A.P. Moller-Maersk appoints new CFO
A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced its appointment of chief financial officer as Patrick Jany who is also a member of the executive board. Mr Jany who is a German citizen, has had...
Direct container shipping service contracts through NYSHEX
THE New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) has launched an enhancement allowing shippers and carriers to utilise the NYSHEX framework and technology to secure, monitor and enforce...
Port of Townsville to Mt Isa connection restored
THE Townsville – Mt Isa rail line is back in business following a two-week closure due to heavy flooding. A train left Townsville on Monday night after crews certified it was safe...
Capbreton goes green with all-electric passenger ferry
THE popular holiday destination of Capbreton on the Atlantic coast of France saw its first all-electric passenger ferry go into service last year, replacing an older...
Austal launches 109-metre catamaran ferry
THE vehicle-passenger ferry, made by Australian company Austal, is the largest aluminium vessel ever launched in the Philippines and the largest by volume ever constructed by...
Attack of the army worm moth threatens export crops
AUTHORITIES are battling to defend northern Australian from an incursion by fall armyworm moths in the Torres Strait. Fall armyworms can damage economically important grasses such...
YM Eternity released from arrest
CONTAINER ship the YM Eternity has been released from arrest at Port Botany. The Eternity, flagged in Liberia but operated by Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming, was arrested in...
Virus likely to trigger Chinese coal demand
THE impact of coronavirus upon Chinese mines means that nation may have to increase imports of coal from Australia, analysts Banchero Costa report. According to BC, China’s...
CMA CGM to invest in “floating smart grid”
SHIPPING company CMA CGM has joined forces with the world’s first hydrogen-powered vessel, Energy Observer, to speed up the development of innovative environmental solutions. CMA...
Government appoints chair of Sydney freight terminal
MINISTER for finance Mathias Cormann and Minister for infrastructure Alan Tudge have jointly announced that the government has appointed Erin Flaherty as chair of the Moorebank...
Gladstone tug boat maintenance under fire
THE Maritime Union of Australia has issued a statement that claims to “blow the whistle” on a series of purported engine explosions on tug boats at the Port of Gladstone during...
TT Club advises on liabilities of the Coronavirus
PROVIDER of insurance and related risk management services, the TT Club, has warned that the disruption to freight transport and supply chains resulting from the coronavirus will...
Dip in global air cargo volumes
THE global air cargo market saw a 4% year-on-year decline in the four weeks to February 2, according to market intelligence from CLIVE Data Services. CLIVE’s analysis each month...
“Pollution debt” leads to Yang Ming ship arrest
THE Federal Court Admiralty Marshall has arrested the Liberian-flagged vessel YM Eternity (IMO 9353280) at Port Botany in relation to an unpaid “pollution debt” from its sister...
Minister opens expanded ship simulation centre
THE Western Australian minister for ports, Alannah MacTiernan opened the expanded facilities of HR Wallingford’s state-of-the-art Australia Ship Simulation Centre last week. The...
