Freight focus key as Victoria – NSW border to close (with video)
FREIGHT and transport bodies have called on governments to remember freight as authorities prepare to close border crossings between New South Wales and Victoria. This follows a...
VIDEO: Container barge strikes bridge
FOOTAGE of an inland container barge running into the Willemsbrug Bridge near Port of Rotterdam has been shared on YouTube. Three containers are reported to have fallen into the...
Call for nominations ahead of 25th Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry awards
THE call is out for nominations ahead of the 25th annual Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards on 12 November. The event is to be held at the swanky Four Seasons Hotel in...
VICT announces increase in infrastructure surcharge
STEVEDORE Victoria International Container Terminal has announced an infrastructure surcharge increase in what it says is a necessary move to cover the 2020 lease increases. From...
Tideworks solution goes live at Port of Auckland
TIDEWORKS Technology, a terminal operating system, announced it has gone live with its smart graphical planning tool at the Port of Auckland. The go-live is Tideworks’ first...
Missing containers to drift south-east, says AMSA
THREE containers that fell from box ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) last week are likely to have drifted south-east and away from land, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority...
DPWA reports record container exchange at West Swanson
DP WORLD Australia’s Melbourne terminal has reported a record TEU exchange of 7826 on vessel Conti Courage, surpassing the previous Port of Melbourne and DP World Australia record...
ACCC set to appeal Pacific National acquisition in the High Court
A FEDERAL Court ruling that Pacific National’s acquisition of the Acacia Ridge terminal from Aurizon was unlikely to substantially lessen competition may be appealed in the High...
10 year first as frozen beef exported to Japan
A SHIPMENT of frozen beef left Townsville on 29 June, the first such shipment in more than a decade onboard ANL’s Hansa Regensburg. The shipment will be sent directly to Japan as...
VTA applauds clearway plans
THE Victorian Transport Association has welcomed new Victorian Roads and Road Safety Minister Ben Carroll’s announcement of a $340m package to keep Victorian roads moving,...
Containers in the drink as AMSA deploys air assets
ROUGH seas are believed to have contributed to an incident where three containers fell overboard from the Liberian ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) on Thursday night. The incident...
Melbourne welcomes big box ship (with video)
MELBOURNE has welcomes the CMA CGM Ural, the largest container ship by “maximum capacity” to call at the port. The 299 metre ship is one of six currently deployed on the...
Maersk appoints new Asia-Pacific MD
A.P Moller-Maersk has appointed Ditlev Blicher as its new managing director for the Asia-Pacific, replacing Robbert van Trooijen who is becoming MD for Latin America. Mr Blicher,...
VIDEO: Sending a lifeline to the world's seafarers
A VIDEO documenting the lives of seafarers has been posted on YouTube by Port Authority of New South Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBJvvir5O6E&feature=youtu.be The video,...
Scots change seafarer quarantine rules
THE Scottish government has changed rules around quarantine meaning seafarers no longer have to isolate for 14 days when returning to Scotland for more than 14 days of leave. The...
