World Container Index continues decrease
Drewry’s World Container Index has continued to decline, decreasing 5% to US$3849 per 40-foot container for the week of October 3. The latest composite index is 66% below the...
Esperance paves the way for more trade
ACCESS for heavy duty vehicles has been upgraded at the Port of Esperance with completion of the first stage of Hughes Road works. The road improvements are part of a $19.6...
AMSA draws attention to the importance of shore leave
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has drawn attention for ships visiting Australian ports to the importance of providing shore leave to seafarers. The maritime authority...
Southern cruise season underway
THE Victorian cruise season began on the weekend with Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess making the first of eight base-port calls this month and next. Ports Victoria list 119...
Provaris signs Yinson for CO2 initiative
SYDNEY-BASED ‘future energy’ company Provaris has launched a collaboration with Singapore’s Yinson Production Offshore for the development of storage tank solutions for the bulk...
Father and son charged after cocaine found in sea cargo
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) has charged two men, father and son, for their alleged roles in attempting to possess a consignment of cocaine concealed in industrial...
Shore Power project to begin at White Bay Cruise Terminal
THE NEW South Wales state government has awarded a $20 million dollar contract to begin the Shore Power project at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal. The Australian-first project...
Qantas Freight joins Western Sydney airport cargo precinct
QANTAS Group and Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) have strengthened their partnership, with Qantas Freight the first freight airline to operate at its new 24-hour cargo...
Top score for Port of Melbourne
THE PORT of Melbourne has scored a perfect 100 points in the 2024 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Infrastructure Asset Assessment. The score gives it the...
Gales send Fremantle vessels back to sea
STRONG to gale force winds on 2 and 3 October are forcing vessels at the Port of Fremantle to take evasive action. A note to shipping agents on 2 October said weather forecasts...
Lumsden Point works to attract private investment
DREDGING has started at Lumsden Point in the port of Port Hedland as part of a project to encourage private investment in a landside logistics hub. Around one million cubic metres...
Australian guide released to combat container product loss
LOGISTICS specialists Corsafe have partnered with the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) to create a guide on safely packing containers for overseas suppliers. Corsafe,...
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...
