Man lands 18-year sentence over meth in "suspicious" container
A MAN has been sentenced to 18-and-a-half years’ imprisonment for attempting to import 154 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia in a shipping container. Authorities seized...
Trio launches Asia-Pacific chemicals ship business
JAPANESE shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, tanker operator Eneos Ocean Corporation and chemicals tanker operator Stolt Tankers are joining together to form a...
Energy efficiency measures can reduce underwater noise: report
MOST energy efficiency measures prescribed to the shipping industry can also reduce underwater noise, research from the University of Southampton has found. The new study...
New initiative aims to improve SAR information sharing
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Rescue Federation has launched an initiative developed to improve maritime SAR operations. The IMRF #SaferSAR initiative, funded by Lloyd’s Register...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index increased steadily over the past week, reaching 1820 on Friday (17 November). This was a 10.8% increase on the previous Friday’s index, and the highest point...
Third-quarter results show Zim in the red
ISRAELI ocean carrier Zim reported a third-quarter loss of US$2.27 billion compared with a net income of US$1.166 billion in the third quarter of 2022. The company’s revenues for...
Protesters target Israeli line at Botany and Melbourne
PROTESTERS have been targeting the Israeli shipping company Zim at Port Botany and the port of Melbourne. There is concern that protest activity may flare up again as other Zim...
CMA CGM’s Q3 results reflect downturn in container shipping
FRENCH ocean carrier CMA CGM reported significant downturns in revenues, driven in large part by tumbling revenues from its shipping division. The company said its shipping...
Nine-month revenue, earnings and volumes up at ICTSI
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has reported an EBITDA of US$1.11 billion for the first nine months of 2023, a 7% increase on the same period last year. Revenue...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 73
A STRATEGIC Fleet Taskforce report was released to the public this week, along with the government's response to its recommendations....
Hapag-Lloyd profits down while volumes flat for first three quarters of 23
HAPAG-Lloyd’s results for the first three quarters of 2023 showed a decline in revenue, earnings and profits on the back of static volumes, due to what the company called a...
Another weekly increase for the WCI
THE DREWRY World Container index posted a weekly increase of 7% this past week, hitting US$1504 per 40-foot container. However, the index has dropped by 46% when compared with the...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended last week at 1643 –an increase of 12% on the previous Friday. Over the past week, the index increased before dipping slightly on Wednesday, but on...
IATA reports uptick in air cargo demand
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association has reported an increase in air cargo demand in September. IATA said the increase shows that demand is continuing to recover in global...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship bunkers biofuel in South Korea
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen bunkered its first biofuel in South Korea as part of a trial of HSFO-Biofuel. At Masan Port, MV Torrens was the first WW vessel to bunker B30 HSFO-Biofuel in...
