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MOL to develop and lease Australian real estate
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has announced its involvement in a project that will develop and lease industrial real estate in Australia through an investment fund. The Japanese shipping...
Supply chains at risk without seafarer reforms, new report says
The GLOBAL Maritime Forum (GMF) has highlighted a new report regarding seafarer wellbeing which has found the global maritime industry must improve working conditions and welfare...
Maritime leaders confident amidst growing geopolitical challenges: ICS
DATA from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has found confidence among the maritime industry’s leaders is on the rise despite the presence of global challenges. The ICS...
ICS launches shipboard inspections guide
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has launched the first edition of A Practical Guide to Shipboard Inspections. The publication is designed to help the maritime industry...
Maersk, Hapag with own 2025 reveal
MAERSK LINE and Hapag-Lloyd have been quick to unveil east-west service plans for their Gemini Cooperation, which officially begins on 1 February 2025 and supersedes the existing...
NYK announces LPG dual-fuel ship for Astomos Energy
NYK Line has announced a naming ceremony has taken place for a dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) to be operated by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trader and importer Astomos...
NSW Freight Policy Reform Interim Directions published
THE ADVISORY panel overseeing the development of the NSW Freight Policy Reform program has published a report containing its interim views on progressing freight reform in NSW....
Maersk Shekou upcoming port calls cancelled
MAERSK has announced a number of scheduled port calls for Maersk Shekou will be cancelled, with the vessel reportedly planned to go to dry dock. The shipping line announced...
Waste not, want not approach earns award
REPURPOSING the remains of an old hardstand into aggregate for port laydown areas has earned Western Australia’s Southern Ports a spot as a category winner in the 2024 WasteSorted...
Melbourne protesters target trucks, defence expo as arrests ensue
THE CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) said trucks in Melbourne have today (11 September) been targeted by protesters, describing the acts as a dangerous escalation of...
MUA warns of industrial action at Qube Ports
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has warned of “imminent” industrial action at Qube’s bulk and general port operations, beginning in Melbourne, Port Kembla and Brisbane. The MUA on...
ICHCA Logistics Long Lunch returns to Brisbane
ICHCA Australia’s Logistics Long Lunch is returning Brisbane this year after a two-year hiatus. ICHCA Australia is the national branch of the International Cargo Handling...
Arc signs train deal with iron ore miner Gold Valley
ARC INFRASTRUCTURE has signed a deal to transport 1.2 million tonnes of iron ore by train per annum with Gold Valley Iron Ore from its Wiluna West Iron Ore Project to the Port of...
An unusual visitor at Bunbury
A PURPOSE-built oil and gas field decommissioning vessel has docked at the Port of Bunbury in Western Australia for the first time since leaving Geelong Port in December 2023. The...
MSC extends influence with new deals
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has struck two new key arrangements with rivals as it positions for even greater dominance when the 2M partnership with Maersk ends early next year....
