Australian breakbulk to be highlighted at Euro conference
DEVELOPMENTS in breakbulk, ro-ro and heavy lift are to be highlighted during a large conference in the Belgian port city of Antwerp early next month. The inaugural AntwerpXL is to...
HFW announces global management changes
INTERNATIONAL law firm HFW has announced the appointment of partner Paul Dean as the new global head of shipping and member of the law firm’s global management board. Mr Dean...
Shipping giants launch digital shipping association
CONTAINER shipping giants A.P Moller-Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express have combined to establish the Digital Shipping Container Association in The Netherlands....
Call for moratorium on Easter container charges
INDUSTRY body Road Freight NSW has called on major shipping lines to provide truck operators with a moratorium on detention charges for the drop-off and pick-up of containers at...
OPINION: New stevedore contract arrangements necessitates review
ON 1 April 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Hutchison Ports Australia regarding its standard form Terminal...
“Trust builds value” the message from grain conference
INCREASING trust across the supply chain was the key theme of the inaugural Australian Grain Industry Logistics Conference, held in Melbourne this month. Delegates heard how...
Ro-ro vessels to face heightened surveillance next BMSB season
HEIGHTENED surveillance of ro-ro ships is expected next summer under Department of Agriculture efforts to prevent a brown marmorated stink bug outbreak in Australia. The...
LINX CEO to talk supply chains at ICHCA lunch
LINX Cargo Group chief executive Anthony Jones is to be guest speaker at a lunch in Sydney next month, hosted by the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association of...
Fiesta for TecPlata
A GRAND new container terminal in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires has been officially opened by regional dignitaries. The opening of TecPlata, based in Puerto de La Plata,...
Industry welcomes crackdown on containers in the Philippines
A MONTH after the Philippine Ports Authority issued an ultimatum for overstaying containers, yard utilisation at the Manila International Container Terminal has decreased from 90%...
Who’s next to support green-recycling of ships, asks shipping body
JAPANESE ratification of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships has been applauded by the Asian Shipowners’ Association....
Indian Register looks to grow Asia Pacific operations
INDIAN Register of Shipping says the markets of Malaysia, Indonesia and China are a focus as it seeks to grow business in the Asia Pacific region. The classification society has...
Protected action set to hit Hutchison’s Sydney and Brisbane terminals
HUTCHISON terminals in Sydney and Brisbane are set to be hit with protected industrial action as part of a CFMMEU campaign against what it sees as company attempts to cut working...
Carbon tax an “important step”, leading maritime figures say
A CARBON tax to reduce the shipping industry’s environmental impact has been endorsed by three senior international shipping figures. A.P Møller – Mærsk chief operating officer...
International maritime awards recognise CMA CGM
GLOBAL shipping group CMA CGM has been recognised at the Singapore International Maritime Awards 2019, organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The company...
