Schedule reliability recovers slightly in Feb: report
SCHEDULE reliability figures improved slightly in February, according to the latest Global Liner Performance report from Sea-Intelligence. The consultancy published issue 127 of...
Zim to charter six newbuilds
CONTAINER liner company Zim is chartering up to six 5500-TEU wide-beam newbuild vessels for seven years and a total charter hire consideration of up to about US$600 million. The...
New research suggests freight rates will continue to surge
RESEARCH from the International Monetary Fund has found the inflammatory impacts of increasing freight rates will likely continue to build through to the end of the year and will...
Qube sells option to buy land for Beveridge terminal
QUBE has announced its option to buy land north of Melbourne for the development of a rail freight terminal has been sold to the National Intermodal Corporation. The Beveridge...
Drugs found in Tassie shipping container
THE Australian Border Force and Tasmania Police have launched a joint investigation following the seizure of 15 kilograms of cocaine found in a shipping container arriving at Bell...
February container throughput at Melbourne remains strong
PORT of Melbourne saw a modest increase in container throughput last month, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. Total container throughput in February came to...
Analysis highlights impact of skipped ports and blank sailings
A NEW report exploring capacity restrictions resulting from skipped port calls and blank sailings has found global ports lost more than a third of their expected capacity to ship...
Strike force launched against protesters as another blocks Botany
NSW Police launched a strike force against unauthorised protests after five seperate demonstrations blocked access to Port Botany this week. For the fourth day in a row, a...
Protester breaches Botany maritime security zone, scales Patrick crane
PORT Botany experienced its most extreme demonstration on Friday in a week of brazen protest action. A protester scaled a Patrick Terminals crane and perched himself on it, high...
PIL expands network to east coast of India with new service
PACIFIC International Lines has introduced a new weekly direct service connecting key ports in China, Vietnam, Singapore, and India. The route will be serviced by a consortium of...
Port Botany blocked again, more protesters arrested
PORT Botany has been disrupted by protesters for the third day in a row. This morning, a protester suspended himself above the ARTC-operated container rail line. A statement from...
ONE outlines strategy for fleet upgrades and decarbonisation
OCEAN Network Express has announced its intentions to invest significantly in terminals, green shipping, and digitalisation by 2030 under a US$20-billion investment plan. The...
Second protest in two days at Port Botany blocks traffic
FOR the second day in a row, a protester has snarled freight traffic at Port Botany. A protester suspended themselves off the bridge at Sirius Road, blocking access to the...
Builder for QLD Inland Rail section announced
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation has appointed multi-national consortium Regionerate Rail to build the Inland Rail section between Gowrie (near Toowoomba) and Kagaru (near...
ITF photography project to depict Ukraine war from seafarers’ perspectives
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation Seafarers’ Trust has launched a photography project highlighting how the war in Ukraine has impacted seafarers. War in Ukraine:...
