Queensland floods cause havoc at Port of Brisbane
SEVERE rainfall and flooding in South East Queensland over the past week has disrupted operations at the Port of Brisbane. Several days of intense rainfall damaged properties and...
Ukraine under fire: Russian invasion triggers sanctions, evacuations, and supply disruptions
LESS than 24 hours after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has triggered a wave of international sanctions and has crippled freight services in the region. The...
Supply chain depends on Russian and Ukrainian seafarers, ICS says
THE International Chamber of Shipping has warned hindering the movements of Russian and Ukrainian seafarers may result in supply-chain disruptions. The warning follows Russia’s...
PIL launches China to East Africa service
PACIFIC International Lines has announced the launch of two weekly direct services designed to enhance its China to East Africa service – known as EAS and EA3. “This will allow...
Increasing revenue and increasing costs in Qube’s half-year results
QUBE Holdings reported a dip of 2.6% in profit to $56.3 million (NPAT) for the first half of the 2022 financial year. At the same time, the company reported a 26.7% increase in...
CMA CGM launches biofuel bunkering trial in Singapore
CMA CGM has launched a biofuel bunkering trial in Singapore, with 10,640-TEU APL Paris the first and largest of up to 32 containerships to participate in the trial. Bunkering was...
New National Intermodal Corporation to support Inland Rail
THE Australian government has announced the establishment of the National Intermodal Corporation to support the Inland Rail project. National Intermodal will facilitate the...
Port chair to retire from board
PORT of Tauranga chair David Pilkington announced that he is retiring as chair later this year after nine years in the role and nearly 17 years on the board. “I am incredibly...
Gladstone welcomes 20 apprentices and students
THIS month, Gladstone Ports Corporation is welcoming 20 apprentices and work-placement students to its successful training program. Out of 10 new apprentices joining this month,...
Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy benefits outweigh costs: analysis
COMPONENTS of the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy have helped bring consistent benefits to port users, the public sector and citizens, according to a cost benefit...
First call to South Island for Zim ship
LYTTELTON Port of Christchurch last week welcomed what it said was Zim’s first call to the South Island of New Zealand. The first vessel on the service, Contship Ono, arrived last...
Container ship Marcos V loses empty containers
THE Panama-flagged container ship Marcos V has reportedly lost 26 empty 40-foot containers around the Dutch Wadden islands on 18 February, while en route to Germany in heavy...
Victorian Farmers Federation calls out government on port inefficiency
THE Victorian Farmers Federation has called for greater efficiency across Australian ports to ease pressures on the agriculture supply chain. The federation’s call for government...
Tribunal overrides ACCC decision on collective bargaining at Port of Newcastle
THE Australian Competition Tribunal on Friday reversed a 2020 ACCC decision to allow the NSW Minerals Council and 10 mining companies to collectively negotiate the price of access...
Southern Ports updates arrival protocol
INTERNATIONAL vessels arriving in ports of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance may no longer have to spend 14 days at sea prior to berthing, under new COVID-19 testing measures. Having...
