Drought-stricken King Island farmers receive donated hay
DROUGHT-STRICKEN farmers on Tasmania’s King Island have received relief in the form of a delivery of fodder and stockfeed. Four-hundred-and-fifty bales of hay were donated by...
TasPorts having success in efforts to prevent seagull nests
TASPORTS is continuing its efforts to prevent port infrastructure from becoming a nesting area for seagulls. The ports corporation encounters some unique challenges created by...
MPA and Microsoft join forces on maritime digitalisation
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to support the development and uptake of digital systems in the maritime...
Registrations open for ICHCA events in SA, Victoria
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association is hosting two Australian events in the coming months, including a joint event with another Australian association. On...
ANL launches initiative supporting koala habitats
ANL HAS announced the launch of Rebuilding Koala Habitats - a new sustainability initiative aligning with National Tree Day. The initiative will see ANL collaborate with...
Man jailed for role in meth import plan
A FREIGHT forwarding worker from Sydney has been sentenced to six years and six months imprisonment for his role in a plan to import 100kg of methamphetamine from Canada. The...
Container trucks to weigh in at Fremantle
ALL TRUCKS carrying full import containers from DP World’s Fremantle terminal must now use a weigh-in-motion system. The WIM measures axle group weights calibrated to the general...
PIL to upgrade electronic bill of lading solution
PACIFIC International Lines have announced a partnership with WaveBL to provide an upgraded electronic bill of lading (eBL) solution for its customers. PIL say the eBL solution...
CMA CGM’s second quarter ‘robust’
THE persistent geopolitical tension impeded the fluidity of global trade in 2Q 2024, CMA CGM says, but also supported demand for cargo shipping. Volumes rose sharply compared to...
DSV positive about half year results despite decline in profit
DSV GROUP’S financial results for the first half of 2024 (H1 2024) have been released, depicting mixed results. The Danish transport and logistics company posted a decline in...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index decreased this past week to 1808 on Friday 26 July. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 26 July 2024. Source: Baltic Exchange Capesize The...
World Container Index decreases by 2%
DREWRY’S WORLD Container Index has seen a decrease of 2% this week to US$5806 per 40-foot container. The decrease follows over a month of steady increases, including the 1%...
EES warns of more container delays in Singapore
WITH demand for container shipping hitting a record high in May, EES Shipping is warning that delays in Singapore won’t improve in August and September. In a posting to its...
Eastern Pacific Shipping receives sixth dual-fuel bulker
SINGAPORE-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping has welcomed the last of six Newcastlemax bulkers from New Times Shipbuilding in an announcement yesterday (24 July). Mount Ossa...
CSIRO locates Noongah wreck
THE wreckage of the diminutive Australian National Line coastal freighter Noongah, which sank after its steel cargo shifted in heavy weather off the northern NSW coast in August...
