CARS

Stevedore / union fight hurts Western Australian car buyers and farmers

Pictured: a combine harvester loads grain into a trailer. This picture shows three different kinds of vehicles that can be carried aboard car carriers. Photo credit: Reijo Telaranta.

Want to buy a new car? Well you might find it could get real costly, and real difficult, real quick. Want to buy a used car? You might run into difficulties there too.

Buyers of new and used cars, and farming communities, all across Western Australia could potentially be hurt by an ongoing fight between unions and...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/stevedore-union-fight-hurts-western-australian-car-buyers-and-farmers/

“K” Line to buy eight next-gen environmentally-friendly car carriers

Cars will increasingly be transported in an ever-more environmentally-friendly way. Photo credit: Well Thought Out User Name via Pixabay.

Shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (“K” Line) has announced plans to buy eight new car carriers.

The new vessels will be more environmentally-friendly as they will be fuelled by liquefied natural gas. LNG is the super-cooled and liquid form of “natural gas” which is predominantly the compound gas methane (four hydrogen atoms to one carbon atom), and a...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/k-line-to-buy-eight-next-gen-environmentally-friendly-car-carriers/

Ship Loaded With 2,000 Nissans and Infinitis Floats Off The LA Coast

  • A cargo ship full of 2,000 Nissans and Infinitis had to float off the coast of LA.
  • The port was crammed with unsold new cars with no room to unload them.
  • The ship was carrying scores of new Armadas, Rogues, and Infiniti sedans from Japan.
  • Dealers are unable to move new cars and fleet companies are operating at severely reduced levels.

According to an article published in The Drive and authored by Patrick George, a cargo ship full of 2,000 Nissans and Infinitis had to float off the coast of Los...

https://mfame.guru/ship-loaded-with-2000-nissans-and-infinitis-floats-off-the-la-coast/

K Line hit with record $23.5m fine in latest car carrier cartel probe

K Line has been handed a $23.5m (A$34.5m) fine by Australia’s Federal Court after being convicted of “criminal cartel conduct”, according to this report in Splash 24/7. The Japanese carrier was found guilty, together with other shipping lines, of fixing transport costs on buses, cars and trucks destined for Australia between 2009 and 2012. The penalty represents the largest criminal fine ever imposed under the country’s Competition and Consumer Act.
…

The post K Line hit with record $23.5m fine...

https://theloadstar.com/k-line-hit-with-record-23-5m-fine-in-latest-car-carrier-cartel-probe/

+ More