‘Captain Peter’ to lead Maersk’s virtual assistant introduction
SHIPPING giant Maersk says it is to boost its remote container management by means of a virtual assistant named "Captain Peter". Testing is said to be underway with select...
Wagga Wagga welcomes the colourful container exhibition
WAGGA WAGGA welcomed Box that Changed the World – the Container Exhibition, an exhibit that explores the “technical, economic, environmental, social and cultural impacts of...
Scurrah joins Virgin Australia
FORMER DP World Australia managing director Paul Scurrah has been confirmed as the new chief executive and managing director of airline Virgin Australia. Confirmation came in the...
Hapag-Lloyd to refit ship to burn LNG
HAPAG-Lloyd announced it would retrofit the 15,000-TEU vessel Sajir to use LNG propulsion, paving the way for converting other large ships to run on LNG, which can reduce carbon...
2018 – Big year for trade means big surplus
THE Australian Bureau of Statistics calculated a record-breaking Australian trade surplus last calendar year, reaching $22.2bn. Minister for trade, tourism and investment Simon...
Salvage teams and specialist firefighters mobilised as container ship burns
A FIRE in the hold of APL Vancouver erupted in the early hours of 31 January while it was on passage from Shekou to Singapore. On Tuesday, the vessel’s operator, APL, released a...
DPWA and Patrick finalists for new Freo container terminal leases
THE tender for new leases to operate container terminals at the Port of Fremantle has been narrowed to the two current operators, DP World Australia and Patrick, with the process...
ONE takes delivery of 14,000-TEU ship
OCEAN Network express announced the delivery of ONE Grus, a new 14,000 TEU magenta container ship. The vessel was delivered to shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha at the Kure Shipyard...
Patrick announces infrastructure fee rise
PATRICK Stevedores have confirmed an increase in infrastructure charges applying to full container containers entering or leaving their terminals. Effective from 4 March, the new...
It’s official: Linfox takes over Aurizon’s QLD intermodal business
AURIZON announced it had completed the sale of its Queensland Intermodal business to logistics company Linfox. A media release from ASX-listed Aurizon said the transition was...
Tassie’s ports see busy six months
TASMANIAN exports saw an increase over the past six months, according to a statement from state minister for infrastructure Jeremy Rockliff. Exports through Tasmania’s ports over...
Freo container throughput down in December
CONTAINER throughput at Fremantle saw a decrease in December by most metrics, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle Ports. Total containerised...
VICT to increase infrastructure surcharge
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its infrastructure surcharge 77% to $85.00 per container starting from 1 March, the stevedore announced yesterday (30...
2018 a big year for containers at Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne’s container throughput increased 7.5% in 2018, according to the latest data from the port. Over the 2018 calendar year, Port of Melbourne handled a total of 3m...
Botany December container numbers up
PORT Botany saw a busy month this past December, with more container throughput than the previous month and the same month last year. Total container trade through Port Botany...
