Tug Tagon to join Mackenzie fleet
THERE will be a new tug on the block at Esperance in Western Australia in early 2025. The new addition to the Mackenzie tug fleet to operate in Southern Ports’ Esperance will be...
RightShip, Windward to cross-platform
MELBOURNE-founded RightShip and British maritime artificial intelligence company Windward are to join forces in a new partnership to de-risk chartering in a business facing...
Port Phillip Sea Pilots christen new pilot vessel
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots christened their new vessel at a ceremony in Queenscliff last Friday 21 June. The oldest pilotage service in Victoria have added Torquay to their fleet,...
Team Global Express partners with Texel Air
TEAM Global Express has announced a strategic $480 million seven-year partnership with Texel Air Australasia. Global Express, one of the largest domestic air freight networks,...
Höegh fuels up with ammonia grant
HÖEGH Autoliners has secured a second grant from the Norwegian Government’s green investment fund, Enova, that will see the third batch of its pioneering Aurora Class PCTCs able...
Fatality on Grimaldi PCTC
THE GRIMALDI PCTC Grande Baltimora remains in Melbourne after a crewmember was killed in a tragic accident on board last Wednesday [19 June]. Ambulance Victoria paramedics...
Crook Cookers’ maintenance costs to double?
KIWIRAIL has assured the NZ Government it no longer expects maintenance costs for its three aging Cook Strait ferries to reach almost NZ$65 million per annum, despite expectations...
$2.5m Seafarer Welfare Fund launched in NSW
PORT Authority of NSW, Port of Newcastle and NSW Ports have joined forces to set up a $2.5-million Seafarer Welfare Fund The initiative is reportedly a first for Australia. The...
World Container Index increases yet again
DREWRY’S World Container Index climbed again this week, up 7% to US$5117 per 40-foot container on 20 June. The composite index has increased 233% when compared with the same week...
Iron ore hub closure to impact Esperance port
THE CLOSURE of Mineral Resources’ Yilgarn iron ore hub will have a major impact on Southern Ports’ Esperance operation. Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison announced...
MMA directors recommend $1 billion offer
DIRECTORS OF Perth-based ASX-listed company MMA Offshore have recommended shareholders accept a $1.07 billion offer from Singapore’s Cyan MMA Holdings to acquire 100% of MMA’s...
AMSA awards more regional AtoN contracts
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority on Thursday (20 June) awarded six regional contracts for maintenance of Australia’s aids to navigation (AtoN) network. The national...
New chair at QLD ports corp
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has welcomed Adrian Noon as its new chair. Mr Noon succeeds Anthony Lynham, who resigned from the board on 31 May. GPC said Mr Noon is “deeply...
ACCC adds Olam to Namoi takeover concerns
BOTH bidders for Namoi Cotton are now under ACCC scrutiny, following the commission today [20 June] issuing a statement of concerns about Olam Agri Holdings’ proposal. The ACCC...
KiwiRail, KiwiFail
NZ’S TRANSPORT Accident Investigation Commission has highlighted KiwiRail’s systemic safety issues in a new report about a train derailment in stormy weather near Te Puke, Bay of...
