Move Logistics releases financial year results
MOVE Logistics Group has released its results for the 2023-24 financial year (FY24), admitting that group performance was below aspirations. The New Zealand-based transport and...
IMO secretary-general condemns "unacceptable" Red Sea attack
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization’s secretary-general has spoken following a recent attack on an oil tanker while transiting the Red Sea. Mr Arsenio Dominguez, who became...
TT Club calls for wider efforts to prevent ship fires
TT Club is calling for greater diligence across the supply chain following a “spate” of containership fires in recent months. The freight insurer said all players in the global...
Work to commence at Horn Island Port
PORTS North says onsite works for a major upgrade to Horn Island port will occur from 9 September this year. The upgrade will significantly increase capacity and deliver safer and...
New legislation for SA to protect agriculture industry
A NEW bill will be introduced to the South Australian parliament this week, aimed at strengthening biosecurity protections for the state’s $18.5 billion dollar agriculture...
OPINION: Where is the government's support for seafarer welfare funding?
THE HEALTH, wellbeing and recuperation of seafarers depend on 21st century funding for port welfare facilities. In Australia, the current institutional paralysis-by-analysis and...
Western Sydney Airport welcomes first international airline
WESTERN Sydney’s soon-to-be newest airport has secured its first its first international airline, with Singapore Airlines confirming its intention to operate from the airport....
WA govt calls on state industry to design new ferries
THE WESTERN Australian government has called on state industry to design a new fleet of modern vessels as part of its plans to expand Perth’s ferry services on the Swan River. An...
Freight rail saving big on emissions says KiwiRail
TRANSPORTATION of goods via freight rail saved nearly 230,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the 2023-24 financial year, according to KiwiRail. New Zealand’s state-owned rail operator...
NYK declares completion of world's first commercial-use ammonia vessel
NYK LINE has claimed its tugboat Sakigake as the world’s first ammonia-fuelled vessel for commercial use. Modifications to Sakigake for conversion to run on ammonia began last...
Millions of cigarettes seized from container in Sydney
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force has sized more than 12 million illegal cigarettes from a container that arrived in New South Wales last week. The consignment, which arrived from...
Tauranga delivers financial results after challenging year
THE PORT of Tauranga has released its results for the financial year ending 30 June 2024 (FY24), depicting modest figures after facing a variety of challenges. Volumes at New...
Another positive month for Melbourne container trade
PORT of Melbourne’s total container throughput increased again last month. The latest monthly trade report indicates container trade was up 2.1% to 282,000 TEU in July this year...
Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure releases solid half-year results
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure (DBI), the Australian coal exporter that operates through its primary foundation asset the Dalrymple Bay Terminal, has released its financial results...
OOCL H1: Revenue, liftings up, profits down
ORIENT Overseas (International) Limited , parent of OOCL, saw its container and logistics business EBIT margin fall from 25.3% in 1H 2023 to 18.9% in the equivalent period this...
