Crowther
THE FIRST of two new bespoke crew transfer vessels, delivered last week to experienced Japanese operator Tokyo Kisen Co Ltd for service in Japan’s growing offshore wind energy...
New Zealand commits to ETV
THE NEW Zealand government has contracted an AHTS to provide an emergency ocean response capability while it works on a longer-term plan. Last year, Cabinet directed the Ministry...
Nationals vow to overturn live sheep export ban
IF THE Coalition wins government in the May elections, National Party leader David Littleproud says the first trip he will make will be to Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan to reaffirm...
Australasian 2024 container trade grew 8.7%
AUSTRALASIAN container trades hit 7,114,800 TEU in 2024, according to London-based Container Trade Statistics’ provisional figures. This compares to 6,544,500 TEU in 2023 and...
Aurizon to launch Inbound Connect at Gladstone
FREIGHT rail operator Aurizon will introduce the Inbound Connect vehicle booking and visibility system for its container terminal operations at the Port of Gladstone. According to...
Downcast WTO downgrades 2025/2026 forecasts
THE WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) now anticipates the volume of world merchandise trade will decline by 0.2% in 2025 under current conditions, nearly three percentage points...
NTSB releases report on Grande Costa D’Avorio fire
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board has released its final report into a fire on board a Grimaldi ro-ro/container ship that resulted in the death of two firefighters and...
Adani Ports buys Abbot Point
OFFICIAL ownership of the North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) at Abbot Point has shifted from one Adani Group entity to another, with no immediate change in the facility’s...
PacBasin: steady Q1 despite rate pain
HONG Kong minor bulks specialist Pacific Basin Shipping outperformed market indices in the traditionally slower first quarter but still saw daily time-charter equivalent rates for...
Lumsden Point milestones reached
WORK is progressing at Port Hedland’s Lumsden Point reaching several important milestones. In a LinkedIn post Pilbara Ports said the internal causeway is almost complete, with...
APT expands with newbuild for Portugal
MELBOURNE-headquartered APT Travel Group last week celebrated the naming of MS Estrela, the company’s purpose-built river cruise ship designed for operation on Portugal’s Douro...
Westport secures Infrastructure WA approval
A TICK of approval from Infrastructure WA for Westport’s business case says building the new container port south of Perth as quickly as possible could save the state $244 billion...
