VICT introduces temporary COVID tariff
VICTORIA International Container Terminal announced on 17 January that customers will be charged a COVID recovery tariff from 1 February 2022. Referred to as a “temporary” fee,...
Shipping and renewable energy bodies join forces on fuels
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing more than 80% of world’s merchant fleet, has signed a partnership agreement with the International Renewable Energy...
Report says shipping carbon price loopholes let emissions off the hook
A NEW study from not-for-profit group Transport & Environment, shows that more than 25 million tonnes of CO2 – equivalent to the total CO2 emissions of Denmark – are exempt from...
Port operator handles record container numbers in 2021
WITH a definitive increase on the previous year, Singapore’s port operator PSA has recorded container throughput of 91.5 million TEU at its 50 locations globally from...
Road transport and imports up for Wiseway in Q2
AUSTRALIAN-listed logistics provider, Wiseway Group, announced its trading update for the three months up to 31 December 2021 (Q2 FY22). Highlights included revenue growth of 19%...
Patrick takes long-awaited delivery of new AutoStrads
PATRICK’S terminal in Brisbane has taken delivery of five new Kalmar automated straddle carriers with a further seven now en-route to Sydney. Last weekend, the equipment was...
Biofuel trial voyage from Australia carrying malting barley
A TRIAL voyage using biofuel for grain industry co-operative CBH Group, is being performed on the Edwine Oldendorff from Australia to Vietnam. The vessel loaded 30,000 tonnes of...
Supply chain disruptions halve November air cargo growth: IATA
DATA released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for global air cargo markets shows slower growth in November 2021. Supply chain disruptions and capacity...
CMA CGM Libra Supreme Court ruling sparks industry discussion
MORE than ten years after the grounding of CMA CGM Libra, a UK Supreme Court judgement has found negligent passage planning by masters and officers can render a ship unseaworthy....
A system at breaking point, freight staff shortages impact food supplies
PRESSURE on the freight sector continues to intensify as staff shortages disrupt national food supply lines, leaving customers in the lurch. The rapid spread of the omicron...
Shipping platform to benefit from predictive intelligence
MARITIME predictive intelligence company Windward has partnered with Maritech to provide its risk scores to the Sea/ digital platform. The Sea/ platform enables charterers,...
Tiwi Islands green hydrogen export project underway
GLOBAL Energy Ventures’ green hydrogen export project in the Northern Territory’s Tiwi Islands is progressing, with an initial focus on environmental permitting. The proposed...
Transaction heralds new age in exchange of ownership
AS the result of a partnership between fund manager TradeFlow Capital Management and the Baltic Exchange, a pilot escrow transaction as part of a commodity trade has been executed...
Suspected pirates’ release reinforces urgency of regional support in Gulf of Guinea
THREE suspected pirates from Nigeria have been released at sea by the Danish Navy, and a fourth prosecuted, following an attack in the Gulf of Guinea last year. In November 2021,...
Covid isolation rules change for critical staff, including freight workers, in QLD and NSW
NEW South Wales and Queensland have changed COVID-19 self-isolation rules to allow critical workers who are close contacts of a case, and are asymptomatic, to return to work...
