ZIM zips along in first quarter
ISRAELI carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services has leapt ahead of rivals in reporting outstanding results for Q1 2025. Consolidated results for the three months ended 31 March...
No trade deal without ag, PM says
Comments by the Prime Minister on the importance of agriculture to any EU-Australia free trade deal have earned industry praise. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Italy this...
Training ship Cuauhtémoc crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
A MEXICAN sail training ship has smashed into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge yesterday (17 May local time), killing two crew members and injuring at least 19. Intense footage from...
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Denmark to launch “world first” remote pilotage
DANPILOT, the state-owned pilot service of Denmark, has announced it is initiating a test program for remote pilotage alongside Danelec, a maritime data collection and analytics...
Trump looms large in DHL Group first quarter report
GERMAN logistics giant DHL Group has reported earnings and revenue growth during the 2025 first quarter, but the shadow of President Donald Trump and his tariff agenda has loomed...
Air and sea divisions help DSV to soar
HIGHER year-on-year first quarter earnings were driven by lucrative air and sea divisions, logistics company DSV has reported. The Danish company has just released its first...
Incat launches world’s largest battery-electric ferry
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has announced to have made history today (2 May), with the official launch of the world’s largest battery-electric ship. Hundreds gathered at...
Kuehne+Nagel reports bullish start to 2025
SWISS logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel has reported a strong start to 2025, with global freight volumes up across its sea and air divisions for the first quarter of the year as...
APT christens latest cruise vessel APT Solara
MELBOURNE-founded APT Travel Group has christened another brand-new luxury river ship in a traditional ceremony in Rotterdam. Just weeks after launching MS Estrela, purpose-built...
FMC hits ZIM with fine over D&D charges
AUSTRALIAN shippers will be closely watching further decisions from the Federal Maritime Commission after a judge upheld complaints by Samsung Electronics America over...
USTR expands scope to all car carriers
IN WHAT appears to be further evidence of the US Trade Representative office’s scant knowledge of its own maritime trades, Chinese-built and/operated PCTCs and ro-ros will no...
Even more trade distortions to follow USTR dial-back
ALMOST A WEEK after the US Trade Representative office released the latest version of its 28 February China-targeted port and ship penalties, the proposed changes remain heavy...
Qatar Airways Cargo to join global joint business
QATAR Airways Cargo, IAG Cargo, and MASkargo have announced their intention to launch a global cargo joint business, aiming to further enhance existing service levels to their...
NTSB releases report on Grande Costa D’Avorio fire
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board has released its final report into a fire on board a Grimaldi ro-ro/container ship that resulted in the death of two firefighters and...
APT expands with newbuild for Portugal
MELBOURNE-headquartered APT Travel Group last week celebrated the naming of MS Estrela, the company’s purpose-built river cruise ship designed for operation on Portugal’s Douro...
