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Shipping giant acquires landside logistics provider
SHIPPING line Maersk has acquired US-based first, middle and last-mile freight logistics provider Pilot Freight Services, adding to its growing landside transportation offerings....
ICS convenes maritime industry leaders to decarbonise shipping
THE International Chamber of Shipping has announced plans to address the challenge of decarbonisation at a summit this year. The ICS has said it would work with partners to...
Maersk triples its full year earnings in record result
SHIPPING line Maersk has delivered record earnings for 2021, which was an exceptional year with focus on mitigating supply chain risks for customers while strengthening the...
Total trade volumes at Brisbane take a December hit
PORT of Brisbane saw a sizeable decrease in total trade volumes in December, driven by a decline in bulk exports. However, there was an uptick in container throughput. In December...
Devonport salvage operations continue
OIL-spill response and salvage operations are ongoing at the Port of Devonport after the 28 January elision between the cement carrier Goliath and two berthed tugs. TasPorts has...
BHP increases direct shipping to Port Hedland
BHP has announced it would increase the direct shipping of containerised cargo from Singapore to Port Hedland. BHP has been trialling the direct route since 2020, prior to which...
New coastal monitoring system in Papua New Guinea
NORWEGIAN technology company Vissim, together with M-Nav Solutions, has installed and upgraded an advanced coastal monitoring and surveillance system to ensure safer vessel...
Advancing Australia’s trade interests in India
AUSTRALIA’S minister for trade and tourism, Dan Tehan, is travelling to India on 9 February to advance negotiations on a free trade agreement and promote Australia as a premium...
Stevedore fined NZ$90,000 for dropping excavator overboard
NEW ZEALAND stevedoring company C3, a part of Linx Cargo Care Group, has been fined NZ$90,000 for dropping an excavator overboard from a log carrier in 2018 at CentrePort in...
Shipping line installs weather stations on vessels
SHIPPING line Maersk has collaborated with the National Meteorological Service of Germany, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), to install automated weather stations on 50 of its...
DCN 2021 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards are NEXT WEEK
TIME is running out to book your tickets to the 2021 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – the event is next Thursday, the 17th of February. We will gather at 6.30pm to...
BHP's LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk arrives in Singapore
BHP has today welcomed the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier to Singapore, the first of five chartered by the company. MV Mount Tourmaline will transport iron...
Liner performance report reveals “staggering drop” in schedule reliability
GLOBAL schedule reliability plunged from 63.9% in 2020 to 35.8% last year, according to a recent analysis from Sea-Intelligence. The 2021 Global Liner Performance Report indicates...
Seafarers unfairly criminalised over North Sea collision, union says
THE arrest of a master and chief officer following a collision off the Dutch coast has demonstrated a trend in premature seafarer accusations, according to Nautilus International....
Bigger Fuel import facilities for Port of Brisbane
CONSTRUCTION has commenced on fuel importing facilities and storage tanks at Port of Brisbane and Lytton Fuel Import Terminal. The improved facilities will allow for the storage...
