New Spirits drama over alleged Finnish fiddle
YET MORE questions have been raised about TT Line’s procurement of the new Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes following allegations of ‘creative accounting’ by Finnish builder Rauma...
ILA, USMX reach tentative agreement on new contract
A SECOND United States port strike looks to have been avoided, as the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announce they have...
Shipping Australia urges Ministers to end Qube strikes
SHIPPING Australia (SAL) has called for the Government to intervene in the ongoing series of industrial actions against Qube Ports, arguing it will begin to cripple the Australian...
Finnish police recover anchor from seabed
THE POLICE of Finland have confirmed an anchor has been recovered from the Gulf of Finland in connection with the criminal investigation over the Estlink 2 subsea cable rupture....
Spirit’s Scottish sleepover extended
WITH NO SHORT- or medium-term charter in sight, TT Line has renewed temporary lay-by arrangements for ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV in Leith, Scotland for at least another month....
Australia urged to look overseas for sustainability
BUSINESS involved in Australia’s supply chain should be looking overseas for sustainability initiatives according to shipping and logistics expert Brian Hack. Mr Hack, Managing...
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all our readers
AS 2024 draws to a close all of us here at Daily Cargo News would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. We hope the coming weeks...
Iron ore consortium to tackle carbon with nation's biggest electric furnace
A CONSORTIUM of some of Western Australia’s biggest players in the iron-ore industry will launch the nation's largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace at Kwinana making the...
Portchain integrated at four DP World terminals
SOFWTARE solutions company Portchain has announced it has successfully integrated with DP World terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Fremantle. The announcement comes two...
Kawasaki abandons Vic hydrogen supply
ONE OF THE prime movers behind the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has reportedly withdrawn from the project over concerns supply deadlines will...
Wallenius Marine tests design for wind-powered PCTC
WALLENIUS Marine has revealed it is currently conducting advanced wind tunnel tests for the design of a wind-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The tests are being carried...
TasPorts provides additional sailing to King Island
TASPORTS has enabled an additional Bass Island Line (BIL) sailing to King Island today (6 December), which the port authority says reinforces its commitment to supporting regional...
China-Aust rates take December dive
SPOT FREIGHT RATES between Shanghai and Melbourne in the first week of December hit their lowest level since mid-August, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index. In...
Macquarie adds to offshore wind portfolio
MACQUARIE Asset Management has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% ownership of Danish offshore wind specialist ZITON, which claims to be the market leader in operations...
Victoria sees record exports, says state government
VICTORIA’S government has announced the state’s exports have grown by more than $2 billion in the past 12 months, claiming it as the largest increase in exports across Australia....
