ALFRED: THE WAITING GAME
High wind and waves, torrential rainfall still extant
NO STOPPING NORTH & EAST ASIA RATES SLIDE
Carriers urgently seeking to shore up revenues
THE GRILL: Professor Vinh Thai
Professor Vinh Thai, from the School of Business IT & Logistics at RMIT University talks about his work, travel and why people should consider a maritime career
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Navigating treacherous waters
Reshma Nilofer Naha is the only female marine pilot in India. Her job is to guide ships on the River Hooghly (sometimes called the Hugli), the route to Kolkata. She attended the recent Australasian Marine Pilots Institute conference in Sydney and spoke with Jillian Carson-Jackson about her career and offered some thoughts for the future
World Container Index down 1%
The index is now 140% more than the average US$1420 in 2019
Baltic Exchange weekly report
The week in bulk: the regular report on global bulk sea freight markets from the Baltic Exchange
WA aims to to take on leading carbon capture role
The state government has kicked off a carbon capture plan, announcing two projects today
New hazardous materials vessels launching in NSW
The 19 locally-made vessels are designed to help limit oil, diesel and other spills in the state’s waterways
Boluda deal dead: Boskalis buys rest of Smit Lamnalco
Royal Boskalis NV is to buy all remaining shares in Smit Lamnalco, signalling the end of an earlier deal for SL to be sold to Boluda
Another engine failure in Melbourne
A ship suffered engine failure when departing Melbourne on Sunday evening, leading to AMSA detention