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ONE OF THE prime movers behind the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has reportedly withdrawn from the project over concerns supply deadlines will...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....
$340m investment announced for Victorian port
THE VICTORIAN government has committed $340 million to infrastructure improvements at Port Fairy – a historic maritime hub in south-western Victoria. The investment, announced on...
Boxship breaks capacity record in Panama Canal
CONTAINERSHIP MSC Marie broke a record in the Panama Canal this past week, becoming the largest vessel by TEU capacity ever to transit the waterway. Liberian-flagged MSC Marie...
Container lines still seizing the day
DESPITE WHAT is being described internationally as a “correction” in container freight rates ANZ trades are still seeing notifications of general rises, peak season surcharges and...
Tug heading to grounded barge
MMA OFFSHORE’s Port Taranaki-based anchor-handling tug supply ship (AHTS) MMA Vision is en route to Westport on NZ’s South Island West Coast to begin recovery attempts on WMS...
DP World enters world of fashion and retail
DP WORLD has completed the acquisition of global supply chain provider Cargo Services Far East, the global port operator announced yesterday (2 September). Hong Kong-headquartered...
