ACCC: Newcastle ‘monopoly’ needs market power regulation
THE National Competition Council’s recent recommendation to revoke the declaration of the shipping channel service at the Port of Newcastle has firmed the ACCC’s determination to...
Tough year for Ports of Auckland
PORTS of Auckland has reported a slight increase in revenues but sharp drops in net and underlying profits, and reduced volumes in containers and vehicles in a “transformational”...
Launch of world’s largest LNG-powered containership
THIS major milestone in the construction of the world’s first LNG-powered ultra large containership was reached at the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard. It was marked by an...
ICS and IMO join forces to celebrate World Maritime Day
AS PART of this year’s World Maritime Day celebrations, the International Chamber of Shipping joined International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim in London....
VIDEO: Meet the women in maritime
THE global maritime industry is changing. Historically a male-dominated industry, today women are increasingly taking the helm. This World Maritime Day (26 September), the global...
Container industry gathers for Grand Final lunch
THE Prince Albert Hotel in Williamstown, Melbourne, was the setting for the fifth annual Container Transport Alliance Australia Grand Final lunch. The event has become a regular...
Worker killed in Port Botany container tragedy
POLICE and SafeWork New South Wales are investigating a fatal accident at Port Botany on Wednesday morning, in an incident where a worker was crushed between two containers. The...
Kuehne + Nagel seeks carbon neutrality
SWISS logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel says its ‘Net Zero Carbon’ program will allow it to “actively contribute” to the reduction of CO2 in international transport and logistics....
Weather and terminal "glitches" slow container throughput
TECHNOLOGICAL glitches and vessel delays due to bad Sydney weather are understood to have caused delays for Melbourne container transport operators during the past week. Patrick...
First reefer unit controller with wireless capability
SHIPPING lines can now monitor and access container refrigeration unit operations from a smartphone or tablet, thanks to Carrier Transicold’s new Micro-Link® 5 controller, the...
Wharfies go green for a cause
WATERFRONT workers from Hutchison Port Holdings in Sydney are to work off the job for four hours between 10am and 2pm Friday. While this is protected industrial action as part of...
Illicit substance found inside container
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers in Sydney have arrested two Malaysian nationals after detecting and preventing more than 1,200 kilograms of ephedrine from reaching illicit drug...
New CEO for Lyttelton
LYTTELTON Port Company has announced the appointment of Roger Gray as its new chief executive. Mr Gray is group general manager airports at Air New Zealand and in this role he...
Industry bodies cry ‘foul’ over lack of ramps
INDUSTRY bodies have banded together to demand the reinstatement of heavy vehicle access ramps to the design of the Sydney Gateway project. The issue has brought together the...
Shipping exec to address the changes of tech
ANL chief executive Xavier Eiglier is to address themes of digitalisation during a presentation in Sydney next month. Mr Eiglier is to speak about planning with a digital mindset,...
