Another engine failure in Melbourne
ADDING to a long list of vessels suffering technical problems in port waters the Briese MPP BBC Raise suffered engine failure when departing Melbourne on Sunday evening, leading...
Boluda deal dead: Boskalis buys rest of Smit Lamnalco
DUTCH port and maritime services group Royal Boskalis NV is to buy all remaining shares in Smit Lamnalco, signalling the end of an earlier deal for SL to be sold to Spanish towage...
New business to power NZ logistics superhub
A NEW business has been formed to operate an electricity distribution network that will power New Zealand’s Ruakura Superhub. Ruakura Superhub is an inland port and logistics...
IRS and tech institute to develop trajectory tool for disabled ships
THE INDIAN Register of Shipping (IRS) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT) have today (8 July) signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a ship trajectory...
OOCL named best green shipping line for third year straight
ORIENT Overseas Container Line has been awarded the trophy for Best Green Shipping Line at 2024 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards. This year’s awards, held in...
Custom-build transhipper for Pilbara salt project
BCI Minerals Limited has partnered with Canada-based CSL Group to build a custom-designed transhipper for Australia’s biggest solar salt project, based in Western Australia’s...
ETV Reef Keeper takes up the role
THE LATEST emergency towing vessel assigned to the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait is now on station off Yorkey’s Knob outside Cairns. Smit Lamnalco’s Reef Keeper arrived...
'Cozzie shipping' keeps rising - but for how long?
NOTIFICATIONS for general rate increases, rate restorations, peak season surcharges and port-based surcharges are continuing to flow for Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific...
ASP Ships Group announces new CEO, Asia
ASP SHIPS group has announced the appointment of Christian Riis as its new Chief Executive Officer, Asia. Mr Riis was previously the director of marine safety & welfare strategy...
May schedule reliability up but down
COPENHAGEN-based analysts Sea-Intelligence’s latest assessment of global container line schedule reliability has measured a 3.8% improvement for May 2024 month-on-month – but the...
Newcastle protests continue into 11th day
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has denounced the reckless activities of climate protesters as protests in the Hunter region enter their eleventh consecutive day. Today (5...
Road projects to improve freight efficiency
FEDERAL and Queensland governments announced plans on 5 July for road infrastructure programs across the country in a bid to boost freight productivity. Queensland has committed...
Bad weather, fragile ferries blights Cook Strait services
THE vulnerability of New Zealand’s Cook Strait ferry services has again been underlined this week when bad weather forced the withdrawal of the only remaining Interisland Line...
Live sheep exports may be going but Brazil is back
WHEN one door closes another one opens in what seems to be the case for Australian sheepmeat producers. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt announced on...
Report calls for data to improve marine safety
DESPITE a 7.6% decrease in distress calls in 2023 over the previous year the 2024 edition of The Future of Maritime Safety Report from Inmarsat Maritime reports there is still a...
