CMA CGM starts a new chapter at Kaohsiung
CMA CGM Group commenced operations at the Port of Kaohsiung as the CMA CGM Kaohsiung Terminal Company on the first of September. This follows a 20-year terminal lease extension...
Inland Rail extension to Port of Gladstone to be studied
THE federal government has committed funding to investigate extending Inland Rail from Toowoomba to the Port of Gladstone. The government is to provide up to $10 million to...
Crew Change Indicator points to stabilisation
THE number of seafarers onboard ships beyond the expiry of their contracts decreased from 9% to 8.9% in August, according to the latest data from the Neptune Declaration Crew...
Tech solution supports marine manoeuvres in NSW
THE Port Authority of NSW announced it is rolling out Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) technology at Port Botany, Newcastle and Port Kembla. Port Authority of NSW’s Sydney...
Brisbane’s container throughput up across the board
THE latest trade data available from the Port of Brisbane shows a significant increase in total container throughput for July 2021, up by almost a quarter compared with the same...
Second man sentenced for importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine in Sydney-bound container
A 65-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for his part in importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine in September 2019. On 10 September 2019 Australian...
Drewry’s World Container Index update
MARITIME research consultancy Drewry’s composite World Container index increased 1.7% or $170 in the past week and remains 344% higher than a year ago. This is the 20th...
A "rapidly disintegrating shipping market"?
THERE is no doubt that the international container shipping market is a mess. It is axiomatic that the ships are at capacity, there aren’t enough containers in the right places...
HRAS urges greater transparency around seafarer abuse
THE UK-based charitable NGO Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has called upon the International Maritime Organization to increase its level of transparency and factual detail in the...
OPINION: Shipping lines are making huge profits – but will it last?
DREWRY’S Container Forecaster report is predicting that annual profits for the industry could exceed US$100 billion. Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipping line, is...
Auriga Group expands pilotage operations to Port of Geelong
MARINE pilotage services provider Auriga Group is commencing pilotage services at the Port of Geelong starting today, 1 September. Geelong is the 15th port/route in Auriga’s...
COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible crew in Singapore
THE Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore’s plan is to strengthen the resilience of the community against COVID-19 and activities in its port waters against the pandemic. To aid...
It’s the season of the stink bug again
THE 2021-22 brown marmorated stink bug season is upon us once again. This time around the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has stricter measures in place to...
Port of Melbourne reports strong July container throughput
PORT of Melbourne has reported strong container throughput continuing through July. The port reported a total of 275,373 TEU crossed the wharves – and increase of 14% on the same...
Victorian government moving to a "stewardship role" for state's ports
THE Victorian government supports all 63 recommendations handed down in the Independent Review of the Victorian Ports System. The Independent review of the Victorian Ports System...
