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...
Somali piracy threat evolving, IMB says
THE ICC International Maritime Bureau has flagged a “worrying” rise in Somali pirate activity as total first-quarter piracy incidents increase. The IMB in its latest report...
Baltimore clearance efforts stuck in the mud
WHILE US President Joe Biden has pledged the port of Baltimore will be re-opened by the end of May, new sonar images have revealed major sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge...
Results in for ship speed reduction program
A WHALE protection initiative for shipping companies has reported its highest participation levels to date and has named the companies which contributed to a reduction in air...
Brisbane celebrates bumper cruise season
PORT of Brisbane has reported a record summer cruise season at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal. BICT clocked up 125 cruise visits between October 2023 and March 2024,...
Grain trains a Vic winner
THE VICTORIAN Government is claiming credit for a massive increase in rail transport of domestic and export grain in the state. Grain volumes moved by rail in Victoria increased...
New tonnage for G2 Ocean
BULK, breakbulk and forest products specialist G2 Ocean will have new custom tonnage at hand after shareholder and pool partner Gearbulk placed an order for up to four...
K+N streamlines structure
MULTI-MODAL freight forwarder and logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel has announced a restructuring of management responsibilities in a move overseas commentators see as more closely...
Damen, CMA CGM to fine-tune fuel use
CMA CGM and Dutch-based Damen Shipyards Group have embarked on a project to modify up to ten of the containerline’s ships in a quest for fuel savings of around 10%. Up until now,...
