Mice not nice for Zespri
A SHIPLOAD of mice has disrupted NZ kiwifruit exporter Zespri’s season launch in Europe. The company has been anticipating bumper sales of its kiwifruit varieties this year after...
MtS Sydney announces guest speaker for parliamentary luncheon
MISSION to Seafarers Sydney has announced Port Authority of NSW CEO Phil Holliday as the guest speaker of this year's Annual Luncheon at NSW Parliament House. This special event,...
Close scrape for NYK
JAPAN'S NYK and its partners have developed a remote-controlled robot that scrapes cargo residues in the holds of woodchip carriers. In conjunction with cargo owner Nippon Paper...
Aussie-designed RSV delivered to Thailand
THAILAND’S Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has taken delivery of a new research vessel designed by Australia’s Incat Crowther. The Incat Crowther 25, built by...
More ferries for Perth, Brisbane's get smart
THE WESTERN Australian Government will commit $2 million in the 2024-2025 state budget to a feasibility study of the expansion of Perth ferry services. The allocation was...
PacBasin outperforms dry bulk market
HONG KONG-listed dry bulk specialist Pacific Basin Shipping has reported an unusually strong first quarter, when rates traditionally soften during the northern hemisphere winter...
Energetic Woodside driving offshore sector
A FIRST quarter trading and production update from Woodside Energy has served to highlight the current level of activity in Australia’s offshore oil and gas sector. While...
World Container Index continues to slide
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased 3% this week to US$2719 per 40-foot container. Compared with the same week last year, the composite index has increased by 53%. The figure...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index increased steadily over the past few days, ending the week at 1901. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 19 April 2024. Source: Baltic Exchange...
Hapag-Lloyd looks to 2030
HAPAG-LLOYD has detailed its “most ambitious strategy to date”, based on a new set of five core pillars covering everything from innovation to expansion and customer-centric...
Study foreshadows new Sunrise
MORE than 12 months after the partners in the Sunrise Joint Venture agreed on a concept study to focus on piping and processing gas from the Greater Sunrise Fields in the Timor...
US to force owners to fund rig de-coms
THE US government has this week updated 20-year-old regulations to ensure taxpayers are not hit with the cost of decommissioning offshore oil and gas rigs. The Department of the...
AtoN refurbishment project wraps up
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has concluded up a $1.2-million refurbishment of the remote Newman Reef aid to navigation, north-east of Thursday Island. The project...
"K" Line joins ammonia pursuers
JAPAN'S “K” Line has joined a high-powered industry group intent on the commercialisation of ammonia-fuelled ships. The integrated group is being led by ITOCHU Corporation and...
Industry updates container cleaning guide
PESTILENT containers and the cleaning thereof is the subject of an updated set of guidelines issued by a joint group of industry leaders. The International Cargo Handling...
