ANL launches initiative supporting koala habitats
ANL HAS announced the launch of Rebuilding Koala Habitats - a new sustainability initiative aligning with National Tree Day. The initiative will see ANL collaborate with...
Man jailed for role in meth import plan
A FREIGHT forwarding worker from Sydney has been sentenced to six years and six months imprisonment for his role in a plan to import 100kg of methamphetamine from Canada. The...
Container trucks to weigh in at Fremantle
ALL TRUCKS carrying full import containers from DP World’s Fremantle terminal must now use a weigh-in-motion system. The WIM measures axle group weights calibrated to the general...
NZ coastal cement carrier breaks down
A MECHANICAL problem which has struck the dedicated NZ coastal cement carrier Aotearoa Chief has led Fletcher Building to warn the NZ Stock Exchange the possible cost of...
PIL to upgrade electronic bill of lading solution
PACIFIC International Lines have announced a partnership with WaveBL to provide an upgraded electronic bill of lading (eBL) solution for its customers. PIL say the eBL solution...
CMA CGM’s second quarter ‘robust’
THE persistent geopolitical tension impeded the fluidity of global trade in 2Q 2024, CMA CGM says, but also supported demand for cargo shipping. Volumes rose sharply compared to...
DSV positive about half year results despite decline in profit
DSV GROUP’S financial results for the first half of 2024 (H1 2024) have been released, depicting mixed results. The Danish transport and logistics company posted a decline in...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index decreased this past week to 1808 on Friday 26 July. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 26 July 2024. Source: Baltic Exchange Capesize The...
Radical overhaul for MSC Oceania services
IN WHAT the carrier describes, with some understatement as a “reshuffle” Mediterranean Shipping Co is bringing wholesale changes to its Asia-Oceania and Australia-SoPac-NZ...
World Container Index decreases by 2%
DREWRY’S WORLD Container Index has seen a decrease of 2% this week to US$5806 per 40-foot container. The decrease follows over a month of steady increases, including the 1%...
EES warns of more container delays in Singapore
WITH demand for container shipping hitting a record high in May, EES Shipping is warning that delays in Singapore won’t improve in August and September. In a posting to its...
Eastern Pacific Shipping receives sixth dual-fuel bulker
SINGAPORE-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping has welcomed the last of six Newcastlemax bulkers from New Times Shipbuilding in an announcement yesterday (24 July). Mount Ossa...
CSIRO locates Noongah wreck
THE wreckage of the diminutive Australian National Line coastal freighter Noongah, which sank after its steel cargo shifted in heavy weather off the northern NSW coast in August...
Administrative Review Tribunal to launch in October
THE FEDERAL government intends to launch an Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) on 14 October 2024, as a replacement of the existing Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). The...
Gladstone Ports Corporation CEO resigns
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s chief executive officer Craig Haymes has resigned, advising staff yesterday (24 July) that it would be his last day with the corporation. Mr Haymes...
