WA seeks increased trade with China
INCREASED trade opportunities have been raised by Western Australia Premier Roger Cook with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a state visit to Western Australian on 18 June. Mr Cook...
Maersk cold store takes out NZ industrial property award
MAERSK’S new cold chain facility at the Ruakura Superhub took out the CBRE Industrial Property Award last week at New Zealand’s 2024 Property Industry Awards. The Maersk Hamilton...
Levies to increase for offshore industry
THE National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is to raise levies by 13% in accord with a review conducted in March this year. The...
Cairns sugar shed slated for deconstruction
DECONSTRUCTION plans are in place for a dilapidated sugar handling facility behind the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal. White’s Shed was built at the port of Cairns in 1923. The shed...
Kongsberg to trial moving chief engineer role to shore
KONGSBERG Maritime has received an approval in principle from the class society DNV to transfer the role of chief engineer from ship to shore. The move would see the chief...
One seafarer missing after wave of Red Sea attacks
YEMEN’S Ansar Allah has launched another wave of attacks against ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in recent days. Crews have abandoned ships, and one seafarer was still...
Safety in bulk shipping improves despite increase in fleet, says report
THE annual report from the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners on bulk carrier casualties details a continued trend of increasing safety in dry bulk shipping. The...
GAC buys Quadrant Pacific agency business
THE GAC Group is taking over the ships agency business of Swire-owned Quadrant Pacific, formerly its network partner in New Zealand. GAC (Gulf Agency Company, based in Kuwait and...
Maersk adjusts OC1 again
THE likelihood of delays resulting from terminal construction works on the US East Coast has prompted Maersk Line to swap ports on the OC1 service to/from ANZ. Just weeks after...
Ports Australia unveils 2024 Biennial Conference agenda
PORTS Australia has announced the agenda for its upcoming 2024 Biennial Conference in Hobart. This year’s program is shaped around the theme of “navigating new horizons, adapting...
World Container Index increases again
DREWRY’S World Container Index increased 2% to US$4801 per 40-foot container this week, softening a steep increase seen in recent weeks. The composite index has increased 202%...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended this past week at 1948 on Friday 14 June. The index is up 81% against the same week last year (1076 on 16 June 2023). The Baltic Dry Index for the week...
Shipping Australia joins WISTA Australia
SHIPPING Australia has joined the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association Australia. WISTA Australia is the local branch of WISTA International, an organisation set...
Australia's oldest sail trading vessel relocated for maintenance
AUSTRALIA’S oldest sail trading vessel, SV May Queen, is undergoing essential maintenance at the Domain Slip in Hobart to ensure its continued preservation. The 19th century...
Resumption of wine exports to China boosts SA trade
AUSTRALIA has exported more than $86 million worth of wine to China in the month following the removal of duties on bottled wine. In that time, more than 350 Australian wine...
