…Freo eyes auto/ro-ro terminal

Finnlines is set to launch a new short sea freight service this month (Sept ’24) from Finland to Peel Ports London Medway and other destinations around Europe

The Australian Government allocates AU$33.5 million for the Westport project, relocating container trade from Fremantle to Kwinana.

There are shortages in car carrying capacity, especially in China, where the export of electric vehicles has soared in the past two years.

The government of Western Australia wants to shift the port of Fremantle’s container terminals to a new and bigger site to the south, adjacent to the existing bulk port

DP World Yarimca and Chery Automotive, the large China-based manufacturer of automobiles, have developed a new racking system that enables 50% more vehicles to be loaded in a container compared with no racking.

One crew member is dead and several others are injured after a fire broke out on a car carrier off the coast of the Netherlands, forcing some seafarers to jump from the vessel.