Freo container throughput up in August
FREMANTLE’S container throughput saw an increase in August, both month-on-month and year-on-year, according to the latest trade statistics from Fremantle Ports. The WA container...
Svitzer tug engineers to down tools at three ports
SVITZER tug engineers are to down tools on Thursday (28 October) for four hours at Kwinana/Fremantle, Melbourne and Brisbane. The Australian Institute of Marine and Power...
VTA advocates for COVID compliance cost recovery
VICTORIAN Transport Association CEO Peter Anderson has written to transport operators encouraging them to consider ways to recover the massive cost of compliance that COVID...
Zim buys seven second-hand vessels in October
CONTAINER shipping line Zim has purchased seven second-hand vessels in October. The vessels, built between 2007 and 2009, include five 4250-TEU vessels and two 1100-TEU vessels....
DP World launches digital logistics system
DP World is making a move into digital logistics, with the launch of Cargoes Logistics, a digital logistics system that it said provides instant online cargo booking and tracking...
Phenomenal profits to continue for shipping lines in 2022
MARITIME research and consulting firm Drewry has released highlights from its 3Q21 Container Forecaster, including its container shipping demand and supply/demand outlooks, annual...
ABF cancels major Sydney cargo depot’s licence
THE Australian Border Force has cancelled PCA Express’ licence, ceasing the company’s ability to handle air and sea cargo under customs control. The cancellation comes after...
Strong performance for logistics operator
SWISS global transport and logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has shown growth in all its business units during the third quarter of 2021, in some cases significantly. At CHF (Swiss...
Research reveals new insights about supply chain labour shortages
AGAINST a backdrop of a massive transformation in global supply chains, the Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics at Deakin University and its Wayfinder program, recently...
One response to container rate volatility
WHILE recent reports suggest that shipping container rates are beginning to show signs of easing, CEO of freight forwarding company Verus Global and founder of Fickle Technologies...
Lufthansa and WiseTech to launch eBooking connection
AIR freight provider Lufthansa Cargo and logistics execution specialist WiseTech Global intend to launch a direct e-booking connection between their systems, enhancing the...
Brazilian Navy tall ship crashes in Ecuador
BRAZILIAN Navy sail-training ship Cisne Branco crashed into a bridge on the Guayas River in Ecuador. After the allision, a tug assisting the vessel capsized in apparently strong...
MOL signs on for ammonia fuelled engine
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Mitsui E&S Machinery, a developer of large maritime engines, signed a memorandum of understating with MAN Energy Solutions to buy an ammonia-fuelled main...
ONE to expand electronic bills of lading capability
OCEAN Network Express has announced plans to expand its electronic bills of lading (eBL) offering with technology provider Wave BL, with the objective to enhance and accelerate...
GEV founder and chairman to retire
GLOBAL Energy Ventures’ founder and chairman Maurice Brand announced he would retire at the company’s next annual general meeting on 25 November. The ASX-listed company is...
