Hanwha’s Austal bid dead in the water
SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean’s bid for Western Australia-based Austal Shipping, appears to be dead in the water. Hanwha had made an unsolicited bid for Austal of around...
Fleet expansion for Spliethoff
MULTI-PURPOSE specialist Spliethoff has placed an order with China’s Wuhu Shipyard for a new series of eight vessels, with an option for two additional vessels, delivering from...
Dali lawsuits pile on
CONTAINERSHIP Dali’s owners Grace Ocean and managers Synergy Marine are the target of still more legal claims over the vessel’s March allision with and destruction of the Francis...
Shipping industry golf day in sight of the green
MORE than 100 players are preparing for the upcoming Shipping and Logistics Golf Challenge, now less than two weeks away from teeing off. The annual industry golf day aims to...
Toll and Port of Brisbane complete refurbishments at Port Gate
LOGISTICS and freight company Toll has announced its refurbishment of the Port Gate chemical site in Brisbane has been completed. The project was in collaboration with the Port of...
AIMS Biennial Conference 2024
Representatives and associates of the maritime industry gathered for the Australiasian Institute of Marine Surveyors (AIMS) biennial conference, which was this year held in...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report
THE BALTIC Dry Index has continued to increase, rising to 2110 for the week ending 27 September Capesize This week saw significant positive momentum in the Capesize market. The...
World Container Index keeps falling
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased 7% this past week to US$3691 per 40-foot container. The index is 4% below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but...
TRADE LAW: What’s the fuss on de minimis?
THOSE in industry live in a world dominated by acronyms (for example, ABF, DAFF, NCTF, TFIWG, ATTP, FID and the like). Lawyers also have their own special terminology which draws...
Celebrations begin for World Maritime Day 2024
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day has kicked off for 2024, with this year’s theme Navigating the future: safety first! The annual event, this year held...
Melbourne's August container trade takes a tumble
PORT of Melbourne’s total monthly container throughput decreased to 252,000 TEU last month, down 6% on August 2023. Full container import volumes (excluding Bass Strait) were down...
VICT reaches five million TEU
VICTORIA International Container Terminal (VICT) has reached a milestone five million TEU handled since commencing operations at Melbourne’s Webb Dock in 2017. VICT is owned and...
FMC puts lines on notice
WITH THE LIKELIHOOD of industrial disruption at US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports growing stronger the Federal Maritime Commission has warned container lines there will be no...
CMA CGM opens Solomon Islands agency
CMA CGM opened a new agency in Solomon Islands today (25 September). Solomon Islands is serviced by ANL’s WESTPAC service, which connects to Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua...
Safe container loading seminars kicking off in QLD
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia is hosting two Queensland seminars next month on safe container loading and transport practices, as part of a series making its way around...
