Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE Baltic Dry Index fell off a cliff this past week, falling to 763 on Friday (20 January). This was a decrease of 19% on the previous Friday (when it was 946) and a decrease of...
Adelaide container trade slightly down in December
CONTAINER throughput at Port Adelaide declined in December, according to the latest data available from Flinders Ports. The port handled a total of 25,210 TEU last month – a...
Newcastle trade on the increase
TRADE through the Port of Newcastle increased slightly in December, compared with the same month in 2021. However, the value of trade increased a significant amount over the...
ONE changing Australia-SE Asia services
OCEAN Network Express is launching three new services connecting Australia with South East Asia. The company said the new services will replace its existing services “in order to...
Liebherr extends Brisbane crane height
LIEBHERR, the German crane supplier, has deployed new crane-lift technology for the first time at Patrick’s Brisbane Autostrad terminal. The patented jacking system increased the...
WA premier locks in hydrogen and ammonia talks with trade partners
GREEN hydrogen and ammonia production talks are on the agenda for premier Mark McGowan’s upcoming trip to Japan and South Korea. The Western Australian premier has locked in an...
ANL revamps SE Asia services
ANL is launching three new services that connect the major Australian ports with South East Asian ports with three weekly loops. The three services, AAX-S, AAX-E and AAX-W will...
December decline in Brisbane container throughput
PORT of Brisbane saw a slowdown in container throughput in December, with throughput declining 13% compared with the same month in 2021. Last month the Port of Brisbane handled a...
ABF farewells celebrated detection dog
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force is celebrating the service of a detection dog responsible for one of the largest drug detections in the history of the ABF Detector Dog Unit. The...
Zero-tariff rate for lentil imports to India extended
ON 29 December last year, India extended its zero-tariff on lentils through 31 March 2024, a move unrelated to the just-implemented Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade...
Geraldton training vessel receives $2 million upgrade
A MARITIME training vessel in Geraldton is undergoing a $2 million upgrade. Western Australia’s Batavia Coast Maritime Institute (part of Central Regional TAFE) uses the vessel,...
SA exports on the up
DEMAND for South Australian exports continues to rise as trade ties with the state’s biggest export market – China – pick back up after months of decline, according to state trade...
Wild weather impacts shipping on QLD coast
THE CENTRAL and north Queensland coast has been battered with wild weather over the past days, with some shipping affected. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather...
Big year ahead for grain exports
WESTERN Australia is looking at a big year for grain exports, as WA grain growers’ co-operative CBH Group reports record grain volumes for the 2022-23 harvest. The group set the...
"All but abandoned" livestock carrier to be sold
AUSTRALIAN Independent Shipbrokers has been appointed broker in the sale of a ship arrested of Portland, Victoria. Liberian-flagged livestock carrier Yangtze Fortune (IMO:...
