The Mission to Seafarers calls for nominations
INTERNATIONAL seafarer welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers, is calling on the maritime community to propose individuals and organisations that have made significant...
Virus forces rescheduling of key logistics conference
THE Intermodal Asia conference, originally scheduled for March 2020, has been rescheduled for 14–16 July in Shanghai following the recent outbreak of coronavirus. Group director...
DP World set to be bought out on Nasdaq Dubai
DP WORLD parent company Port and Free Zone World has offered to buy the 19.55% of DP World’s shares traded on Nasdaq Dubai, thus returning the company to private ownership. DPW is...
Summer crop production tipped to drop by 66%
IN ITS Australian crop report – February 2020, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics says production prospects for summer crops in Queensland and northern...
Maersk seeks to lift stay of proceedings
A COMPANY part-owned by Maersk has applied to lift a stay of proceedings in a Federal Court action against NSW Ports. Maersk subsidiary APM Terminals has a 50% stake in Mayfield...
PIL to leave trans-Pacific market to focus on north-south trade
PACIFIC International Lines has announced it will be withdrawing its services from the trans-Pacific market, as part of efforts to “optimise its network efficiency”. PIL’s last...
Union and shipping line at odds over virus risk
WATERFRONT workers fear they are being put at risk from container ships from China, according to the Maritime Union. The MUA has issued a statement saying workers at Webb Dock...
Hyundai Merchant Marine Australia joins Shipping Australia
INDUSTRY body Shipping Australia has welcomed Hyundai Merchant Marine Australia as a full voting member. HMM Australia is part of Korean logistics giant Hyundai Merchant Marine....
A.P. Moller-Maersk appoints new CFO
A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced its appointment of chief financial officer as Patrick Jany who is also a member of the executive board. Mr Jany who is a German citizen, has had...
Direct container shipping service contracts through NYSHEX
THE New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) has launched an enhancement allowing shippers and carriers to utilise the NYSHEX framework and technology to secure, monitor and enforce...
ATSB REPORT: YM Efficiency incident highlights effective container stowage
THE loss of 81 containers overboard from the container ship YM Efficiency in mid-2018 highlights the importance of safe and effective container stowage planning, an ATSB...
YM Eternity released from arrest
CONTAINER ship the YM Eternity has been released from arrest at Port Botany. The Eternity, flagged in Liberia but operated by Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming, was arrested in...
CMA CGM to invest in “floating smart grid”
SHIPPING company CMA CGM has joined forces with the world’s first hydrogen-powered vessel, Energy Observer, to speed up the development of innovative environmental solutions. CMA...
New agreement between Kalmar and VICT
A NEW “parts care” agreement between Kalmar and Victoria International Container Terminal will, over the next three years, cover the availability of Kalmar genuine spare parts for...
Government appoints chair of Sydney freight terminal
MINISTER for finance Mathias Cormann and Minister for infrastructure Alan Tudge have jointly announced that the government has appointed Erin Flaherty as chair of the Moorebank...
