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No one safe as box carrier crisis becomes a freefall

by Lloyd's List in London 08:07AM, 16 Jan 2009

QR reopens most lines after floods

by Rob McKay 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

IMO affiliates target anti-whaling activists off our coast

by Lloyd's List in London 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Baltic index gain masks uncertainty for iron ore in 2009

by Lloyd's List in London 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Airfreight industry rallies for flood-affected Fiji workers

by Lauren Lewis 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Maritime industry Hebei Two protest set for London

by Rob McKay 11:15AM, 15 Jan 2009

VTA takes on tax office over driver super change

by Rob McKay 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Australia's biggest uranium miner boosts production

by Daniel O'Leary 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Cathay December figures down while flights increase

by Daniel O'Leary 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Rio appoints steel executive as new chairman

by Lauren Lewis 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

New start for out-of-work miners in Antarctic

by Lauren Lewis 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Bushfire spares Port Lincoln, claims nearby fish plants

by Daniel O'Leary 11:08AM, 15 Jan 2009

Dredging project for greener ports

A port, a geotechnical engineering consultancy and a university have linked in a quest to find a way to reuse dredged material.

Hunter chain shovels coal in boxes

An innovative system for transporting coal in containers to the port of Newcastle was only conceived in the weakness of the Hunter region coal supply chain, Mountain Industries managing director Mike Almond said.

Logistics seen as only solution for Newcastle

A bulk transport specialist has called for the construction of 10,000 tonne capacity bins, which would handle surge capacity at coal receiving points along the Hunter coal chain.

Newcastle coal record in December

The port of Newcastle set a monthly record last December, exporting 8.5m tonnes of coal.

Search is on for bard of big wheels

In an effort to change the popular image of the trucking industry as a culture-free zone, a national quest has begun.

Stoner to shadow ports and roads in NSW

The incoming New South Wales shadow ports minister plans to meet industry heads, shipping executives and port chiefs in coming weeks.

Top end chaos blocks road, rail supplies

Destructive floods in northern Australia have played havoc with freight, logisitics and infrastructure over the past week.

Big dust up over Esperance nickel plan

The Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has moved to rebut criticism of the bulk nickel export licence issued to the Esperance Port Authority.

Dalrymple Bay bottom-fouling in court again

Tiffany Navigation has brought a suit in New York to recover more than US$400,000 it claims to have lost in a bottom-fouling incident off the coast of Queensland's Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal.

Drop in steel prices could lower cost of newbuildings

Huge falls in steel plate prices could see the cost of newbuildings fall for the first time in five years.

Indians plan boycott to aid Hebei Two

South Korea will come under increasing pressure later this month to release the master and chief engineer of the Hebei Spirit .

Maersk trims staff at HQ

AP Moller-Maersk is axing 100 jobs at its Copenhagen headquarters as part of a reorganisation that will create two new units — a corporate centre and service functions.

Navies' broadside to pirate panic

After a year in which Somali pirates were seemingly able to carry out their crimes with virtual impunity, there are tentative signs that the efforts of the world's navies to tackle the problem are starting to have a pronounced effect.

No change for 100% US box screen

US president-elect Barack Obama is considered highly unlikely to change import legislation that is set to affect all of the country's container imports, Lloyd's List reports.

Panama caps canal plan with clever credit coup

Amidst the choppy waters being felt by the shipping industry there is one ship that continues to sail on regardless, apparently unaffected by the turbulent financial seas raging around it: the Panama Canal.

Pitfalls in pulling plug on purchases

Challenging economic conditions are creating problems for buyers and shipyards alike, due to credit or currency squeezes, defaulting buyers, a shortage of new orders and a failure to find finance.

China `stay' on 24-hr manifest

China is understood to have informally relaxed the implementation of its own version of the so-called 24-hour rule for cargo, which was supposed to take effect on January 1.

Concern for kidnapped shipowner

A manhunt has been mounted by Greek police following the armed abduction of leading shipowner Pericles Panagopulos shortly after leaving his home early last Monday morning.

Pirate dies after ransom drop

Somali pirates released very large crude carrier Sirius Star on Friday after a US$3m ransom was dropped onto the deck.

Salvage sector needs total restructuring, not price war

A leading salvage expert has called for a fundamental restructuring of the sector, urging that casualties at sea must not be handled on a competitive basis.

Court loss for jailed Captain

Shipping industry officials have been left “shocked and disappointed” after a case against Spain by Prestige master Apostolos Mangouras was thrown out by the European Court of Human Rights.