New leadership, name for NZ agency
SINGAPORE'S Pacific International Lines has completed its takeover of NZ agency McKay Shipping Holdings and renamed the company, which otherwise carries on “as normal”. The...
Cyclone recovery underway at Townsville
PORT of Townsville closed on Thursday as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily approached the Queensland coast. The port moved to condition red ahead of closure at 1000 on 25 January. At that...
Port Authority welcomes new response vessels
PORT Authority of New South Wales launched two new response vessels in Sydney Harbour this week. Burra and Girawaa are the fastest response vessels ever commissioned by the port...
AAL takes on the crooks
PROJECT/heavylift specialist AAL Shipping has joined more than 190 companies battling maritime industry crime through the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network. MACN, a global business...
Melbourne container trade dips in December
PORT of Melbourne reported a decrease in container volumes in December 2023 compared with the same month in 2022, but full import and export containers increased. The port handled...
Big names join forces for ferry job
TWO of Australia’s world-leading marine companies are co-operating to produce a new ferry for a Western Australian customer. Incat Crowther and Austal are continuing a...
TasPorts warns pilots' industrial action will impact shipping
TASPORTS said marine pilots represented by the Australian Maritime Officers Union are launching further industrial action this weekend, with potential impacts for 15 vessels...
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...
