Testing requirements removed for freight workers entering QLD
FREIGHT movement restrictions have eased slightly in Queensland with PCR testing requirements having been removed for freight workers and truck drivers. The national cabinet...
Drewry World Container Index continues to rise
THE average composite index of the World Container Index, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $9409 per 40-foot container, which is $6574 higher than the five-year average of...
Seafarers’ challenges prioritised at latest IMO session
THE International Maritime Organization is urging member states to act on the challenges seafarers are facing during COVID-19, having consolidated the issues which emerged during...
MSC overtakes Maersk as the biggest container line
MAERSK Line is no longer the largest container line in the world; MSC has knocked it off the top spot, according to global shipping analyst Alphaliner. MSC’s fleet has the...
COVID outbreak at Ningbo Port putting supply chain at risk
A COVID-19 outbreak near the Chinese port of Ningbo has disrupted operations, with new restrictions putting some terminals and services out of action. The lockdown measures were...
Fremantle container throughput shows increases in November
CONTAINER throughput in November at Fremantle Ports was at its highest since April, according to the latest trade statistics from Fremantle Ports. In November, a total of 69,922...
December air cargo demand dampened
DECEMBER demand in the general air cargo market put a final dampener on 2021 peak season volumes as continuing supply chain issues, congestion on the ground, and concerns over the...
Australian shipbuilder launches ro-pax cat
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has launched a new vessel for service in South Korea. Santa Monica is currently alongside Incat’s fit-out berth at Prince of Wales Bay, where...
Men charged with alleged plot to import meth into WA
A JOINT release from the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force has revealed that three men have been charged over an alleged plot to import almost $100 million...
Australia’s export earnings to reach record heights
AUSTRALIA'S resource and energy export earnings are forecast to reach a record $379 billion in 2021-22 according to recent data from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy...
First sustainability linked contract of affreightment signed
NORWEGIAN combination ocean carrier KCC and South32 have concluded the first sustainability linked contract of affreightment. The six-year agreement, for shipments of caustic soda...
Passenger vessel owner convicted for ignoring AMSA notice
The owner of a small cruise vessel with numerous safety issues has been convicted for operating despite receiving a prohibition notice from the Australian Maritime Safety...
RSV Nuyina sails for Antarctica
FEWER than two weeks into its first Antarctic voyage, Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina is delivering scientific findings and deepening the nation’s understanding of the...
ICS’s Natalie Shaw awarded MBE for seafarer support
INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping director of employment affairs Natalie Shaw has been named a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list....
Schedule reliability continues to be below 40% in 2021: Report
SCHEDULE reliability worldwide showed a small month-on-month decline in November, according to analyst Sea-Intelligence’s recent Global Liner Performance report. Global liner...
