Industry calls for UN help following Aries seizure
SIXTEEN industry associations and social partners have sent a joint letter to United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres calling for UN assistance following the seizure of...
PacNat and Linfox ink 10-year contract extension
PACIFIC National has locked in a 10-year contract extension with Linfox to provide national linehaul rail freight services. The contract renewal, announced on Monday (22 April)...
Box imports down, exports up in 2023
PROVISIONAL figures from London’s Container Trade Statistics show Australasia’s containerised imports declined by 2.9% in 2023, but exports grew by 4.2%. The overall effect was a...
New tug makes dramatic entry
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has decided no action is currently required after a new tug made an unorthodox entry to Hay Point last Thursday [18 April]. The Damen ASD...
CMA CGM is selling Bolloré's Polynesian branch
CMA CGM has officially listed for sale Bolloré Logistics Polynesia, based in Tahiti, a move made necessary by regulators concerned about a regional monopoly following the French...
World Container Index continues to slide
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased 3% this week to US$2719 per 40-foot container. Compared with the same week last year, the composite index has increased by 53%. The figure...
Newcastle geared for floating offshore wind tech, study finds
A STUDY commissioned by Port of Newcastle suggests that, with the required investment, the port has the capacity to support the development of floating offshore wind technology....
Maersk publishes updates on Baltimore blockage
MAERSK Line has begun publishing advisories to customers about the Baltimore bridge situation on its website, including confirmation that the owners of containership Dali have...
Hapag-Lloyd looks to 2030
HAPAG-LLOYD has detailed its “most ambitious strategy to date”, based on a new set of five core pillars covering everything from innovation to expansion and customer-centric...
Study foreshadows new Sunrise
MORE than 12 months after the partners in the Sunrise Joint Venture agreed on a concept study to focus on piping and processing gas from the Greater Sunrise Fields in the Timor...
Hapag picks methanol for latest retrofits
IN PURSUIT of its strategic decarbonisation goals Hapag-Lloyd, in conjunction with tonnage-provider Seaspan, is to retrofit five containerships to enable them to operate on...
AtoN refurbishment project wraps up
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has concluded up a $1.2-million refurbishment of the remote Newman Reef aid to navigation, north-east of Thursday Island. The project...
First users for Hedland's Lumsden Point
PILBARA Ports Authority has secured its first two customers for the new Lumsden Point multi-user facility at Port Hedland. Mineral Resources and Pilbara Minerals have each signed...
Nuyina strike continues
NUYINA officers and engineers, represented by two maritime unions, are continuing industrial action between the Australian icebreaker’s Antarctic voyages. The Australian Maritime...
NSW govt calls for feedback on Freight Policy Reform
THE NSW government has announced the release of a consultation paper inviting industry to give feedback on the state’s Freight Policy Reform program. The reform aims to identify...
