Ocean Network Express joins Shipping Australia
SHIPPING Australia has welcomed Ocean Network Express as a full voting member. “Our mission is to represent the interests of all sectors of shipping in Australia, but we are...
ICTSI wins top ASEAN business award
THE ASEAN Business Advisory Council, a private sector initiative towards economic inclusivity in the region, awarded International Container Terminal Services the coveted Priority...
TT Club appoints network partner in China
INTERNATIONAL freight and logistics insurer, TT Club has announced the appointment of a new network partner, tasked with providing support for clients in Qingdao, China. This...
December throughput surge for RG Tanna Coal Terminal
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s RG Tanna Coal Terminal reported the highest coal exports of the month of December since 2014. Acting chief executive Craig Walker said a total of...
OPINION: US China trade agreement - Phase One
IN MUCH the same way that Australia welcomed rain this week, the release of “Phase One” of the US and China Agreement had led to some degree of relief and confidence in the...
Tobacco smugglers foiled
AUSTRALIA’s joint agency Illicit Tobacco Taskforce seized three shipments of illicit tobacco worth more than $11m in evaded duty during the holiday. On Boxing Day, after a tip...
Ship’s master convicted after failing to report engine failure
THE master of a tanker ship has been convicted after failing to report “without delay” a main engine breakdown off Queensland. The incident dated back to Thursday 31 January 2019...
Singapore group’s container throughput in 2019
PSA International reports that it handled 85.2m TEU at its port projects around the world for the year ending 31 December 2019. The group’s volume increased by 5.2% over 2018,...
ICTSI’s legal team recognised in awards program
PHILIPPINE-based International Container Terminal Services’ global corporate legal affairs team was honoured recently by the Asian Legal Business magazine. It was a finalist in...
Role of DUKC hailed at Middle Eastern port
ON THURSDAY 9 January the bulk carrier MV LMZ Phoebe sailed from Saqr Port, United Arab Emirates, with a draft of 12.78m. This made it the first ship to use the newly installed...
Middle East tensions to trigger higher maritime insurance premiums
FURTHER political turbulence in the Middle East will likely lead to insurers and re-insurers raising premiums, head of marine and trade at UK firm DWF Law Jonathan Moss says....
Steadily rising throughput for Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports Authority delivered a total monthly throughput of 64.6 million tonnes for the month of December 2019. This throughput was a 2% increase compared to the same month in...
Wärtsilä Exhaust gas cleaning system gets CCS approval
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä’s Exhaust Gas Cleaning system has been type approved in China by the China Classification Society. This follows the order for the system from Dalian...
Missile strikes as Iran and US edge closer to the brink
MISSILES have struck US military bases in Iraq in apparent Iranian retaliation to the American assassination of General Qassem Soleimani. Casualty numbers remained unclear at the...
Bonded warehouses a boost for Wiseway
GLOBAL freight forwarder Wiseway Group has announced all their branches have been granted a ‘Depot Licence’ by the Department of Home Affairs under the Customs Act, with the...
