More profits, less doom – but …
WORK by US analyst John D McCown shows container lines recorded a net profit of US$5.4 billion in the first quarter of 2024, a massive turnaround from 3Q 2023 and seven previous...
Report: Freight vehicle congestion approaches pre-covid levels
THE BUREAU of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) has released its 2023 report on freight vehicle congestion in Australian capital cities. The fifth issue in...
China lifts import bans on major Australian beef exporters
THE Australian Government has confirmed that import restrictions imposed by China against five Australian meat processing establishments have been lifted with immediate effect....
Maritime veteran appointed new leader for Pacific Towing
PACIFIC Towing Marine Services has officially appointed Papua New Guinean local and maritime veteran Gerard Kasnari to the role of manager. Previously PacTow’s marine operations...
MIAL quits Asian shipowners group
AUSTRALIA has resigned from the Asian Shipowners’ Association after 30+ years as a founding member. Maritime Industry Australia Ltd handed in its notice at ASA’s AGM in Hong Kong...
Engage Marine secures funding partner
ENGAGE Marine has found a top-tier financial backer to capitalise on growth opportunities and fund expansion of its marine services across Australia. The US-based PGIM Private...
Q7000’s BMG job done
HELIX Energy Solutions’ deepwater offshore vessel Q7000 is this week wrapping up the main decommissioning work at Cooper Energy’s Basker Manta Gummy oil field in Bass Strait....
Methanol bunkering milestone at Singapore
SINGAPORE’S first ever simultaneous methanol bunkering and cargo operation (SIMOPS) has been completed at Tuas Port. On 27 May an X-Press Feeder container vessel (name not...
Esperance service boat facility slated for upgrade
A $5-MILLION infrastructure upgrade planned for the Port of Esperance is set to give the port’s pilot and lines boats a new home. The new small boat facility would replace the...
Qube releases more details on MIRRAT buy
AS MIGHT be expected, Qube will re-brand the Melbourne International RoRo & Automotive Terminal with the Australian Amalgamated Terminals identity when it completes the facility’s...
Crims target Spirit terminal
TASMANIAN police have arrested and charged four youths after a week-long crime spree at TT Line’s East Devonport Spirit of Tasmania terminal. Over three separate occasions in the...
Noumea port working but uncertainty remains
THE port of Noumea is returning to some normality after recent New Caledonian upheavals but carriers remain cautious about the impacts of the ongoing political situation. Neptune...
Huge vape importation stopped in historic Sydney bust
ALMOST 400,000 disposable vapes have been detected by the ABF within one week in Sydney, in what is now the largest seizure of illegal vapes at the border since legislation...
Emerging risks in focus at IFCBAA National Conference
IFCBAA’S 2024 National Conference brought freight forwarders and customs brokers together for two days of dialogue on the emerging opportunities and risks for Australia’s...
Drug bust: Van scam foiled in Fremantle
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have appealed for public assistance after discovering a large quantity of MDMA onboard a cargo vessel that was docked at Fremantle in February this...
