WA millions for Kimberley resilience
THE WESTERN Australian Government will pump an initial $67.5 million into a major new resilience program for supply chains in the Kimberley region, hard hit by recent catastrophic...
NSW bill aims to grow rice export industry
THE NSW government is aiming to grow the state’s rice exports through a bill it will introduce to Parliament in May. The bill is to develop a new rice export marketing and trade...
K+N streamlines structure
MULTI-MODAL freight forwarder and logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel has announced a restructuring of management responsibilities in a move overseas commentators see as more closely...
Damen, CMA CGM to fine-tune fuel use
CMA CGM and Dutch-based Damen Shipyards Group have embarked on a project to modify up to ten of the containerline’s ships in a quest for fuel savings of around 10%. Up until now,...
Aussie energy co to develop hydrogen facility in Netherlands
AUSTRALIA’S Provaris Energy and Global Energy Storage (GES) have entered a collaboration agreement to develop a gaseous hydrogen import facility at the GES terminal in Rotterdam....
Electric harbour-craft charging trial goes live in Singapore
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has launched its first trial of an electric harbour-craft charging point. The pilot trial at the Marina South Pier follows a call last...
Green corridor plans go to govt
THE GETTING to Zero Coalition, convened by the Global Maritime Forum, has submitted recommendations to the Federal Government for the establishment of a green shipping corridor...
NQBP infrastructure slated for upgrade
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has announced a $10-million investment to upgrade to pipeline facilities at the Port of Mackay. The pipelines set for an upgrade are used to supply...
Govt commits $45m to freight-route upgrades
THE FEDERAL government has committed $45 million to 19 priority freight-route safety upgrades. Around $25 million would go to 14 projects under the Bridges Renewal Program, and...
DNV approves HD Hyundai maritime innovation
DNV has issued shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai with a general approval for ship application (GASA) for what it has labelled a “world-first” support system for independent...
Maersk's OC1 resumes Panama transits
AFTER a break of around four months Maersk Line’s OC1 service will resume Panama Canal transits in mid-May. The carrier split its ANZ-East Coast North America service into two...
WiseTech to acquire Aktiv Data
ASX-LISTED WiseTech Global has agreed to acquire Aktiv Data, an electronic customs and freight forwarding specialist in Finland. Aktiv Data’s flagship product is nTax, cloud-based...
iReX wind-down details emerge
THE IMPACT of the NZ Government’s cancellation of the NZ$1.3 billion iReX project to replace KiwiRail’s ageing Interislander rail/ro/pax ferries is being felt at local levels....
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index decreased each day this past week to 1628 on 5 April, continuing a downward trend that began in mid-March. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 5...
RightShip and Intercargo's excellence adventure
MELBOURNE-founded RightShip and the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners have joined forces to launch an independent, not-for-profit industry organisation dedicated...
