New owners rescue FSG
BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY’s Heinrich Rönner Group is to take over operations at the insolvent Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, with construction of Searoad Shipping’s new Bass...
Norway releases ship after cable incident
A NORWEGIAN-FLAGGED ship that was seized and boarded by its flag nation over a subsea cable incident has been released. Cargo ship Silver Dania was detained by Norwegian police...
Second major Perth road project to ease freight routes
A SECOND major roadworks project, claimed to improve freight movements in Perth’s southern suburbs has been contracted by state and federal governments. The $1 billion contract to...
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...
Video shows Russian icebreaker allision
FOOTAGE has been circulating social media of an allision between a Russian nuclear icebreaker and a freighter in the Kara Sea, north of Russia. The footage reportedly shows 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...
