Seafarer happiness index sees slight increase for latest quarter
THE SEAFARERS Happiness Index, a quarterly survey conducted by Mission to Seafarers, has released its report for the second quarter of 2024. The survey consists of ten questions...
Freight rail excellence and innovation recognised at ARI Awards
THE FREIGHT and logistics community took out some prestigious awards at the Australasian Rail Industry (ARI) Awards in Melbourne this week. NSW Ports, Patrick Terminals, the...
Swire Shipping completes biofuel trial
SWIRE Shipping has announced the successful trial of a biofuel on one of its transpacific services. A sustainable B24 biofuel trial was conducted on Swire’s Sun Chief Express...
Australia's Provaris partners with Uniper for hydrogen supply
ASX-LISTED Provaris and Norwegian Hydrogen are partnering with German multinational Uniper in the supply of green hydrogen from the Nordics to Germany using Provaris’ H2Neo...
Melbourne rice exports record six-year high
FOLLOWING hard on the heels of the news of record-breaking tonnages of grain being exported from the Port of Melbourne, comes the news of more records for rice exports. Rice,...
Höegh Autoliners' first Aurora Class PCTC delivered
HÖEGH Autoliners has had its first Aurora class vessel, Höegh Aurora, delivered at a naming ceremony at shipbuilders China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard. Three years after the...
South East Asia services duck and dive
JUST a fortnight after announcing changes to its Southern Star service between South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand Maersk Line has advised of further diversions. On 22 July...
GHD appoints Aussie ports sector leader
GLOBAL professional services company GHD has appointed Renata Berglas as its Australian ports sector leader. Ms Berglas will focus on connecting GHD’s port and maritime...
Panama Canal increases maximum draught, announces new slotting system
THE PANAMA Canal Authority has recently made some significant changes to the operation of the canal, one of the worlds’ most important for maritime and trade. Autoridad del Canal...
Pilbara ports break tonnage record for fifth year
PILBARA Ports has broken export tonnage records for the fifth year running. The region recorded 758.3 million tonnes worth an estimated $173 billion for the 2023-2024 financial...
FedEx opens new facility in Coffs Harbour
FEDEX Australia has recently opened its new sortation and distribution facility in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. The logistics and transport global player expects their new...
QUBE New Zealand to partner with Inbound Connect
VEHICLE BOOKING System Inbound Connect has announced that from 1 September this year it will partner with QUBE New Zealand. Inbound Connect will be introduced as the new vehicle...
Four charged over 306kg meth shipment
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has charged four men over their alleged roles in a plot to import $283 million dollars’ worth of meth into Australia in a six-tonne hydraulic press....
Vessel secured for Bass Strait cable
ITALY’s PRYSMIAN has secured a key cable supply-and-install contract for the $5.5 billion Marinus Link power interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria. Prysmian will deploy its...
NYK posts strong first quarter 2024 results
NYK LINE has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2024-25 fiscal year (Q1 2024), posting robust increases. The Japanese shipping line saw a 14.8% increase in...
