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CPSU work stoppages to worsen at Australian ports

Approved work stoppages by Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) employees have slowed cargo movements through Australian ports and are expected to worsen.

Record year for box volumes at Port Botany

Container volumes through Port Botany exceeded 2 million teu for the first time in 2010/11.

Live cattle shipments resume tonight

Live cattle exports to Indonesia are set to resume, with the first shipment since the ban leaving Darwin port tonight.

Green light for Anketell port project

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended that the Western Australia Government approve the construction of a rail system that will see iron ore deposits shipped through the port of Anketell Point.

OOCL parent sees first-half profits fall to $175m

HONG Kong-listed Orient Overseas International’s (OOIL) first-half profits stood at $175m, according to the recent release of the company’s financial reports.

Battle intensifies between Cosco and owners

George Economou’s Classic Maritime is the latest bulker operator to win security against Cosco, pending London arbitration.

Extra Swire ship for PNG/Pacific Islands route

Another vessel has been added by Swire Shipping to its existing four-vessel service to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.