Maersk swings from massive profit to Q4 loss
LIKE most of its container line compatriots Maersk Line has reported a substantial turnaround in fortunes towards the end of 2023, although meeting guidance for the full year. The...
Maersk, Svitzer consciously uncouple
A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S announced today [8 February, European time] it will spin off its global towage division, Svitzer A/S, from end-April subject to shareholder approval. “In...
Dropped prop strands LPG tanker
A GAS tanker which lost its propeller off the Victorian coast late last week faces a likely long wait for a tow to a repair yard. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority today...
NYK Stolt renewing fleet
JOINT venture partners NYK and Stolt-Nielsen are expanding their fleet renewal program, doubling an earlier Stolt order for 38,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tankers. The latest...
Aust run for NYK's first LNG-fuelled Capesize
JAPAN'S NYK has taken delivery of the first LNG-fuelled Capesize bulk carrier built in a Japanese yard and it will be dedicated to Australian ore and coal trades. The 210,933 DWT...
South Aust exports break records
SOUTH Australia’s Malinauskas government is claiming credit for the state registering record exports valued at $17.93 billion for the year ending December 2023. SA also recorded...
Austal kicks off US expansion
PERTH-headquartered Austal’s US subsidiary has begun the next phase of a major expansion of it ship-building capabilities in Mobile, Alabama. Design work began on Tuesday [6...
Police seize 132 litres of liquid meth in washing detergent
A MELBOURNE man has been charged after allegedly being linked to the attempted importation of 132 litres of liquid methamphetamine concealed in bottles of washing detergent. The...
New launch lifts Flinders Ports' spirit
SOUTH Australian ports operator Flinders Port Holdings has placed in service Spirit, the first of three state-of-the-art pilot boats built by Hart Marine. Spirit was inaugurated...
MOL, Yara link for WA ammonia exports
A MITSUI O.S.K. Lines tanker taken on charter by Yara International for Pacific trading has already loaded two ammonia cargoes from Dampier’s Withnell Bay. The 2010-built, 34,500...
Emirates returns to Adelaide with direct daily flights
From 28 October, Emirates will again operate daily flights from Dubai to Adelaide operated by a Boeing 777-200LR. The relaunch of direct Emirates flights is set to deliver an...
Truck tax goals questioned
THE Allan government’s proposed carbon tax on trucks moving through the Port of Melbourne is unlikely to have the desired effect according to Container Transport Alliance...
TasPorts and AMOU reach in-principle agreement
AN IN-PRINCIPLE agreement between TasPorts and the Australian Maritime Officers Union has brought marine pilots’ industrial action to an end. TasPorts pilots had been escalating...
Ports continue to grow together
Fremantle Ports and the Port of Nagoya will continue their 40-year twin-port relationship which was founded on information-sharing and cooperation. A delegation from the Port of...
No approval for Bahijah re-export plan
THE FEDERAL government has rejected plans by livestock exporter Bassem Dabbah to send vessel Bahijah and its stranded cargo of sheep and cattle via the Cape of Good Hope to...
