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Pondus set to start operations in Melbourne in October
PATRICK Terminals has advised customers that a new weighing system, Pondus, will be available at its Melbourne terminal operations from 4 October 2021. Mis-declared containers...
Maersk reports record earnings
A.P. Moller - Maersk, in its Q2 financial report for 2021, reported big increases in revenues and profits, while separately announcing the acquisition of two logistics operations...
Australian company signs MOU to study green hydrogen export
GLOBAL Energy Ventures has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with ASX-listed Province Resources and Total Eren to study the feasibility of green hydrogen exports...
Aurizon reports improved revenue and earnings
RAIL operator Aurizon has released its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2021. It shows EBIT improved by $46.5 million (10%) to $505.3 million in FY2021, with increased...
Brisbane Marine Pilots and Auriga join forces
AURIGA Group and Brisbane Marine Pilots have signed a new partnership and investment agreement. Under the new partnership agreement, the companies’ combined operations will...
Maersk makes acquisitions of two logistics companies
A.P. Moller - Maersk late last week also announced the acquisition of two logistics companies for a combined total of nearly US$1 billion. The first company, Visible Supply Chain...
Wiseway acquires Singapore-based air freight company
ASX-listed company Wiseway Group Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Wiseway Logistics in Singapore has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of TAF E-Logistics...
WA’s policy of turning ships away immoral, dangerous: SAL
SHIPPING Australia has sounded the alarm about the Western Australia government’s threat to turn ships with suspected COVID-19 cases away. In a media statement, the industry...
Charter Link Logistics opens Australia office
HONG Kong-based LCL consolidation specialist Charter Link Logistics group has opened an Australia office in Melbourne. The company has plans to rapidly expand across Australia....
Freight-friendly COVID-19 testing sites open in Sydney and QLD
AUTHORITIES in New South Wales and Queensland are opening freight-friendly COVID-19 testing stations as new cases persist and lockdowns continue. In Sydney, the NSW government is...
HyEng Corporation established for Japanese hydrogen research
THREE of Japans’s marine engine manufacturers – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology Co and Japan Engine Corporation – have announced the joint establishment of the...
EDITORIAL: Don’t turn sick seafarers back to sea – treat them
LAST week in WA, when several seafarers fell ill and tested positive for COVID-19 on the vessel Darya Krishna, the WA Premier Mark McGowan said he wanted ships with sick seafarers...
Larger vessels, congestion present risk-management challenges
SHIPPING losses and casualties are in decline, but increases in port congestion, the consequences of the crew-change crisis, piracy and cyber security present challenges,...
Ports Australia calls for COVID calm in WA
PORTS Australia today is urging the WA government and shipping charterers and lines to work together to avoid circumstances where the state government is forced to punish or turn...
Net capacity reduction on Transpac and Asia-Europe container routes
THE impact of vessel delays is by far the largest single element causing the severe capacity shortage on the Transpacific and Asia-Europe container routes, driving up freight...
