New leadership for APM Terminals
A.P. Moller - Maersk is appointing Henriette Hallberg Thygesen as chair of APM Terminals and current APM chief operating officer Keith Svendsen is to move into the chief executive...
IMO urges member states to share data identifying ships flying fraudulent flags
THE International Maritime Organization is encouraging member states to engage with its efforts to increase data transparency around fraudulent practices in the shipping industry....
NTC establishes national guidelines for landside stevedore charges
THE National Transport Commission has established guidelines around stevedore charges to enhance the transparency of transport operator levies across the container freight supply...
Global port agency company sold to equity investment firm
PORT agency and marine services provider Inchcape Shipping Services has been sold to UK-based private equity investment firm Epiris. The transaction follows a sale process by...
Queensland Magnesia partners with Maersk to reduce carbon footprint
QUEENSLAND Magnesia is to become the first company in Oceania to reduce its carbon footprint in transportation through Maersk’s ECO Delivery product. Based near Rockhampton, QMAG...
Proposed GeelongPort sale draws ACCC scrutiny
IN a statement of issues, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary concerns with the proposed 100% acquisition of GeelongPort by the Spirit Super...
INSIGHT: Australian sanctions and controls against Russia escalate and evolve
I HAVE previously written regarding fundamental changes to Australia’s sanctions regime, from implementing UN sanctions, through to the adoption of our own Autonomous Sanctions...
WA announces staged return of cruise ships
CRUISE shipping is set to resume in Western Australia this month under staged and stringent measures established by the state government. The announcement follows the federal...
Freight forwarder charged for facilitating meth import
A FREIGHT forwarder from Sydney has been arrested and charged over his alleged role in a plan to import 100 kilograms of meth into Australia. Police will allege the man, arrested...
Royal Wolf ISO certified for quality, safety, and environment
ROYAL Wolf is now certified under the International Standards Organisation following a rigorous independent audit. Carried out by accreditation company SGS, the audit comprised an...
Salvors prepare sunken tugs at Devonport
MONTHS after the January allision between cement carrier Goliath and two berthed TasPorts tugs at the Port of Devonport, salvors are preparing York Cove and Campbell Cove to be...
Freight forwarder Geodis to acquire Keppel Logistics
FREIGHT forwarder Geodis has signed an agreement to acquire transport service Keppel Logistics to increase its contract logistics footprint in the Asia-Pacific region. Keppel...
MSC announces changes to Australia and eastern Asia services
MSC has announced upcoming changes to its new Wallaby and Panda services, which connect Australia’s east coast with eastern Asia. In a customer advisory, MSC said it will soon...
Schedule reliability recovers slightly in Feb: report
SCHEDULE reliability figures improved slightly in February, according to the latest Global Liner Performance report from Sea-Intelligence. The consultancy published issue 127 of...
APG pilot transfer services at Melbourne still suspended as of 1 April, TSV requests competency verification drills
MORE than a week after Transport Safety Victoria halted pilotage transfer operations run by Australian Pilotage Group, there was no sign of a re-start of operations on Friday 1...
