New Zealand wine exporters to benefit from new inland port
NEW Zealand’s Port Nelson has announced its logistics division QuayConnect will develop an inland port in the Marlborough region. The development is part of Port Nelson’s wider...
FMC determines recent high freight rates are product of market forces
THE US Federal Maritime Commission has determined that high ocean freight rates since the pandemic started are the product of supply and demand market forces. In its Final report...
10 magenta mega-ships ordered
OCEAN Network Express has signed shipbuilding contracts with both Hyundai Heavy Industries and Nihon Shipyard to build five vessels each, adding a total of 10 modern very large...
Maersk pulls plug on two Oceania services
MAERSK announced on Wednesday that it would terminate two services in Oceania: the Polaris and the Sirius Star. The company cited continued schedule disruption and terminal...
Wild weather hampers freight operations at Botany
WILD weather in eastern New South Wales is affecting the flow of cargo through the state’s ports. The weather has affected all three container terminals at Port Botany, albeit to...
Australian ports show little improvement in this year’s Container Port Performance Index
AUSTRALIAN ports improved little in the second edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), compared with last year’s edition. The World Bank and S&P Global...
A second ship snaps mooring lines at Brisbane berth days after OOCL Brisbane breaks away
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the near-breakaway of containership CMA CGM Bellini in Port of Brisbane just days after OOCL Brisbane broke its lines in...
Findings from Rio De La Plata unmooring accident released
NEW Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its final report on an accident in which a crew member was seriously injured while unmooring a...
Container company Royal Wolf lands $51 million defence contract
SHIPPING container company Royal Wolf has been awarded a $51 million contract to build 300 personnel restraint modules for the Department of Defence over the next three years....
ITF and MUA laud Labor's maritime vision
TRADE unions are celebrating the outcome of the federal election, anticipating its support for Australian seafarers and the establishment of a national fleet. The International...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Policy dithering on Newcastle container terminal
POLICY dithering about China Merchants’ 50% ownership of the Port of Newcastle is blocking a rail-based container transportation network in NSW. A pre-election federal government...
Transport minister breaks down progress and outlook of shipping industry
DESPITE headwinds over the past two years the Australian shipping industry should be proud of its achievements, according to NSW transport minister David Elliott. Mr Elliott...
NZ government funding aims to revitalise Kiwi coastal shipping
THE New Zealand government has committed NZ$30 million to boost the country’s coastal shipping capacity. The government said the funds would “improve domestic shipping services,...
Melbourne sees container throughput slowdown in April
PORT of Melbourne saw a slowdown in container throughput in April, with a total of 255,193 TEU crossing the wharves, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. This...
Pacific National welcomes Labor's oversight of Inland Rail
THE incoming Labor government’s stated commitment to getting the Inland Rail back on track has been received with support the nation’s largest private rail freight operator. Prime...
