ATSB releases report on 2022 Brisbane breakaways
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its findings on two separate incidents of container ship breakaways while berthed at the Port of Brisbane. The...
Maersk boxship breakdown is sister to Dali
A MAERSK-operated boxship is reportedly still under repair after suffering engine failure while crossing the Pacific Ocean earlier this month. Singaporean-flagged Maersk Saltoro...
NYK Line to introduce CO2 removal technology
NIPPON YUSEN Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has announced it will implement carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology as part of its plan to reduce Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions. On...
AAL transports 560-tonne crane from Japan to USA
AAL SHIPPING has overcome complex logistical challenges to transport a 560-tonne crane across the world, from Kobe to New Orleans. The Singaporean project heavy lift carrier...
Investor interest in failed FSG
PROVISIONAL insolvency administrators for Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft, the collapsed German shipyard building Searoad Shipping’s new Bass Strait ro-ro, say they have...
Early phase of cable investigation nears completion
THE EARLY phase of the criminal investigation into the Estlink 2 cable rupture incident is nearing completion, Finnish authorities have confirmed. Finalnd’s National Bureau of...
Crew of Galaxy Leader released
AFTER spending over 14 months in captivity, it has been reported that the crew of Galaxy Leader were released yesterday (22 January). The car carrier’s 25-member crew were taken...
SA talks trade with UAE as export activity increases
THE SOUTH Australian minister for trade is leading a delegation to Dubai to capitalise on Australia’s free trade agreement with the UAE and an increase in air freight capacity...
Landside charges rising, more to come
BRISBANE-based economic consultancy NineSquared has measured substantial growth in landside port charges in the course of 2024 and foresees more of the same without the policy or...
UK group to maintain Gippsland Basin
BRITISH engineering consultancy John Wood Group has been awarded a significant new contract to provide long-term maintenance for Esso Australia’s onshore and offshore assets in...
Stevedoring sim sees ro-ro incidents drop 37%
A STEVEDORING simulation program launched in partnership with Qube appears to have led to a reduction in incidents during ro-ro operations. New data from Motum Simulation, an...
BICT cruises past 2 million passenger movements
THE BRISBANE International Cruise Terminal (BICT) has reached a milestone of two million passenger movements since it opened in June 2022. The two millionth passenger movement was...
Nail in the coffin for Perth Freight Link
THE WEST Australian state government has hammered the final nail in the controversial plan for the Roe 8 and 9 Perth Freight Link project. The finalisation of an amendment to the...
Viva Energy to provide marine bunkering in Brisbane
VIVA Energy has confirmed it will soon be offering seaborne bunkering services in the port of Brisbane, in a significant development for the region’s fuel oil market. The move...
Carriers line up CNY blank sailings
CONTAINER LINES in the China-Australia trade appear to be taking a measured approach to the traditional cancellation of voyages during Lunar New Year. China’s Year of the Snake...
