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Ikonic new ship for Scenic

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THE SCENIC Group has announced another newbuilding expedition-type cruise ship will join its fleet in 2028, with construction of Scenic Ikon now underway in Croatia. Characterised...
Ikonic new ship for Scenic

Australia’s McKay new ICHCA global chair

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THE International Cargo Handling Association has elected Scott McKay as chairman of its global board, replacing John Bennett after a total of 18 years of service to the...
Australia’s McKay new ICHCA global chair

Industry retains hope despite Net-Zero deferment

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INDUSTRY figures say hope for progress towards maritime industry decarbonisation remains despite a vote by IMO members states to defer a decision on a Net-Zero Framework. The...
Industry retains hope despite Net-Zero deferment

B&H Worldwide secures global warehousing contract with Ontic

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AEROSPACE logistics provider B&H Worldwide has been awarded a global warehousing and logistics contract by Ontic Aerospace. Ontic Aerospace supplies aircraft parts to many of the...
B&H Worldwide secures global warehousing contract with Ontic

Northern Sea Route - a viable shorter passage or disaster in the making?

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DUE to the warming of the Arctic and subsequent thinner ice layers and a lengthened summer season, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has become navigable for longer periods. Is this a...
Northern Sea Route - a viable shorter passage or disaster in the making?

Fee shock sees Wallenius Wilhelmsen pull guidance

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DETAILS of the Trump Administration’s new port fee regulations, released on Friday US time, has caused Wallenius Wilhelmsen to suspend its financial guidance for 2025. The company...
Fee shock sees Wallenius Wilhelmsen pull guidance

Investor to trim Flinders holding

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THE LARGEST shareholder in Flinders Ports Holdings has put its stake up for sale, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column. London-based...
Investor to trim Flinders holding

Damen wins order for Woodside Gulf work

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DUTCH shipbuilder Damen has won a contract to supply offshore support tugs for Woodside Energy’s Trion oil field development in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America if you’ve been...
Damen wins order for Woodside Gulf work

Activist seafarer returns to Australia

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SEAFARER and Maritime Union member Hamish Paterson has returned to Australia following his release by Israeli authorities. Mr Paterson was among several Australians on board the...
Activist seafarer returns to Australia

Loan helps Austal build ships for the US Navy

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ENHANCING Austal’s US construction capacity is the focus of a $100m loan from Export Finance Australia (EFA). The money is to be directed towards work on ships for the US Navy and...
Loan helps Austal build ships for the US Navy

Cruise ship claims Antarctic record

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PONANT Cruises’ ice-strengthened expedition ship Le Commandant Charcot is believed to have set a new record for the furthest southerly penetration by a cruise ship. According to a...
Cruise ship claims Antarctic record

NEMO finds extra ship for reliability boost

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AN EIGHTEENTH ship is to be added to the MSC Australian Express Service/CMA CGM NEMO between Europe and Australia to improve schedule reliability. The weekly service, which has...
NEMO finds extra ship for reliability boost

Minervagracht crew repatriated after Houthi attack

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TEN of the 12 Filipino crewmembers of the Spliethoff MPP Minervagracht arrived safely in their home country last night [5 October] after rescue and repatriation from their damaged...
Minervagracht crew repatriated after Houthi attack

Boluda completes local Smit Lamnalco buy

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SPAIN’s Boluda Corporación Marítima is officially the new owner of Smit Lamnalco’s Australian and Papua New Guinea towage and associated business. As exclusively foreshadowed by...
Boluda completes local Smit Lamnalco buy

Hapag shuns USTR surcharges, China bites back

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HAPAG-Lloyd has joined other leading carriers in deciding against imposing surcharges linked to the USTR’s Section 301 fees on Chinese-owned and Chinese-built vessels calling at...
Hapag shuns USTR surcharges, China bites back