PSA unveils new supply chain hub
PSA INTERNATIONAL has unveiled its new PSA Supply Chain Hub (PSCH) as part of its strategic expansion within the Tuas Port. Scheduled for opening in 2027, the Singaporean port...
Golden highway to receive upgrades
THE GOLDEN Highway in New South Wales will see a number of upgrades that will pave the way from the Port of Newcastle to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The...
East-coast ports gear up for 2024-25 cruise season
PORTS in Queensland and New South Wales are welcoming the start of the 2024-25 cruise season with busy schedules, maiden calls and, in NSW, news of a record economic return in the...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index plummeted this past week, beginning the week at 1814 and ending it at 1576 (on Friday 18 October). The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 18 October...
Unions attack KiwiRail cull
KIWIRAIL will begin offering redundancies to all staff from Monday [21 October] in what chief executive Peter Reidy says is part of a “transformation plan” for the...
AAT hails arrival of new Liebherr portal crane
AUSTRALIAN Amalgamated Terminals (AAT) has today (18 October) announced the arrival of its new Liebherr LPS 550 rail-mounted portal crane, onboard MV UHL Fable. AAT, which...
Record numbers for WA cruise season
THE CRUISE sector in Western Australia has generated a record $385 million for 2023/24 with 290 cruise ship calls over the past season. It’s a number expected grow this year with...
MP looks to Newcastle's future at SAL luncheon
SHIPPING Australia’s NSW State Committee Newcastle Luncheon on 17 October was a timely one, following a milestone for Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct and ongoing efforts...
WA defence precinct to support 10,000 local jobs
A DEFENCE precinct at Western Australia’s Henderson shipyard is expected to support 10,000 local jobs over the next 20 years with tens of billions of dollars being invested in...
Back in blue: Strait runner returns
BASS STRAIT ro-ro Tasmanian Achiever II has returned to Melbourne from drydock in Singapore, resplendent in its new Strait Link blue livery. The 2018-built, 28,708 GT vessel,...
Inland Rail announces $100 million regional boost
INLAND Rail has announced today (17 October) that its spending with local business on the Beveridge to Albury (B2A) section of the project has passed the $100 million mark. The...
CTAA Container Safety Seminar Brisbane 2024
Representatives of the shipping and freight forwarding industries today congregated at the Safe Container Loading & Transport Practices Seminar in Brisbane. The seminar was...
Pilbara Ports posts September trade uptick
PILBARA Ports saw a 10% increase in total monthly throughput last month, against figures reported in September 2023. The bulk export ports handled a total of 66.3 million tonnes...
CHOGM delays Samoa salvage
WITH 56 leaders due to assemble in Samoan capital Apia next week for the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting a decision about the possible salvage of the RNZS Manawanui...
Norwegians extend PCTC influence
WILH. WILHELMSEN is upping its indirect shareholding in Korea’s Hyundai Glovis, having bought three more tranches of stock in shareholder Treasure ASA in recent days. Wilh....
