Patrick rejects union’s peace offer
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has written to Patrick Terminals voluntarily withdraw all union action up to the date of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) hearing scheduled to take … Read More
Tag: Shipping
IMO concerns about Cargo integrity.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s container experts Alfredo Parroquín-Ohlson and Bingbing Song, have addressed many of the key issues arising from this year’s Cargo Integrity Campaign, ahead of the Maritime … Read More
100 container ships to be demolished in 2020
Approximately 100 container ships, aggregating 240,000TEU, are expected to be demolished during 2020, according to Jonathan Roach, a container trade and shipping analyst from Braemar ACM Shipbroking. During the first … Read More
Stench of rotten meat is all over Chittagong port.
A container full of buffalo meat arrives at Chittagong port from India. As soon as it is kept in the yard, a strong stench spreads from the meat. After the … Read More
HHLA accesses Adriatic market by Trieste terminal
Port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has entered the Adriatic market. They have buying a majority stake (50.01%) of the multi-function terminal “Piattaforma Logistica Trieste” (PLT) in the … Read More
Hapag-Lloyd revises Asia charges
Hapag-LIoyd has announced a host of rate changes in Asian trades, most of these increases will be effective from 1 October 2020, except the Asia to East Coast South America … Read More
Patrick Terminals asked to end dockers dispute at Sydney’s port
In what appears to be an intensification of the Australian docker’s dispute the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has accused management at Patrick Terminals of “spreading community fear” and lying … Read More
Hapag-Lloyd pushes up Europe and Med charges
Hapag-Lloyd pushes up ocean tariff rates from the Middle East, Pakistan and the Indian Subcontinent to North Europe and the Mediterranean, effective from 15 October, for all cargoes in 20ft … Read More
Bridge at the Port of Long Beach almost completed
The new bridge at the Port of Long Beach is almost completed and is planned to open to traffic on Monday, 5 October. The six-lane, cable-stayed bridge will provide a … Read More
Fundamental changes occurring in global shipping
Fundamental changes are occurring within the global shipping industry. New regulations, greater demands from increasingly environmentally conscious customers and higher fuel prices mean that being competitive and maintaining a financially … Read More