PIL signs for de-carb push
SINGAPORE'S Pacific International Lines has become the latest carrier to explore new measures to speed up the decarbonisation of shipping. On Monday [15 April], PIL signed a...
$20 million for bi-lateral emissions reduction work
THE GOVERNMENTS of Australia and Singapore have partnered on a $20 million initiative to help reduce emissions in the maritime sector. Labelled ASLET (Australia-Singapore...
Tassie shipbuilder switches to four-day work week
TASMANIAN shipbuilder Incat has introduced a four-day work week for its production staff. Incat expects the new approach to increase productivity and enhance the wellbeing of its...
Transport co moves in at Port of Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane is now home to a new warehousing and depot facility for Rogers Transport, a transport provider and distribution specialist. The new facility sits on a...
CMA CGM Air Cargo to launch trans-Pacific service
CMA CGM Air Cargo plans to begin operating a trans-Pacific route in the European summer 2024, with three new Boeing B777 aircraft due for delivery in 2024 and 2025. The...
Pilbara throughput increases in March
PILBARA Ports has reported a total monthly throughput of 67.5 million tonnes for March 2024. Last month’s figures were a 9% increase compared with March 2023. The Port of Port...
No recovery yet for OOCL
FIRST quarter results from Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line show international box trades continue the slide in revenues evident in 2023. The trans-Pacific and the...
BigLift getting bigger
SPLIETHOFF Group member BigLift Shipping and South Korea’s CY Shipping have placed orders in China for two heavy transport vessels to extend their joint fleet of HTVs to six. The...
FTA issues biosecurity levy plan
THE FREIGHT & Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association have issued a three-point plan which they believe will improve trade facilitation and biosecurity...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index dipped slightly in the first part of the week before a rebound. The week began with a BDI of 1594, and ended it at 1729. The Baltic Dry Index for the week...
World Container Index drops 1%
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased by 1% to US$2795 per 40-foot container this week. The composite index has increased by 64% when compared with the same week last year and...
Extra Emerald, smarter Scenic
LUXURY superyacht operator Emerald Cruises will introduce a third, larger deepsea vessel in 2026 while parent Scenic Group is to upgrade its oceangoing and river cruise fleets....
Cruisers back in force
THE NUMBER of people taking a cruise globally returned to and exceeded 2019 levels last year, the first largely unaffected by covid. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)...
Geelong hits 500,000 tonnes of wind farm cargo
GEELONGPORT has just crossed the 500,000-tonne mark for wind turbine componentry handled for the Golden Plains Wind Farm. The cargo is transported from the port to Rokewood near...
Sod turned for DSV's Brisbane home
PORT of Brisbane and DSV Air & Sea have turned the sod on the logistics giant’s new warehouse and container depot. DSV signed a 10-year lease agreement with PBPL last month for a...
