Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all our readers
AS 2024 draws to a close all of us here at Daily Cargo News would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. We hope the coming weeks...
Crew of emergency tow vessel commence industrial action
Crew aboard the Smit Lamnalco-owned emergency tow vessel Reef Keeper have commenced protected industrial action after bargaining for a new enterprise agreement reportedly...
Vanuatu port still blocked by landslide
LANDSIDE access to Vanuatu’s port of Port Vila is still obstructed following an earthquake on Tuesday, but plans to move cargo through an alternative entrance could see some...
Iron ore consortium to tackle carbon with nation's biggest electric furnace
A CONSORTIUM of some of Western Australia’s biggest players in the iron-ore industry will launch the nation's largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace at Kwinana making the...
DSV opens Port of Brisbane container depot
DSV AIR & Sea has officially opened its new facility at the Port of Brisbane’s Fisherman Islands in a move aimed at growth potential in the Queensland logistics market. The new...
Port and air freight impacted by Vanuatu earthquake
AIR freight services into Vanuatu have been impacted following a powerful earthquake on Tuesday (17 December), and there appears to have been a landslide at the port of Port Vila....
NZ govt ignored MAG advice
THE NEW ZEALAND Government’s decision to effectively delay the KiwiRail Cook Strait ferry replacements until 2029 goes against the recommendations of its independent Ministerial...
Portchain integrated at four DP World terminals
SOFWTARE solutions company Portchain has announced it has successfully integrated with DP World terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Fremantle. The announcement comes two...
Leeward Group partners with BSM Global
LEEWARD Group has announced its new partnership with BSM Global, which will enables booking requests between the two companies’ systems. The parent company of shipping agencies...
CMA CGM reworks ETS surcharge
JUST AS it warned shippers a month ago (DCN 13 November) the CMA CGM Group will respond to a ramping-up of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme with a heavily revised...
Qatar Airways and Virgin alliance to boost exports
A NEW partnership between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways is set to boost both cargo capacity and export opportunities for Australian businesses. The Australian Competition and...
Poseidon Principles signatories move toward climate target alignment
SHIP-FINANCING institutions participating in the Poseidon Principles initiative have moved closer to alignment with the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 decarbonisation,...
MUA to hold “day of action” against QUBE
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has announced Australian wharfies will strike across ten ports in an “International Day of Action” against Qube Ports. The Union revealed the...
Emergency closure for Dampier Hampton Harbour Pontoon
THE PORT of Dampier has made an emergency closure of the Hampton Harbour Pontoon. A notice issued by Harbour Master, Captain Mike Minogue on 15 December said port users were...
World Container Index stabilises
DREWRY’S World Container Index remained stable at US$3529 per 40-foot container this week, following its increase to US$3533 last Friday. The latest figure is 66% below the...
