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Maersk reports record earnings in Q3
A.P. Moller - Maersk has reported record earnings in the third quarter of 2021, with revenue up 68% to US$16.6 billion for the quarter. The company’s EBIT was up almost five times...
Australia ratifies the RCEP
AUSTRALIA has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which ensures that exporters can access the benefits of what will be the world’s largest...
Maersk makes moves into air freight
AP Moller - Maersk is to acquire Hamburg-based Senator International Freight Forwarding Group and add additional air-freight capacity. The German freight forwarder has a network...
Declaration backs tougher emissions reduction goal for shipping
DENMARK, the United States and 12 other nations have put forward a declaration to reduce emissions in the global maritime sector to zero by 2050. The International Maritime...
Industry groups collaborate on low and zero carbon fuels
THE International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel have signed an agreement to share expertise on the safe, effective, sustainable...
NHVR Board releases strategic vision
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s Strategic Directions 2021-2026 document emphasises delivering truly borderless operations and increasing flexibility for safe operators....
New service to help Tasmanian exporters with transport advice
TASMANIAN businesses are set to get more export assistance and advice through a new Tasmanian Export Freight Logistics Advisory Service with tenders for a provider to be released...
Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets
THE shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, according to a new position paper released by the International Transport Workers’...
Qube and MUA strike deal in Freo
QUBE and the Maritime Union of Australia have reached an agreement that is to end their dispute in Fremantle. The dispute in Fremantle had been winding down for some weeks, with...
Delays spiral at Patrick terminals, more industrial action announced
DELAYS at Patrick’s four terminals are spiralling as the Maritime Union of Australia continues its industrial action and, separately, workers call in sick. At the Sydney Autostrad...
Upcoming seminar on seafarer safety and welfare
THE Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Australia will host an online seminar on 10 November at 1300 AEST as part of its series showcasing the diversity...
Big sentences handed down in maritime cocaine bust
TWO people last week were sentenced to 17 years in jail each for Australia’s biggest-ever cocaine seizure, which took place in August 2020 off the NSW coast. A joint Australian...
WA shipwreck reveals secrets of 17th century Dutch seafaring
MANY Dutch ships passed the West Australian coast while enroute to South East Asia in the 1600s – and the national heritage listed shipwreck, Batavia, has revealed through its...
Quick-thinking VTS team wins award
A TEAM of quick-thinking and resourceful professionals from Ports Victoria (formerly with Victorian Ports Corporation Melbourne) Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) has been awarded a...
Energy exporters race to lead in global hydrogen trade
THE time is ripe for the world's major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the hydrogen trade could make a difference, according to analysts at...
