Airlines relaunch services bringing cargo capacity to WA
TWO overseas airlines are recommencing services to Western Australia this year. South African Airways is planning to relaunch non-stop flights between Johannesburg and Perth in...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen diverts from Red Sea
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has joined the growing list of shipping firms diverting vessels from the Red Sea. On 9 January the ro-ro carrier announced its ships would instead sail around...
Orders for alternative fuelled vessels grow: DNV
IN 2023, 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered globally – a year-on-year increase of 8%, according to the latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI)...
Air cargo demand up in November
DEMAND for air cargo (measured in cargo tonne-kilometres) increased by 8.3% in November of last year, according to data available from the International Air Transport Association....
Zim to install trackers on containers
ISRAELI shipping line Zim is planning to install tracking devices on thousands of Zim containers. Zim has entered an agreement with tech company Hoopo Systems to roll out tracking...
Maersk Tankers acquires Penfield Marine
MAERSK Tankers has acquired Penfield Marine, a US-based pool operator. The combined company is to manage about 240 vessels, including about 45 vessels owned by affiliated...
OPINION: A strategy to eliminate piracy
PIRACY is flourishing in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean off Somalia – the RSGAI area – because leaders of countries who could prevent such activity are looking for...
New IMO Secretary-General announces senior team
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has announced his leadership team a week after taking up the top job. In his new year message, Mr Dominguez...
Approval in principle for ammonia FSRU
CLASSNK has awarded Mitsui O.S.K. Lines an approval in principle for a design of a floating storage and regasification unit for ammonia. MOL and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding jointly...
New faces at the top of ARTC and Inland Rail
THE AUSTRALIAN government has appointed new leaders for the Australian Rail Track Corporation and Inland Rail. Nick Miller now has the top job at Inland Rail. According to a...
Trans-Tasman service to call Port Chalmers again
PORT Otago is welcoming back ANL’s Transtaz service after a hiatus of four years. CMA CGM Semarang is due at Port Chalmers this week The Transtaz service has operated in New...
Ports Vic appoints new CEO
PORTS Victoria has appointed Craig Walker as its next chief executive officer. Mr Walker is due to commence his new role in February this year, succeeding interim CEO Jacinta...
Attacks and disruptions continue in Red Sea
MAERSK has warned of “significant disruption to the global network” as it suspends all transits through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden following an attack on a Maersk ship. The...
PacNat calls for level-crossing safety reforms after fatal crash
PACIFIC National is calling for a national summit on level-crossing safety after a fatal train crash near on New Year’s Eve. A PacNat train and a truck collided at a level...
Provaris engages DNV for hydrogen carrier project
ASX-LISTED energy company Provaris has engaged classification society DNV to review the design of Provaris’ H2Neo hydrogen carriers. DNV will look at Provaris’ hydrogen cargo...
