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Swire starts New Zealand to Middle East service

by Lloyd's List in London 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Pallas sees dual-gauge rail lines for Melbourne port this year

by Rob McKay 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Transport companies rally to help bushfire response

by Lauren Lewis 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Port Botany trade boost but second half the real test

by Daniel O'Leary 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Svitzer crews honoured for bravery in Newcastle storm

by Daniel O'Leary 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Rio trading halt amid Chinalco investment speculation

by Sam Collyer 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

FreightLink extends interest deadline

by Sam Collyer 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Pure Energy opts for Arrow over BG

by Lloyd's List in London 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Volendam to visit 18 ports next year

by Rob McKay 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Three tenders for Brighton intermodal hub

by Sam Collyer 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Electronic monitoring not the answer to fatigue: ATA

by Daniel O'Leary 10:22AM, 12 Feb 2009

Fortescue set for courts battle

Emerging iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group is taking on some of the most powerful and prominent shipowners in the world, in confidential arbitration proceedings now underway in London.

Mackay holds its focus as part of super group

The working date for the amalgamation of Queensland's bulk port management will be July 1, Mackay Port Authority chief executive Jeff Steward-Harris said.

Melbourne dredge project turns one

The port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) celebrated the first anniversary of its channel deepening project in Victoria's Port Phillip Bay last Sunday.

MSC Lugano tugs `out of depth'

Two tugs used to keep a disabled boxship from running aground on Western Australia's south coast last year were ill-equipped for the task, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found,

Port Hedland boosts iron ore shipments

Iron ore shipments from Port Hedland in Western Australia increased 2.4% in January compared with the previous month.

Preparing for a higher standard

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ASX query yields no insights on Asciano share price drop

Port and rail infrastructure group Asciano said it did not expect ongoing impairment testing of its assets to cause any substantial changes to its valuation.

Cairns test for coastal ships

It may not have quite been a Dunkirk but coastal shipping did a sterling job in supplying Cairns in north Queensland over the past week.

Carrier berths in Townsville after Torres Strait grounding

Product carrier Atlantic Blue arrived at port of Townsville on Tuesday after a temporary grounding in the Torres Strait last Saturday morning.

Dalrymple queue jumps out of sight

The queue size at Queensland's once heavily-congested Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) will hit zero by tomorrow, the terminal's general manager Greg Smith said.

Rio chairman quits before he starts

Rio Tinto is again in the process of searching for a chairman following the resignation of Jim Leng, less than a month after he was announced as the incumbent.

Takeover talk is main top end topic

The future of Northern Territory coastal operator Perkins Shipping was again in the spotlight this week as takeover speculation gathered pace.

The owners exposed to Forrest's fire

George Economou

Whale protest getting serious

Sea Shepherd protest vessel Steve Irwin is returning to Australia after further clashes with the Japanese whaling fleet on the high seas.

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Depressed demand for dry bulk persists

After experiencing great volatility through 2008, the dry bulk sector is likely to see demand depressed for much of this year amid negative consumer and commercial sentiment and reluctance of banks to provide credit.

Dry bulk surge queried

The surge in dry bulk freight driven by a jump in Chinese iron ore imports could be short lived a report by Macquarie Research warned.

Weak growth on the cards, says BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton, one of the world's largest mining companies, said last week it expected global economic growth to be weak over the short and medium term.

FedEx remains tight-lipped over Guangzhou hub delay

Federal Express said on Tuesday that it had begun trial operations at its new hub at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China.

Fuse lit on supply time bomb

Shipping is a volatile business. Those working in the industry are all too familiar with market peaks and troughs.

Hanjin sees profit soaring by 123%

Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest shipping company, announced improved full-year 2008 business results last week, despite the fourth-quarter downturn in freight rates.

Maersk calls for easing on Suez Canal tolls

Maersk Line is preparing to divert more Asia-Europe services around southern Africa unless Suez Canal transit tolls are reduced very soon, because of the large cost benefits.

Maersk joins quest for lower box charter rates

Maersk Line is reported to be the latest containership charterer to press for a renegotiation of contract terms to reflect worsening market conditions, Lloyds List reported.

More ships idle amid box trade gloom

Containership capacity deployed on the battered Asia-Europe trades has fallen by more than a fifth over the past six months as lines cancelled services in response to crumbling demand.

Napoli's charterers can limit liability

Whether slot charterers can limit under the 1976 Limitation Convention was one of the topics considered in the Admiralty Court in December as part of the complex legal proceedings arising out of the MSC Napoli casualty.

New insights come from MSC Napoli

Devon County Council's recent inquiry into the MSC Napoli incident has raised issues that could have national and international ramifications for the shipping industry.

Port staff leave is to avoid job cuts

About 850 non-union employees at the port of Seattle have been asked to take two weeks of unpaid leave this year as part of a plan designed to avert redundancies.

2009 demolitions smash through last year's levels

As many as 66 dry bulk vessels totalling 2.5m dwt were sold for demolition in January, nearly half the level of ships scrapped during the whole of last year.

Brussels clears Tui to sell Hapag-Lloyd

The European Commission has given Tui clearance to sell its container line Hapag-Lloyd to the Hamburg-based Albert Ballin consortium, Lloyds List reported.

China to lower ship age limit

The soon-to-be-launched stimulus package for shipbuilders in China will include a reduction in the ship age limit and tax exemptions to encourage breaking of old ships and building new vessels at local instead of foreign yards.

Chinese ore stocks dip but demand still high

Iron ore stocks at China's ports fell 2% to 58.6m tonnes last Friday, compared with two weeks earlier.

Tui considers rescue for Hapag-Lloyd sale

German tourism giant Tui may step in to rescue the sale of its container shipping subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd with a loan.

VLCCs avoid Suez Canal to beat pirates and cut costs

Owners of very large crude carriers are avoiding the Suez Canal and travelling to western destinations from the Middle East by the Cape of Good Hope to avoid piracy in the Gulf of Aden.

Gard sues over Rocknes

Norwegian P&I club Gard is leading a suit against government of Norway for up to NKr700m (US$103m), claiming inaccurate chart data led to the death of 18 seafarers in 2004.

Gibraltar feels sinking avoidable

The collision that sank the bulk carrier New Flame off Gibraltar was avoidable and stemmed from a combination of factors including over-reliance on electronic navigation aids in a busy shipping area, an official investigation has found.

Abandoned crew fights for help

The 14-strong crew of a Russian general cargo ship under arrest in Liverpool is owed back wages of E85,000 (US$109,000), the International Transport Workers' Federation and Nautilus UK allege.

DP World to use reviews, consultations for future

If senior DP World Australia (DPWA) executives could choose one government reform, harmonisation across the states would be the one.

Mixed messages from the regions

The stevedoring sector is starting to hurt as throughput at ports declines – but for smaller outfits, the pain is not being felt evenly.

Doug dredges out Meccano set for Queen

A scale model dredge inspired by Victoria's channel deepening project in Port Phillip Bay has been constructed out of Meccano pieces.

FPS celebrates the Chinese New Year

Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) hosted its sixth consecutive Chinese New Year function in China Town, Melbourne late last month to thanks its Australian clients.

Google nets praise for interactive ocean map

Internet giant Google has opened up opportunities for both industry and consumers with its new interactive map of the oceans, according to the European Commission.