Container shortage fears with shipping lines predicted to cut services
AVAILABILTY of food-grade and reefer containers is likely to tighten as reduced demand for imports forces shipping lines to reduce services to Australia, Shipping Australia CEO...
Hutchison wharfies return to work
WORKERS employed by Hutchison Ports Australia at Port Botany have returned to work. Wharfies previously refused to work last week after two cases of coronavirus were reported...
Human rights group raises concern over seafarer PPE
SEAFARERS who have been in direct contact with Human Rights at Sea are increasingly calling for greater levels of personal protective equipment to be made more widely available....
RightShip partners with seafarer human rights group
MARITIME risk, due diligence and environmental assessment organisation, RightShip, and Human Rights at Sea have signed a new long-term partnership agreement to help improve...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Containership takes out crane at Korean port
FOOTAGE on YouTube has captured the moments a container ship crashes into cranes at the Port of Busan in South Korea. The incident happened on Monday 6 April....
Retrieval work begins on Yang Ming Efficiency containers
RETRIEVAL work has begun with the first of 60 shipping containers lost from box ship YM Efficiency successfully lifted from the seabed off the Newcastle coast this week, the...
Coronavirus cases sees Hutchison ships sub-contracted to DPWA
TWO container ships booked for Hutchison Ports Sydney terminal this week have been subcontracted to DPWA. This follows two cases of coronavirus among Hutchison staff, albeit these...
CORONAVIRUS: Open letter from Diego Aponte, MSC Group president and CEO
THE SPREAD of COVID-19 has created a public health issue unprecedented in our lifetimes, triggering an unexpected shock for societies and economies. During this troubling period,...
Virus on the waterfront
CORONAVIRUS cases have been reported among wharfies at Hutchison’s Port Botany operation. Hutchison has confirmed two cases, albeit it says they were not workplace transmissions...
UK Chamber of Shipping calls for govt support of industry
THE UK Chamber of Shipping has called for immediate support from the United Kingdom government to ensure freight continues to flow. The UK Chamber is the trade association and...
Royal Wolf develops medical testing facilities using containers
WITH pressure already building on existing medical facilities, Royal Wolf has developed concepts for a variety of short-term medical testing facilities, as well as custom shelters...
NSW ports remain open as “essential services”
NSW Ports’ CEO Marika Calfas has issued a statement confirming the full operation of ports in Sydney and Port Kembla and the impacts of COVID-19 on business and trade. “Both ports...
Vic government re-affirms critical role of port and freight supply chain
THIS week the Victorian Government re-affirmed the vital function being performed by the port and the freight and logistics sector during the COVID-19 crisis, according to the...
Confusion over foreign vessels and tug delivery
THREE container ships that departed foreign ports in recent days are due to dock in Darwin this week, which has again raised the ire of the union which insists that ship crews...
Historic week at Port of Fremantle
THE past week has been an historic one for the Port of Fremantle for several reasons. The deepest-draft ship ever to leave Fremantle Harbour, container ship MSC Sindy, departed...
