Further arrests, charges laid as protests persist for Newcastle’s rail
NEWCASTLE has experienced the eighth consecutive day of organised protests with two separate but coordinated incidents that targeted railways. This morning (2 July) a man...
NYK Line and Astomos deliver second jointly owned dual-fuel vessel
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Astomos Energy Corporation have delivered Gas Amethyst,their second jointly owned dual-fuel vessel this year. A naming ceremony was held on June...
AMSA praises well prepared catamaran crew
THREE people rescued when their 11.5m catamaran ran aground off Western Australia’s south coast on 1 July have been praised by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for being...
Pilbara vessels warned over unsecured hatches
PILBARA Ports have issued a safety warning to vessels using the ports of Dampier and Ashburton after several recent incidents of unsecured hatches. Harbour Master Captain Mike...
Scholarship winner to work with Southern Ports
ASPIRING Albany WA marine scientist Lahni Davis will get first-hand industry experience with WA’s Southern Ports as part of a new scholarship. Ms Davis, 19, has been awarded the...
TasPorts confirms deconstruction of Corvina completed
TASPORTS has confirmed that deconstruction of the vessel Corvina has been completed, having fallen into a derelict state in the Port of Hobart over a number of years. The decision...
ClassNK grants first software security certification to Solverminds ship management
VESSEL classification society ClassNK has announced the first software security certifications have been awarded to ship management solution “MACK”. Developed by Solverminds...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index dipped to 1926 earlier in the week before rising to 2050 on Friday 28 June. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 28 June 2024. Source: Baltic...
Queensland to investigate moving freight from road to rail
THE QUEENSLAND Government is to fund an investigation into improving rail freight on the Mt Isa rail line to unlock an estimated $500 billion of critical minerals in the North...
World Container Index climbs and climbs
DREWRY’S World Container Index continued its steady increase this past week. A 4% increase to US$5318 per 40-foot container this week puts the index 256% higher than it was in the...
MOL buys control of Gearbulk
MITSUI OSK Lines is to acquire a further 23% stake in Swiss-registered Gearbulk Holding AG from founder Kristian Jebsen and family to move to majority ownership. Mr Jebsen will...
Historic Williamstown Dockyard for sale
THE site of Melbourne’s historic Naval Dockyard at Williamstown at the mouth of the Yarra River is being offered for sale some years after the end of commercial and Naval activity...
AAL voted ‘best shipping line’ in AFLAS awards
SINGAPORE-based multipurpose shipping operator AAL has taken top honours at this year’s Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS). The project heavy-lift carrier...
NZ govt could sell Interisland Line
AS MORE revelations emerge about aspects of owner KiwiRail’s management of the nation’s Cook Strait ferry company the NZ Government is using careful language in responding to...
Vic Govt funds seafarers’ mental health
THE Victorian Government has committed half-a-million dollars to enable seafarers to access free mental health support services at the state’s ports. Announced yesterday by...
