Maurice comes out fighting
QUBE managing director Maurice James has used an industry lunch in Melbourne to make a robust defence of terminal access charges imposed by container stevedores. Terminal access...
Port Botany celebrates 40 years
NSW Ports has marked the 40th anniversary of Port Botany, with an industry breakfast and the release of a book that highlights important moments in the port's history. Two decades...
MSC announces investment in “low-carbon” future
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has announced further investment in low-carbon technology and new-build and retrofit programs to boost performance and reduce environmental...
OPINION: Melbourne’s pricey port
WITH stevedore infrastructure surcharges more than 40-times higher than they were in 2016, Port of Melbourne is on track to become the most expensive port in the Southern...
ICTSI to boost container capacity in Africa
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, together with local partners, has initiated the second phase expansion of its Matadi Gateway Terminal, located 150km upstream on the...
Minister opens new Qube facility
VICTORIAN freight and ports minister Melissa Horne officially opened the Qube Ultima Intermodal Terminal, west of Swan Hill, northern Victoria. Also attending were Qube managing...
CMA CGM calls for coalition for energy transition
COINCIDING with the French Maritime Economy Conference, Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, recommended that French President Emmanuel Macron initiate an...
Marine compressor companies offer one-stop-shop
A STRATEGIC co-operation agreement between TMC Compressors of the Seas and Sauer Compressors will enable them to offer offshore, marine and shipping companies a partnership to...
CMA CGM joins UN Global Compact
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced it is joining the United Nations’ Global Compact on protecting the environment and moving to cleaner energy. The announcement was made...
LINX virtual reality training delivers safety benefits
AN INNOVATION with virtual reality technology helped LINX Cargo Care Group win the Safety Award at the 2019 Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards in Melbourne. In a first for the...
ACCC consults on liner competition exemptions
A DISCUSSION paper on class exemptions from competition laws has been released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Liners providing cargo shipping services to...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Infrastructure surcharge hikes
I WRITE regarding the announcement by VICT of a 43.3% increase in the charge levied for the privilege of using their facilities that is to apply from 1 January. The new rate will...
VICT announces New Year surcharge hike
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has announced a New Year increase in the infrastructure surcharge. From 1 January, the fee will rise from $85 per full container to...
Qube ‘neutral’ following annual meeting
LOGISTICS giant Qube has been given a ‘neutral’ rating by analysts UBS following the company’s recent annual meeting. The company recent announced its annual figures, the...
Shipping bio-fuel trials successful
IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM Group and the GoodShipping Program have announced the successful completion of their 2019 biofuel test program. It follows positive...
