One of the Interislander ferries sails from Picton on its way to Wellington. File photo courtesy ANDREW KACIMAIWAI New Zealand’s inter-island ferry fleet will be reduced to just two vessels for the next four years with major works planned at the South Island port of Picton. The 183.69-metre long Aratere is to retire this year…
A proposed US levy on all Chinese ships would hurt trans-Pacific trade, Shipping Australia says. Photo: freepik An American proposal to impose up to $3m in levies on all Chinese-owned and made ships docking in US ports is a threat to Australian exports. That is the position of Shipping Australia, who are among US and…
Photo: Freepik Concerns about competition have been flagged in stevedore operator DP World’s bid to take over container transport firm Silk Logistics. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says the deal would result in a major container stevedore company owning a national container transport company. “We have heard concerns that DP World’s ownership of…
The new Blue Water depot and hub on Fishermans Island, Brisbane. Photo: Blue Water A new Queensland depot and distribution hub on Fishermans Island has given Blue Water Shipping a permanent presence in Brisbane in less than a year. The 5.178ha site spells an end to two years of casual leasing of sites at Brisbane…
Picture: stock THE Maritime Union of Australia has hit out at the federal government for funding the automation of Flinders Port Holding’s (FPH) Adelaide container terminal. The Federal Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is giving $70m to Flinders Port for electrification work across seven South Australian ports. CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth says the work will…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI A new Chinese-built ‘megaport’ at Chancay, Peru, could create new trade routes between South America and China that could bypass North America entirely. The move comes amid rising expectations that US President-elect Donald Trump will deliver tariffs as high as 60 per cent on Chinese goods. The $3.5bn port is a co-operative…