More intruders on ships off Tanjung Pergam
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an incident alert after two incidents of unauthorised boarding occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island,...
New NSW trade commissioner to boost north Asia business
NEW South Wales has created a new role to showcase the state to Japan and South Korea and appointed business executive Michael Newman to be the state’s first Senior Trade and...
IFAM helps Aussie flower exporters
THE International Freight Assistance Mechanism has been helping Australia’s largest wildflower exporter weather the COVID-19 storm. Wafex provides about half of Australia’s...
Decrease in piracy and robbery in Asia during first half of the year
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre reports a total of 37 incidents of armed robbery against ships (comprising 35 actual incidents and two attempted incidents) in Asia during...
Cosco shipping to shell out US$1.5 billion for 10 containerships
COSCO Shipping has announced an order for 10 new containerships worth US$1.5 billion. Six of the ships are to have a 14,092-TEU capacity – these are slated for delivery from the...
Trade minister promotes ties with Japan
MINISTER for trade Dan Tehan is in Japan promoting Australian trade and investment, including through meetings with the Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry Kajiyama...
Updates to Hapag-Lloyd’s Australia–New Zealand via Panama service
HAPAG-LLOYD has put out a notice to customers that it will be making changes to its Australia-New Zealand via Panama service (ANP), which travels between the United States, Latin...
Maersk to re-design its ocean network in West and Central Asia
SHIPPING line Maersk is re-designing its ocean network in West and Central Asia that connects countries including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and...
US$3.6 million paid to Sri Lanka over X-Press Pearl
X-PRESS Feeders has made an initial payment of US$3.6 million after the X-Press Pearl caught fire and sank, creating an environmental catastrophe near Colombo Port. X-Press...
Wallenius signs deal for six low-emission car carriers
CIMC Raffles signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Wallenius to build six pure car carriers. The vessels will be Swedish-flagged, 200 metres long with...
Singapore tops international maritime centre rankings
THE Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index, published by Chinese news agency, Xinhua, and maritime data provider, the Baltic Exchange, has ranked Singapore...
Trade minister goes abroad to promote trade interests
MINISTER for trade, tourism and investment Dan Tehan is heading to Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan and the US to strengthen Australia’s trading relationships and to promote...
Strategic Marine delivers fast crew boat
STRATEGIC Marine has delivered its ninth fast crew boat for Centus Marine. The two companies held a handover ceremony on 24 June for the 42-metre vessel, which is named Centus...
Government looking to boost trade with Vietnam
THE Australian government aims to strengthen trade opportunities with Vietnam with $2.5 million in funding to 28 small-scale projects. The funding includes: $99,475 to scale up...
Incident alert following shipboard robberies off Indonesia
IN June, five incidents of intruders onboard occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island, Indonesia. The incidents occurred on 2 June, 5 June, 26 June (two...
