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General cargo ship runs aground, crew rescued
CONTAINERHIP Rise Shine has run aground near the Russian port of Nakhodka on Tuesday morning local time. Container ship Rise Shine (Panama flag) with 14 on board ran aground and...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Let’s get the facts straight
THE COMMENTS by Shipping Australia’s CEO Melwyn Noronha about the container road transport sector can’t go unchallenged. Responding to the findings of the ACCC’s Container...
12 new auto-strads are bound for Aussie ports
TWELVE new Kalmar Auto-strads are now on their way to Australia from Euope. The equipment will be employed at Patrick’s Brisbane and Sydney terminals. The new, eighth-generation...
Shipping forum highlights different paths to net zero emissions
THE Shaping the Future of Shipping event held on 6 November in Glasgow attracted global heavyweights and decision makers in shipping. Reports from the event have highlighted...
LETTER TO THE DCN: ACCC report gets some things right
DEAR editor, I would like to comment on the recently released Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Container Stevedore Monitoring Report 2020-21 and the commentary by...
Index cited in ACCC stevedore report draws fire
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in its Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2020-21, relied on data from another report, the Container Port Performance Index...
SAL takes aim at issues raised in stevedore report
A high-level meeting was held today (8 November) to discuss the ongoing issues of port congestion, port performance and industrial relations, as highlighted in the recent...
Industry reacts to thorny issues in the ACCC’s stevedoring report
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s annual Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report revealed a sometimes-scathing analysis of the container supply chain in...
Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act should be repealed: ACCC
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, in its Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2020-21, argues that Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act should be...
Maersk joins US-led First Movers Coalition
THE First Movers Coalition aims to create a market for new decarbonisation technologies and spur growth by leveraging collective demand and committing now to buying zero-emission...
MUA crews on Svitzer tugs to down tools
THE Maritime Union of Australia has given notice of work stoppages for Svitzer crews at ports around the country. MUA members are to stop work for four hours at various time at...
WSC supports inclusion of shipping in intra-EU trading scheme
THE World Shipping Council says inclusion of shipping in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme will encourage shipping’s journey towards decarbonisation, but EU action...
ACCC stevedoring report reveals port delays exacerbate pandemic problems
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission’s annual Container Stevedore Monitoring Report 2020-21 warns Australia risks becoming a less attractive destination for shipping...
Brisbane container throughput up in September
PORT of Brisbane saw an increase in containerised cargo throughput in September, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. A total of 129,452 TEU crossed the wharves...
Big investment needed to reach zero-carbon emissions
A MASSIVE scaling up of finance for research and development is essential to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, says a report by International Chamber of Shipping and global...
