MSC, CMA CGM send AES/NEMO via the Cape
AES/NEMO partners MSC and CMA CGM have formalised the temporary re-routing of their Europe-Australia service around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Red Sea risks. The carriers...
TSL revives third China service
TAIWAN'S TS Lines has quietly resurrected its CA3 service from China, which it “indefinitely suspended” almost 12 months ago as covid-driven demand subsided. Although agents...
Aqua-feed vessel to boost Tasman options
FISH feed producer BioMar will offer space on its newbuilding vessel to other Tasmanian exporters when it enters trans-Tasman service early next year. BioMar Australia, the...
Nuyina officers and engineers to strike
TWO maritime unions have announced that their members who work on Antarctic research vessel Nuyina are about to launch industrial action. Officers and engineers represented by the...
Floods cut NT rail, roads
A SLOW-MOVING tropical low dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain on areas south of Darwin over the weekend, temporarily closing the Stuart Highway and damaging the...
Govt ends livestock limbo
A LIVESTOCK carrier that departed Fremantle in early January with sheep and cattle for the Middle East has been directed to return to Australia by the federal government. Late...
New service a Turkish delight
TURKISH Airlines’ decision to begin direct flights between Melbourne and Istanbul will open up air freight export opportunities, the Victorian Government says. Minister for jobs...
TasPorts pilots to stop work as industrial action escalates
TASPORTS and the Australian Maritime Officers Union have warned industrial action will escalate as marine pilots prepare for a four-hour work stoppage on Thursday. TasPorts pilots...
New product development director for Provaris
ASX-listed developer of hydrogen transportation systems Provaris has appointed Garry Triglavcanin as product development director. Mr Triglavcanin is at the same time stepping...
Swire Projects unveils new WA service
SWIRE Projects has introduced a service connecting Western Australia with ports in Asia. The Western Australia Express (WAX) service is a monthly semi liner shipping service which...
World Container Index continues to skyrocket
THE DREWRY World Container Index increased by 23% to US$3777 per 40-foot container this past week. The composite index has increased by 82% when compared with the same week last...
Tassie shipbuilder welcomes 15 new apprentices
TASMANIAN shipbuilder Incat welcomed 15 new apprentices this week, including the highest intake of female apprentices in the company’s history. Incat is taking on the new...
$70 million committed to Bell Bay hydrogen hub
THE FEDERAL government has committed $70 million to help develop a hydrogen hub in Bell Bay. Total investment in the project, including from the Tasmanian government and the...
Owner and director of PNG logistics company charged with drug smuggling offences
A BRISBANE woman, who is the owner and director of a logistics company in Papua New Guinea, was charged on Tuesday (16 January) for allegedly facilitating a black flight importing...
Red Sea situation impacting ag sector logistics
TRADE logistics are set to become increasingly challenging for Australia’s agricultural sector with the escalating tensions in the Red Sea disrupting global trade, according to...
