Japanese seafarers rescued after vessel catches fire
JAPANESE mariners have been rescued off the coast of Perth after their fishing vessel caught fire. In a statement, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said it coordinated the...
Kalmar supplies container handlers to Chinese business
EIGHT new empty container handlers from Kalmar are to be added to China Merchants Port Group’s mobile equipment fleet. The group has established a large port network covering...
Strong growth in Australian LNG in 2018-19
AUSTRALIA exported a total of 75.1m tonnes of liquefied natural gas in the 2018-19 fiscal year, according to energy advisory firm EnergyQuest. This was via 1111 cargoes and was...
ABF snares five tonnes of illicit tobacco
MORE than five tonnes of illicit tobacco from Indonesia has been discovered in a shipping container at Melbourne, the Australian Border Force says. ABF officers at the Container...
MSC unleashes giant boxship
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has deployed a giant on the east-west network. At some 400 metres, MSC Gülsün has a record-size capacity for a container ship of 23,756 TEU and is...
Chinese LNG imports surge
CHINESE imports of liquefied natural gas soared 40.4% year-on-year during 2018 with Australia the primary beneficiary, analysts Banchero Costa have reported. These were from...
AI-enabled freight platform launched in Asia Pacific
A NEW system from Kuehne + Nagel that uses artificial intelligence to match shippers’ requirements with carrier availability, has been launched in Thailand, with Australia among...
Shipping line supports exhaust cleaning technology
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the development of local production resources for Wärtsilä’s exhaust...
A mixed bag for Victoria’s food and fibre exports
COMMONWEALTH government figures show Victoria remains Australia’s largest food and fibre exporter, providing 27% of Australia’s food and fibre exports and accounting for 50% of...
British marines seize Iranian oil tanker
ROYAL Marines have seized control of Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 off Gibraltar. Marines boarded the vessel off British-controlled Gibraltar, apparently following a request from the...
VIDEO: Container vessel cuts it too close while berthing
Taken by port workers at the Pakistani port of Karachi last year shows containers falling from the moving container ship and crashing onto the wharf. Luckily it appears that...
DP World confirms Topaz acquisition
DP WORLD has announced the acquisition of Topaz Energy and Marine from Renaissance Services and Standard Chartered Private Equity for an enterprise value of US$1.1bn. Topaz is a...
VICT owner reports improvements at Manila operation
EFFORTS to fast-track the movement of overstaying import containers from port of Manila have resulted in the utilisation rate dropping below 58% at Manila International Container...
CMA CGM recognised at Seatrade awards
CMA CGM has won the category of Best Ship Owner/Operator at the Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia event held last week in Hong Kong. The shipping line said the award was recognition...
"Twiggy" opens tug harbour at Port Hedland
AUSSIE entrepreneur Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has unveiled Fortescue Metals Group’s new tug and towage facility in Port Hedland, a harbour named after his mum. The new Judith Street...
