NQBP upgrades port security
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is installing more than 50 security cameras across the ports of Mackay, Hay Point and Abbot Point following a security review earlier this year. The...
AAL receives fourth Super B
AAL SHIPPING has taken delivery of AAL Antwerp, the fourth vessel in what it calls its ground-breaking eight-strong, third-generation Super B-Class fleet. The 32,000 DWT...
Exports to benefit from Perth airport plan
WESTERN Australia’s export sector will be one of the beneficiaries of a program to attract new international airlines to a revamped Perth airport. That program encompasses Routes...
OneStop to extend to ACFS Brisbane sites
SOFTWARE solutions company OneStop has announced it will be extending to ACFS Port Logistics’ Brisbane-based facilities, in the partnership’s latest milestone. ACFS’ e-Depot and...
December removal for Manawanui fuel
THE SALVAGE team appointed to remove fuel from the sunken HMNZS Manawanui is now due to leave NZ next week, with work expected to begin in early December weather permitting. The...
Galaxy Leader crew remain hostages one year on
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has acknowledged the one year anniversary of the seizure of car carrier Galaxy Leader, from which the crew of the vessel remains held...
Qatar Airways Cargo and MASkargo join forces
QATAR Airways Cargo and MASkargo – the cargo division of Malaysia Airlines – have launched a strategic partnership that will increase Qatar Airways Cargo’s capacity access to...
Biosecurity: Turning up the heat
Australia's biosecurity efforts seem to hang on a constant knife-edge between preservation and tribulation. Our island nation is unique in how seriously we defend our coastal...
US port-union negotiations in limbo
NEGOTIATIONS between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer coalition have once again broken down. The ILA, which is...
Höegh Autoliners locks in contracts
HÖEGH AUTOLINERS has renewed multi-year contracts with an undisclosed major international car producer. Several long-term contracts cover the transport of cars in various trade...
US contractor to decommission Santos platform
HOUSTON-based offshore contractor McDermott will carry out its largest decommissioning project for Santos off the West Australian coast. McDermott has been awarded the contract...
Spirits’ million-a-month Scottish vacation
TASMANIANS, via government-owned TT Line, will pay an estimated $1.2 million a month to ‘warehouse’ ro-paxes Spirit of Tasmania IV and V in Leith, Scotland while they await the...
Manawanui loss: Interim report, rescuers awarded
THE NEW ZEALAND Defence Force has received an interim report about the reef-grounding and subsequent sinking of HMNZS Manawanui and hopes to release preliminary findings later...
Hapag 3Q up but down
HAPAG-LLOYD concluded the first nine months of 2024 with a Group EBITDA of USD 3.6 billion (EUR 3.3 billion), Group EBIT of USD 1.9 billion (EUR 1.8 billion) and Group profit of...
Pilbara throughput down 1% in October
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a total monthly throughput of 62.5 million tonnes in October 2024 – a 1% decrease compared with the same month last year. The Port of Port...
