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Tasmania faces taking on rail freight after Asciano departure confirmed

by Rob McKay 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

Toll confident despite first half profit dive

by Rob McKay 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

New Zealand ports merger iced after Tauranga rebuff

by Sam Collyer 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

Melbourne airfreight exports on the rise

by Rob McKay 11:13AM, 26 Feb 2009

Now Galaxy looks to Esperance as outlet

by Rob McKay 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

Russia beefs up meat standards on Aussie imports

by Daniel O'Leary 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

Queen Mary 2 calls on Sydney a second time

by Daniel O'Leary 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

Mac Coal forecasts spare capacity at DBCT

by Daniel O'Leary 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

MISC profit slashed as rates soften

by Lloyd's List in London 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

Chilean tug in controversy over US$100m lost treasure

by Sam Collyer 11:10AM, 26 Feb 2009

Northern Missing Link fades from political agenda

Queensland's crucial Northern Missing Link rail project has been quietly put on the backburner amid uncertainty about whether there is sufficient support from the state's coal industry.

Perkins puzzled by sale rumours

Darwin coastal shipping operator Perkins last week downplayed speculation about a impending change of ownership.

Pilbara rail still closed

Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that partial rail services at its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia would resume on Saturday following recent heavy rains and flooding.

Whyalla vetoes Port Bonython project

The Port Bonython bulk port project has failed to gain Whyalla City Council support.

Advisory panel takes beating

Amid the industry argy-bargy over who made up federal transport minister Anthony Albanese's shipping policy advisory group last week, there were some hints of the issues he might want it to address.

Australia launches a piracy inquiry

Anthony Albanese's attraction to maritime issues shows no sign of abating, with the federal transport minister this week launching an inquiry into piracy.

Briefs

Oil demand to recover

Clean berth for cruise champ

Carnival knew what it was getting when it chose Ann Sherry as the chief executive of its Australian arm – someone as familiar with high finance and boardrooms as with what are sometimes called the "halls of power".

Dampier chief positive on port's prospects

The Dampier Port Authority is optimistic for the coming year with oil, gas and iron ore shipments remaining strong in the first six months of 2008/09.

Enjoying it while you can

Every day brings more gloomy news from international container trades.

Mixed results from early Botany returns

Sydney Ports Corporation is nearing the end of a two week trial to measure the performance of Port Botany.

Revival of Brazil iron ore cargoes lifts bulk hopes

European steel mills are booking capesize vessels to ship iron ore from Brazil for the first time since October, brokers have reported, boosting hopes of a sustained recovery in bulk carrier freight rates.

Bulk carrier first signed for 2009

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed one of the first orders for bulk carriers seen since the shipping collapse last September.

Golar takes LNG project stake

The Latest steps towards Gladstone seeing huge international liquefied natural gas carriers appearing at its port have been taken.

Kembla nuclear waste query

Port Kembla in the New South Wales Illawarra region could be the latest export destination for Australia's nuclear waste, according to Greens state MP Lee Rhiannon.

Storm warnings: How bad could the downturn really get?

Consider the following scenario:

Nordbank scraps container finance

HSH Nordbank, the world's largest shipping bank, will scrap its container financing business as part of a wide ranging reduction of activities which will see 1,100 of the 4,400 jobs lost at HSH.

Rates gloom

Morgan Stanley sees further downside to container freight rates over the next six months and said it is too early to buy box shipping stocks.

Subsidy rejected

European Union shipbuilders have pledged to ride out their “worst ever” crisis without returning to 20th century-style subsidies.

Zero fee survey

The Singapore Shipping Association is surveying its members on the issue of zero freight rates.

1,000 ships set to be scrapped

The world's largest cash buyer of ships says more than 1,000 ships will be scrapped this year as record numbers of bulk carriers, containerships and car carriers flood breakers' yards.

Asian box ports get trade chill

Asian container ports are bracing themselves for a grim year as they report alarming drops in volumes in January.

Buying not yet proof of recovery : steelmakers

IT IS too early yet to say whether renewed buying of iron ore from Brazil showed a resurgent demand for steel, say European steelmakers.

Cosco boss hails stimulus

Stimulus plans launched by the Chinese, US and European governments over the past few months are beginning to buoy demand and lift the troubled dry bulk market, the head of China's largest shipping company said.

Downturn for VLCCs

DVB Bank says the “vulnerable” very large crude carrier sector will be the next to experience a significant downturn, as tonne-km demand drops and a “deluge” of 70 new tankers enter trades this year.

Flagless vessels may dent recycling plan

Fresh doubts have emerged over the effectiveness and timing of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) global ship recycling convention.

Freeze leaves pay round at sea

What should be the minimum compensation for a month spent at sea?

Hopes for improved ship safety

International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos has again voiced his hope of seeing an improvement in shipping's safety record this year in the face of an “unacceptably high level” of marine casualties in 2008.

Idle boxships at record high and still rising

Container shipping faces at least another four years of misery, and probably more, as supply continues massively to outstrip demand.

Law surge on charter defaults

A Deluge of charter default cases has made the first two months of this year the busiest ever for UK law firm Andrew Jackson.

MOL car carriers shun Suez too

Car carrier operator MOL has joined container lines in routing ships around the Cape of Good Hope rather than pay expensive Suez Canal fees.

More tourists grounded in Antarctic

A Cruiseship with 104 people on board was grounded last week in the Antarctic, in a development likely to add force to growing concerns over the increasing number of voyages in what can be dangerous waters.

Words failed: report

An ineffective master, a “cognitively degraded” pilot and poor management all contributed to the Cosco Busan hitting a San Francisco bridge, causing over US$70m worth of damage, a new report has concluded.

IMO under fire over fatigue accidents

A UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the grounding of the general cargo vessel Antari last year has criticised the International Maritime Organization for dragging its feet in addressing the issue of fatigue-related accidents.

Vessels credited for Neptune performance successes

Offshore engineering services firm Neptune Marine has credited its two vessels as the special reason for its bumper financial results.

Busy first year gives good start to Svitzer

“Eventful, with many achievements”, was how Svitzer Australasia managing director Anders Egehus described the company's first full calendar year of operation.

Challenges and triumphs

PB Towage chief executive Tony Cousins believes his firm is on a firmer footing than its previous incarnation, Australian Maritime Services (AMS), could have claimed.

Cross-border trials move toward higher efficiency

There was an obvious region to choose for the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) when looking for a comparative survey of state-based regulatory impact – Sunraysia/ Riverland .

Mainfreight now settled after initial indigestion

New Zealand's Mainfreight shook the Australian logistics and freight-forwarding world by snapping up Halford International Logistics for $21m last June.

Mermaid changes course with moving currents

Even companies with long-term relationships with the biggest firms around must trim their sails to the prevailing wind – and so it should be for Mermaid Marine.

Aussie pilots steer clear of US competition invite

Competition, excitement, recognition? Australian marine pilots crave, not these things.