Men charged over meth in mattresses
THREE men have been charged over the importation of almost 90 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in five shipments of futons into Sydney. They were arrested as part of a...
Kariyushi Leader repaired after losing steering in Bass Strait
CAR carrier Kariyushi Leader has been repaired after losing steering in Bass Strait in rough weather last week. Kariyushi Leader is currently 67 kilometres (36 nautical miles)...
Shipping summit to take place at COP28
SHIPPING industry kahunas will meet in Dubai for the Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit, which is connected to the UNFCCC Climate Conference COP28. The summit will take place...
ABF arrests two “trusted insiders” during two-day blitz
AUSTRALIAN Border Force investigators arrested two men following what the ABF called “large-scale operational activity” in Sydney targeting “trusted insiders within the cargo...
Oil spill conference in QLD kicks off
SPILLCON kicked off on Monday (11 September) in Brisbane, bringing together some 350 expert oil spill responders from around the world. Maritime Safety Queensland is joining...
Major step forward in TasPorts’ QuayLink
TASPORTS is preparing for the next major step in the delivery of the $240 million port infrastructure project in Port of Devonport. TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald said QuayLink had...
Equinor to supply Maersk methanol
OCEAN carrier Maersk has signed an agreement with Norwegian state-owned oil major Equinor for the supply of green methanol for Maersk’s first methanol-enabled containership. Under...
Car carrier loses steering in Bass Strait
NYK vehicle carrier Kariyushi Leader lost steering in Bass Strait late last week and on Friday difficult weather conditions were buffeting the ship, hampering emergency towage...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index last week increased, hitting 1186 on Friday. However, the index has remained relatively flat since declining from a peak in late April. Capesize The Capesize...
Maritime insurers join initiative to improve cargo safety
MARITIME insurers UK P&I Club and TT Club have signed up for Safetytech Accelerator’s Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative (CFLII). Safetytech Accelerator launched the...
C-suite appointment at logistics giant
INTERNATIONAL logistics giant Geodis has appointed Xavier Avrard as chief strategy officer. He will be a member of the broup’s management board, under the chairmanship of Geodis...
Value of goods exports falls 7% last quarter
AUSTRALIA’S current account surplus fell by $4.8 billion to $7.7 billion (seasonally adjusted, current prices) in this past June quarter, according to figures released this week...
Zim enters operational agreement with MSC
ZIM has entered a new operational co-operation agreement with MSC on several trade routes, including services that call Australian ports. The agreement follows an announcement...
Design for world's largest LNG carrier granted AiP
DNV has granted an approval in principle for the design of what it said would be the largest LNG carrier in the world. The classification society presented the AiP to shipbuilding...
Parliament passes bill to simplify exports
THE AUSTRALIAN Parliament has passed an amendment bill that aims to simplify administrative processes for exporters. The Export Control Amendment (Streamlining Administrative...
