‘Inhumane’ port restrictions highlight flaws in implementation of maritime law
A RECENT study on the protection of human rights in the maritime environment has highlighted the harmful impacts of turning ships away from ports and preventing crews from...
Hapag-Lloyd achieves good result in first half of 2021
SHIPPING LINE Hapag-Lloyd has published its financial and performance results for the first half year of 2021, confirming what it had forecast last week. That is, EBITDA of US$4.2...
Wärtsilä to supply engines for new Spirits of Tasmania
FINNISH manufacturer Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and fuel gas supply systems for TT-Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. Rauma Marine Constructions is building the two...
More disruption in the Pacific on the way with Ningbo Port shutdown
OPERATIONS were suspended on Wednesday at Meidong Container Terminal at Ningbo Zhoushan Port after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Hapag-Lloyd said with the...
Analysis suggests carriers blank some trans-Pacific routes more than others
TRANS-PACIFIC services operated by major shipping alliances are being disrupted by blank sailings due to factors such as port congestion and the need to balance supply and demand,...
Seafarer dies off QLD coast during crew transfer
A SEAFARER died after falling while transferring from the bulk carrier Formosabulk Clement to a smaller vessel 5 nautical miles off Point Cartwright during a crew-change...
Qatar Airways Cargo and WiseTech Global implement direct data connection
QATAR Airways Cargo and Australian logistics software developer WiseTech Global have begun a direct data connection between their global operating systems. According to the...
Swire Shipping to rename vessels
SWIRE Shipping is changing the names of its vessels. It said the move was in line with its purpose of enriching lives by connecting customers with communities in the Pacific. In a...
The issue of vessels delays goes beyond just transport costs
RECENT vessel-tracking data from project44 reveals substantial year-over-year increases in vessel and shipment delay times across most major trade lanes connecting China to the...
Congestion causes more port omissions in Australia and NZ
BOTH Hapag-Lloyd and ANL have announced port omissions and rotation changes due to congestion in ports around the Pacific basin. Hapag-Lloyd has announced changes to its service...
Damen transhipment crane barge ordered for Cape York operations
DAMEN Shipyards is to deliver a new transhipment crane barge to Transhipment Services Australia for operations at Cape York in far-north Queensland. The Netherlands-based...
Australian company’s acquisition strengthens e-commerce offering
TRANSPORT and logistics company cargo-partner has acquired fellow logistics company Associated Customs & Forwarding (ACF). Operating from a Melbourne base, cargo-partner provides...
COVID alarm on vessel at Tauranga
THE Port of Tauranga was the site of a COVID scare after it was reported that vessel Rio de la Plata had previously been boarded by an Australian pilot who had tested positive to...
Pondus set to start operations in Melbourne in October
PATRICK Terminals has advised customers that a new weighing system, Pondus, will be available at its Melbourne terminal operations from 4 October 2021. Mis-declared containers...
Maersk reports record earnings
A.P. Moller - Maersk, in its Q2 financial report for 2021, reported big increases in revenues and profits, while separately announcing the acquisition of two logistics operations...
