Maersk Skarstind visits Melbourne
MAERSK’s Skarstind has continued its voyage around Australia, successfully docking at Melbourne earlier this week. The 300metre box ship, one of the largest container vessels to...
VIDEO: MSC Elma docks at Port Botany
TIMELAPSE footage of the box ship MSC Elma docking at Patrick Terminals, Port Botany, has been supplied by NSW Ports. The footage was especially prepared by Brett Patman of Lost...
MSC unleashes giant boxship
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has deployed a giant on the east-west network. At some 400 metres, MSC Gülsün has a record-size capacity for a container ship of 23,756 TEU and is...
AI-enabled freight platform launched in Asia Pacific
A NEW system from Kuehne + Nagel that uses artificial intelligence to match shippers’ requirements with carrier availability, has been launched in Thailand, with Australia among...
Concerns raised over impact of DPWA strikes
CONCERNS have been raised about a logjam at the docks as the Maritime Union raises the stakes in its campaign for a better deal for wharfies working for DPWA Australia. While...
Shipping line supports exhaust cleaning technology
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the development of local production resources for Wärtsilä’s exhaust...
Shipping lines urged to provide detention relief
SHIPPING lines have been urged to waive detention and related charges caused by the escalation of industrial action at DP World Australia terminals this week. The Maritime Union...
Further IR action planned at DPWA terminals
CONTAINER terminals run by DPWA are this week set to be hit with protected industrial action by the Maritime Union division of the CFMMEU. The stevedore has argued successfully in...
Strikes at DPWA, with company and union at loggerheads
A MAJOR escalation of industrial action is about sending stevedore DPWA a clear message, Maritime Union assistant national secretary Warren Smith says. Wharfies are this week...
Exports to fall as herd and flock rebuild commences
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences has released its June quarter forecasts for Australian agriculture, which values the farm production...
A mixed bag for Victoria’s food and fibre exports
COMMONWEALTH government figures show Victoria remains Australia’s largest food and fibre exporter, providing 27% of Australia’s food and fibre exports and accounting for 50% of...
Premier bullish over Queensland beef
INCREASED beef exports were a contributory factor in record exports (by value) from Queensland, according to the state government. Trade figures released this week by the...
Port of Brisbane and Qube extend partnership
A 33-year extension to Qube’s lease on Fisherman Island, Port of Brisbane, takes its fixed lease period to 40-years and increases its total lease area by almost five hectares. As...
VIDEO: Container vessel cuts it too close while berthing
Taken by port workers at the Pakistani port of Karachi last year shows containers falling from the moving container ship and crashing onto the wharf. Luckily it appears that...
Big ocean carriers continue blockchain expansion
INTERNATIONAL shipping giants Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express have confirmed they will join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform developed by A.P....
