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Wiseway Logistics' mercy dash to Wuhan
A CHARTER flight organised by Wiseway Logistics departed Sydney Airport at 3pm Monday loaded with 100 tonnes of donated emergency supplies to Wuhan – the epicentre of the outbreak...
Arrests following alleged 154kg meth import
AN APPARENT attempt to import more than 150kg of methamphetamine from Mexico into Australia has resulted in charges being laid against a 26-year-old Canadian-French dual national....
Virus causing surge in insurance cargo claims, expert says
HEAD of marine and trade at international law firm DWF, Jonathan Moss, says there will be an increase in cargo-related insurance claims as the coronavirus impacts the...
Shell confirms Prelude issues
ENERGY giant Shell has confirmed issued with its giant floating liquid natural gas facility off the north-west coast. In a statement dated 18 February, the company stated that...
Mission to Seafarers calls for nominations for annual Singapore Seafarers’ Awards
THE Mission to Seafarers has opened nominations for the annual Singapore Awards Dinner. The call is for the maritime community to propose individuals and organisations that have...
Virus forces rescheduling of key logistics conference
THE Intermodal Asia conference, originally scheduled for March 2020, has been rescheduled for 14–16 July in Shanghai following the recent outbreak of coronavirus. Group director...
Coronavirus dampens resource outlook, says BHP analyst
THE outbreak of coronavirus is likely to be a drag on resource demand in the immediate future, BHP vice president, market analysis and economics Dr Huw McKay believes. Dr McKay...
‘Yacht’ for the faint-hearted
HEAVY-LIFT carrier AAL recently transported an 85.3-metre (240-tonne) all-aluminium yacht hull from Humen in South China to Henderson in Western Australia, aboard the 19,000 dwt...
DP World set to be bought out on Nasdaq Dubai
DP WORLD parent company Port and Free Zone World has offered to buy the 19.55% of DP World’s shares traded on Nasdaq Dubai, thus returning the company to private ownership. DPW is...
Wiseway Logistics approved for Wuhan mercy dash
WISEWAY Logistics says it has received permission from the Chinese government to charter a freighter aircraft to fly humanitarian aid into the city of Wuhan. Wuhan is the...
Japanese delegation tours Port Botany
NSW Ports recently hosted a delegation of 35 visitors from the Port of Osaka in Japan for an informative presentation and guided tour of Port Botany. According to NSW Ports, their...
Union and shipping line at odds over virus risk
WATERFRONT workers fear they are being put at risk from container ships from China, according to the Maritime Union. The MUA has issued a statement saying workers at Webb Dock...
Hyundai Merchant Marine Australia joins Shipping Australia
INDUSTRY body Shipping Australia has welcomed Hyundai Merchant Marine Australia as a full voting member. HMM Australia is part of Korean logistics giant Hyundai Merchant Marine....
Austal launches 109-metre catamaran ferry
THE vehicle-passenger ferry, made by Australian company Austal, is the largest aluminium vessel ever launched in the Philippines and the largest by volume ever constructed by...
YM Eternity released from arrest
CONTAINER ship the YM Eternity has been released from arrest at Port Botany. The Eternity, flagged in Liberia but operated by Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming, was arrested in...
