Hapag alive to digital tracking
HAPAG-LLOYD is claiming a global first for container lines with the launch of full, on-demand, door-to-door visibility of dry container shipments. The ‘Live Position’ service uses...
Metro's tripling transhipper fires up
IKAMBA, Metro Mining’s new offshore floating terminal, on Sunday began its first assignment at Skardon River, loading bauxite on the capesize bulker Jewel (175,874 DWT) eight...
ANL/CMA CGM cut NEMO surcharge
THE CMA CGM Group has halved one contingency fee levied on shippers on its NEMO service between Australia and Europe, effective immediately. The charge was amongst more than a...
Community descends on Albany for port open day
PORT of Albany opened its gates to more than 2000 visitors on Saturday to show the community the inner workings of their local port. The Port Open Day exposed visitors to berthing...
Upgrades for Freo, celebrations for AMC
THE WESTERN Australian Government is allocating $40.5 million in its 2024-25 budget to improvements in Fremantle’s Inner Harbour, focusing on cruise and ferry infrastructure. Five...
ANL shares CMA CGM's rewards
WHAT is claimed to be the world’s first loyalty program for shippers is now available for customers of ANL Containerline. The CMA CGM Group launched SEA REWARD in March this year,...
Four jailed over 2021 heroin haul at Freo
FOUR men have been jailed over a containerised shipment of heroin that arrived at Fremantle in 2021. The consignment arrived from Malaysia in May that year, in a shipment of...
Höegh Autoliners: Slow 1Q, second Aurora launched
NORWAY'S Höegh Autoliners has reported lower revenues and earnings for the first quarter of 2024, attributed to lower cargo volumes and the impact of Red Sea diversions. However,...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index landed at 1721 on Friday 26 April following a steady decline over the week. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 26 April 2024. Source: Baltic...
Old checklist, onboard obstacle led to helicopter incident
AN INVESTIGATION has found the crew of a bulker was using an outdated helicopter operations checklist when a helicopter was damaged during a marine pilot transfer last year. The...
Rio Tinto goes with the flow in bulker test
RIO Tinto Shipping is trialling further technology designed to improve efficiency and reduce emissions, by retrofitting a drag-reducing air lubrication system to one of its...
Study finds Hedland's oresome value
AN ECONOMIC value study into the contribution of the port of Port Hedland has found it alone is responsible for approximately 4% of Australia’s national economy. The ACIL Allen...
MOL looks to harvest carbon
MITSUI OSK Lines is investing in an onboard carbon capture system that harvests exhaust emissions to remove pollutants and produce re-usable chemicals and energy. The company will...
MSC and Mercy Ships to build a new hospital ship
MSC Group, MSC Foundation and global charity Mercy Ships are proceeding with plans to build a new hospital ship to be deployed in Africa. On 8 April the three parties finalised an...
K+N optimistic despite Q1 decline
AN 18% fall in turnover and a 28% drop in EBITDA year-on-year for the first quarter has not stopped Khuene+Nagel International CEO Stefan Paul describing the result as ‘solid’....
