Höegh Autoliners locks in contracts
HÖEGH AUTOLINERS has renewed multi-year contracts with an undisclosed major international car producer. Several long-term contracts cover the transport of cars in various trade...
ICHCA long lunch roundup
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA) held its Logistics Long Lunch last Friday (15 November) at the Queensland Maritime Museum in South Brisbane. The...
US contractor to decommission Santos platform
HOUSTON-based offshore contractor McDermott will carry out its largest decommissioning project for Santos off the West Australian coast. McDermott has been awarded the contract...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index increased this past week, ending the week at 1785. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 15 November 2024. Source: Baltic Exchange Capesize The...
World Container Index stabilises
DREWRY’S World Container Index (WCI) has remained stable this past week, finishing up at US$3440 per FEU for the week of 14 November, a decline of just US$4. The index remains 67%...
Blue Visby in the green after latest GHG trials
THE SECOND series of trials completed by the Blue Visby Solution project (BVS) has returned favourable results, including demonstration of substantial greenhouse gas emissions...
Inbound Connect VBS to be introduced in Darwin
INBOUND Connect has announced that its vehicle booking system (VBS) will be introduced by LINX Cargo Care Group and Qube Ports at Darwin’s East Arm Wharf. Effective 2 December...
Maersk to deploy sail tech on five tankers
MAERSK Tankers has announced it will deploy eSail suction sail technology on five of its medium range (MR) vessels as part of a strategy to reduce its environmental footprint. The...
Pilbara throughput down 1% in October
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a total monthly throughput of 62.5 million tonnes in October 2024 – a 1% decrease compared with the same month last year. The Port of Port...
$38m road to support $6bn Pilbara plant
A $38 MILLION road in Western Australia’s Pilbara has been completed. The road to support the $6 billion Perdaman Urea Plant included a new intersection at Burrup Peninsula Road...
NSW Government cracks down on rail activists
THE NEW South Wales Government has announced it will crack down on railway protesters by strengthening penalties in an effort to boost safety. The state’s Hunter Valley has...
Hunter to Narrabri freight line upgrade complete
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has finished upgrading a freight line positioned to become an important link between Northern NSW, the Inland Rail and the port of Newcastle....
DHL Express opens Adelaide Airport facility
DHL Express has yesterday (12 November) celebrated the opening of its newly relocated Adelaide Gateway facility in the city’s Airport Junction precinct alongside partners and...
Fertiliser company goes big with fire replacement
FERTILISER company, Nutrien Ag Solutions has begun work on a new $70 million distribution centre at Rockingham, after a fire destroyed the company's existing bulk fertiliser site...
Govt bids farewell to outgoing NHVR CEO
THE AUSTRALIAN government has thanked the outgoing CEO for the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), Sal Petroccitto, for his leadership in the role. Mr Petroccitto will finish...
