ILA initiates port worker strike across US ports
THE INTERNATIONAL Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has initiated a strike that will see workers walk off the job across dozens of ports across the United States’ east coast and...
Australian guide released to combat container product loss
LOGISTICS specialists Corsafe have partnered with the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) to create a guide on safely packing containers for overseas suppliers. Corsafe,...
Hanwha’s Austal bid dead in the water
SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean’s bid for Western Australia-based Austal Shipping, appears to be dead in the water. Hanwha had made an unsolicited bid for Austal of around...
CORRECTION: Nominations for the DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards close TOMORROW
You have JUST TWO DAYS left to get your nominations in for the DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. Nominate now for these prestigious awards, to be announced at the shipping...
Queensland Government seeks Torres freight EOI’s
THE QUEENSLAND State Government has opened an expression of interest process for sea freight services to Outer Torres Strait Island (OTSI) communities. The state government is...
Big, bigger, biggest: WW upsizes Shapers
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN has decided to increase the size of four of its highly-advanced Shaper class PCTCs currently on order with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) to become the largest...
PCTC in Port Phillip near miss
SKILLFUL WORK by pilots averted a possibly serious incident in Port Phillip Bay on Wednesday afternoon [25 September] when the inbound PCTC Höegh St Petersburg suffered a steering...
World Container Index keeps falling
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased 7% this past week to US$3691 per 40-foot container. The index is 4% below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but...
New Pilbara port facility to move salt
THE THIRD biggest salt project in the world has begun operations in the Pilbara and will export through a new port facility and 2.4 kilometre long jetty at Mardie. Managed by the...
QLD maritime college expansion underway
CONSTRUCTION has started on a $17.9-million upgrade and expansion of a maritime college in Cairns. The Great Barrier Reef International Marine College is being expanded to include...
Melbourne's August container trade takes a tumble
PORT of Melbourne’s total monthly container throughput decreased to 252,000 TEU last month, down 6% on August 2023. Full container import volumes (excluding Bass Strait) were down...
VICT reaches five million TEU
VICTORIA International Container Terminal (VICT) has reached a milestone five million TEU handled since commencing operations at Melbourne’s Webb Dock in 2017. VICT is owned and...
FMC puts lines on notice
WITH THE LIKELIHOOD of industrial disruption at US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports growing stronger the Federal Maritime Commission has warned container lines there will be no...
TasPorts manager moves on
THE EXECUTIVE leading QuayLink, TasPorts’ redevelopment of Devonport berths including the TT Line terminal, has resigned. The departure of project manager Sam Wilson-Haffenden is...
CMA CGM opens Solomon Islands agency
CMA CGM opened a new agency in Solomon Islands today (25 September). Solomon Islands is serviced by ANL’s WESTPAC service, which connects to Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua...
