MSC collaborates on hydrogen-derived fuels
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has added its weight as a steering member of the Hydrogen Council. The global coalition of CEOs committed to accelerating the energy transition...
New port charge slammed by shipping industry
SHIPPING Australia has criticised a move by Pilbara Ports Authority to impose a $13,450 levy on each major shipload of ore exported from 1 March. It is designed to fund a buyback...
Aon launches fuel price insurance for shipping
INSURANCE broker Aon has launched a new policy aimed at sectors for which fuel purchasing constitutes a significant cost, with major interest expected to come from shipping. The...
Drugs smuggled in air cargo consignment
NEW SOUTH Wales Police have charged a man after $675,000 worth of liquid MDMA was discovered in an air-cargo consignment. The Australian Border Force examined a consignment that...
Seafarer jumps ship, swims ashore, is arrested in WA
A CREW member on a bulk carrier berthed at Albany jumped overboard and swam ashore on 7 January. Police arrested the 37-year-old Vietnamese national on 9 January at an Albany...
Beware the increasing BAF
SHIPPERS should prepare for a hike in bunker surcharges, according to research and advisory firm Sea-Intelligence. Bunker fuel prices dropped significantly at the start of the...
DHL Global Forwarding promotes two in Asia Pacific
DHL GLOBAL Forwarding announced two appointments to its Asia Pacific management board. DHL Global Forwarding India CEO Niki Frank will expand his portfolio to include the entire...
How long will container rate highs last?
WE are in one of the strongest bull markets for container carriers seen in the last few decades, with container rates on many trade lanes setting records week after week. But how...
Narrabri to Turrawan rail upgrade to better link Port of Newcastle with Inland Rail
DEPUTY prime minister and minister for infrastructure Michael McCormack said a recently announced rail investment would better link northern New South Wales, Inland Rail and the...
Global air cargo volumes end year on a ‘relative high’
DESPITE no traditional peak season for global air cargo demand in Q4 2020, the year ended on a ‘relative high’ in December with the first positive year-on-year growth in weekly...
Kuehne+Nagel finalises COVID-19 vaccine distribution
BIOTECHNOLOGY company Moderna pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and Kuehne+Nagel have agreed an international supply chain arrangement to provide...
First of three Svitzer tugs arrives at Geraldton
THE FIRST of three new Svitzer tugs has arrived at Geraldton Port. Following a community naming competition, the first vessel was named Svitzer North after former Geraldton Port...
Spirit of Tasmania to turbo-charge Tassie tourism
THE federal government will give Tasmania’s economic recovery a boost by injecting $6m into making it free for Spirit of Tasmania passengers to take their car to Tasmania....
Shippers urged to take more responsibility for supply chain safety
TT CLUB'S analyses consistently indicate that two thirds of incidents related to cargo damage are caused or exacerbated by poor practices at the time of packing goods into a...
2020 Australian beef exports fell by 15%
IN the last calendar year, Australia’s beef exports to all markets fell to 1,039,410 tonnes, according to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture. Volume was down by...
