White House warns Red Sea turmoil could hit US economy

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WASHINGTON — The White House has warned that the potential for higher shipping costs to affect the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-house-warns-red-sea-turmoil-could-hit-us-economy

Australia attracts a new box-shipping operator!

Singapore/Dubai-based Sea Lead Shipping Pte Ltd will begin operating within the CA2 service from March 2022.

The company will deploy a vessel within the CA2 consortium.

Sea Lead is currently ranked by Alphaliner as being the 24th largest container line in the world.

Nautical Shipping, part of Leeward Group, will act as exclusive agents for Sea Lead Shipping.

The Leeward Group includes the agency brand Quay Shipping.

Leeward Group Managing Director Darren Dumbleton – who was recently appointed to the...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/australia-attracts-a-new-box-shipping-operator/

Ruined Christmas Day? Blame the MUA

Photo: Irena Carpaccio via unsplash

Coming out of months of lockdown, with a nation in distress from the tragedies of COVID, and trying to shake off our economic troubles, what we really don’t need is an aggressive round of nationwide strikes designed to sabotage our Christmas.

But that’s just what your unfriendly and uncaring, Maritime Union of Australia has done.

There are in excess of 200 industrial actions planned. There are a series of rolling bans and stoppages at terminals in Sydney,...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ruined-christmas-day-blame-the-mua/

Freight rates are high because of normal free-market activity; Shipping Australia welcomes ACCC probe

Pictured: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims. Mr Sims has announced in the media that the ACCC is carrying out a probe into the shipping industry. Photo credit: ACCC.

Shipping Australia notes that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will be investigating the current shipping environment.

“We welcome the investigation as it will show that the current issues are caused by normal market mechanisms and by bottlenecks in the supply chain,” said Shipping...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/freight-rates-are-high-because-of-normal-free-market-activity-shipping-australia-welcomes-accc-probe/

Shipping Australia urges Premier McGowan to protect Fremantle Ports from film studio

A new film studio at, or near, Fremantle Ports could adversely affect the interests of Western Australians who rely on the supply of goods though the port. Photo credit: Free-Photos via Pixabay.

Shipping Australia has called upon Premier McGowan to protect Fremantle Ports, a vitally important institution for the continued economic well-being of Western Australians, from inappropriate development proposals.

We have become concerned about proposals to develop a film studio at the waterfront on, or...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-australia-urges-premier-mcgowan-to-protect-fremantle-ports-from-film-studio/

Port of Melbourne invests to accommodate bigger ships

Pictured: a container ship underway. Photo credit: Cameron Venti via Unsplash.

Port of Melbourne will extend Webb Dock East Berth 4/5, enabling more ships to be berthed at the port.

WDE was completed in 2016 as part of the Port Capacity Project with a berth length of 660 metres, enabling two vessels of 300 metres to be berthed concurrently.

The design vessel was envisaged as being 300 metres long, 40 metres beam (wide) and 14 metres maximum draught.

However, there has been an increasing number...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/port-of-melbourne-invests-to-accommodate-bigger-ships/

Direct shipping to the Pilbara: fourth service

Pictured: the Changsha, a 30,400 DWT and 2,400 TEU-capacity multipurpose ship. Photo credit: Swire Shipping

By Pilbara Ports Authority and, below, Swire Shipping

Direct shipping into Pilbara ports is gaining momentum, with the arrival of the fourth shipping service into Port Hedland since November.

The Swire Shipping managed vessel MV Souni is discharging 30 containers of materials and equipment for mining and construction projects.

Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) Landside Operations Manager Jon...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/direct-shipping-to-the-pilbara-fourth-service/

Fact check: Australia benefits from plentiful container shipping

Graphic credit: Jim Wilson and, via Pixabay, images from Kookay and Gerd Altmann

It’s just a fact: Australia benefits from a high level of container shipping connectivity, from access to plentiful shipping services, and from access to a wide range of container shipping brands and services.

Liner Shipping Connectivity has NEVER been higher

Australia’s liner shipping connectivity is at the highest level since UNCTAD began recording data in Q1 2006. 

Don’t just take our word for it. You can see it...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/fact-check-australia-benefits-from-plentiful-container-shipping/

Congestion is causing vessel delays that are equal to removing ALL ultra-large container ships from the market

Pictured: rows and columns of containers in a stack. Photo: OlafPictures

Unprecedented congestion and the resulting delays to vessels have the effect of removing vast amounts of capacity from the world container shipping fleet, internationally respected maritime analyst company Sea-Intelligence has indicated.

Using Sea-Intelligence’s proprietary data, the company found that huge amounts of capacity are being soaked up by delays imposed on vessels. Approximately 25% of capacity on the...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/congestion-is-causing-vessel-delays-that-are-equal-to-removing-all-ultra-large-container-ships-from-the-market/

Congress drafting law barring ocean carriers from refusing US exports

Bipartisan legislation being drafted by members of the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (House T&I) would require ocean carriers to accept all U.S. export container bookings.

The legislation, to be proposed by John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., is in response to mounting complaints by U.S. agricultural shippers that unscrupulous business practices by foreign container ship operators are causing them to lose money and market share overseas.

“We’ve got a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/congress-drafting-law-barring-ocean-carriers-from-refusing-u-s-exports

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