Milestone for Port of Newcastle Clean Energy Precinct
PORT of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct reached a milestone on Monday (14 October) with agreements signed for design works and environmental impact studies. The two agreements...
VPP changes welcome but inadequate
ENHANCEMENTS to Melbourne’s Voluntary Pricing Protocol for container stevedores have been met with the sound of one hand clapping. Under the changes announced last week by ports...
Tasmanian ferry furore intensifies - UPDATED
TASMANIAN Deputy Premier, Treasurer and former infrastructure minister Michael Ferguson resigned this morning (15 October) before he could face a no-confidence motion in...
VIC updates stevedores’ price protocols
MELBOURNE container stevedores have agreed to confine changes to terminal access/infrastructure fees to 1 January of each year, in one of two changes to the Voluntary Pricing...
Rightship lowers age triggers
MELBOURNE-founded RightShip, the safety-focused digital maritime platform, has announced a change in its vessel inspection age trigger in what it says is a response “to evolving...
World Container Index Continues Decline
DREWRY’S World Container Index has continued to decline, falling by 4% to US$3349 per 40-foot container this week. The latest composite index is 68% below the previous pandemic...
Arrests made in New Zealand following half-tonne meth importation
A JOINT operation between New Zealand authorities has resulted in arrests and the seizure of over half a tonne of methamphetamine. The illicit consignment, one of the largest ever...
Technology upgrade for Southern Ports
INTERNATIONAL technology group Accenture has been awarded a $13.6 million contract to upgrade technology at Western Australia’s southern ports at Bunbury, Esperance and Albany....
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd play it safe
GEMINI COOPERATION, the entity formed by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to unify their operations on East-West Routes from early 2025, has decided to launch its suite of services via the...
Positive first half for container trade
CONTAINER LINES enjoyed a buoyant first half of 2024 in almost all Australasian trades, according to London-based Container Trade Statistics. Total trade grew by a noteworthy...
Grainger, Dwyer defend TT line
THE Tasmanian Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has heard testimony from former TT Line chairman Mike Grainger and soon-to-retire CEO Bernard Dwyer that reveals new depths of...
Drones in Australian ports a legislative grey area
SEAFARERS using recreational drones while at port could find themselves in trouble in a number of countries, but Australia may be an exemption. A recent case documented by Gard, a...
OOCL reports stellar 3Q
ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE has reported a very strong third quarter for 2024, with total revenue, liftings and revenue per container all showing significant improvement...
Fewer rise notifications as index slides
NOTIFICATIONS of new rises in freight rates and surcharges have slowed to a dribble as figures indicate peak import season from China in particular has passed. After peaking at...
New advisory guidelines released for safe carriage of charcoal
The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS), a safety initiative representing container shipping lines and maritime insurance interests, has launched its latest advisory...
