Marine insurers' portfolios not in line with climate goals: report
EIGHT marine insurers have published data to understand how their hull and machinery insurance portfolios are tracking against the shipping industry’s climate targets. Insurers...
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire share in ports and logistics business
HAPAG-LLOYD has agreed to acquire a share in India’s J M Baxi Ports & Logistics (JMBPL), a terminal and inland transport business. Under an agreement signed on Wednesday (26...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 32
IN THE news this week, Maersk and MSC announced the end of their 2M alliance in 2025. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Afrvj5Acuuhq7OnLilNBc?si=297f2149d4c74cda The...
Construction to begin on Melbourne intermodal
CONSTRUCTION plans are in place for a $400-million intermodal freight terminal linked to the Port of Melbourne. The Somerton Intermodal Terminal is positioned at an overlap...
2M to end in 2025
MAERSK and MSC will end the 2M alliance in January 2025. The vessel-sharing agreement began in 2015, with the two companies saying its aim was to ensure competitive and...
New noisy nuisance ship niggles Nelson neighbours
THE COMMUNITY around New Zealand’s Port Nelson is complaining about a noisy ship, according to a statement from the port. The port said the ship makes a “noisy low-frequency...
Non-alliance share of container trade is decreasing
Source: Sea-Intelligence As the market strengthened after the initial Covid hit, there was a confluence of small carriers that started to deploy capacity, especially on the...
Adelaide container trade slightly down in December
CONTAINER throughput at Port Adelaide declined in December, according to the latest data available from Flinders Ports. The port handled a total of 25,210 TEU last month – a...
ONE changing Australia-SE Asia services
OCEAN Network Express is launching three new services connecting Australia with South East Asia. The company said the new services will replace its existing services “in order to...
DNV confirms 1000 ships impacted by cyberattack
DNV has confirmed a recent cyberattack on its ShipManager software impacted around 70 customers operating some 1000 vessels. The risk-management company’s ShipManager servers were...
Liebherr extends Brisbane crane height
LIEBHERR, the German crane supplier, has deployed new crane-lift technology for the first time at Patrick’s Brisbane Autostrad terminal. The patented jacking system increased the...
ANL revamps SE Asia services
ANL is launching three new services that connect the major Australian ports with South East Asian ports with three weekly loops. The three services, AAX-S, AAX-E and AAX-W will...
Geodis subsidiary partners with wind-powered shipping specialist
SEALOGIS, a subsidiary of logistics company Geodis, has become shipping agent for a new company specialising in the design of sail-powered cargo ships. Geodis signed a partnership...
December decline in Brisbane container throughput
PORT of Brisbane saw a slowdown in container throughput in December, with throughput declining 13% compared with the same month in 2021. Last month the Port of Brisbane handled a...
Singapore container throughput decreases in 2022
CONTAINER throughput at PSA’s Singapore operations in 2022 decreased by 0.7% on the previous year. The port’s operator, PSA International, said its Singapore division handled 37...
