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Ikonic new ship for Scenic
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...
Australia’s McKay new ICHCA global chair
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...
Industry retains hope despite Net-Zero deferment
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...
B&H Worldwide secures global warehousing contract with Ontic
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...
Northern Sea Route - a viable shorter passage or disaster in the making?
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...
Fee shock sees Wallenius Wilhelmsen pull guidance
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...
Investor to trim Flinders holding
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...
Damen wins order for Woodside Gulf work
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...
Activist seafarer returns to Australia
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...
Loan helps Austal build ships for the US Navy
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...
Cruise ship claims Antarctic record
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...
NEMO finds extra ship for reliability boost
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...
Minervagracht crew repatriated after Houthi attack
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...
Boluda completes local Smit Lamnalco buy
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...
Hapag shuns USTR surcharges, China bites back
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...
