EDITORIAL: Don’t turn sick seafarers back to sea – treat them
LAST week in WA, when several seafarers fell ill and tested positive for COVID-19 on the vessel Darya Krishna, the WA Premier Mark McGowan said he wanted ships with sick seafarers...
The colours of the (hydrogen) rainbow
By maritime and logistics professional Mark Cooper Like many of us in the shipping industry you may have noticed increasing discussion around hydrogen and its potential to...
Trade recovery at risk without equitable vaccine roll-out: WTO
WTO economies from mid-October 2020 to mid-May 2021 exercised trade policy restraint and refrained from an acceleration of protectionism that would have further harmed a world...
Two sentenced for 500-kilo cocaine import attempt
THE Brisbane Supreme Court has sentenced two brothers, aged 39 and 45, to 28 and 25 years imprisonment for their roles in a 2018 plot to import over 500 kilograms of cocaine into...
$66.6-million package to combat African swine fever deemed effective
THE Australian government said its $66.6 million African swine fever response package has strengthened Australia’s biosecurity measures. The government said the African swine...
New NSW trade commissioner to boost north Asia business
NEW South Wales has created a new role to showcase the state to Japan and South Korea and appointed business executive Michael Newman to be the state’s first Senior Trade and...
IFAM helps Aussie flower exporters
THE International Freight Assistance Mechanism has been helping Australia’s largest wildflower exporter weather the COVID-19 storm. Wafex provides about half of Australia’s...
New maritime training program in Newcastle for Indigenous women
A FIRST-of-its-kind maritime training program is inviting Indigenous women in the Newcastle region to take the helm, set their careers on a new course and train to become a ship’s...
Geodis expands its healthcare logistics capabilities with acquisition
GEODIS has signed an agreement to acquire Gandon Transports, a player in the transport of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products. Already active in the healthcare market,...
Trade minister goes abroad to promote trade interests
MINISTER for trade, tourism and investment Dan Tehan is heading to Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan and the US to strengthen Australia’s trading relationships and to promote...
Napier Port reports huge increases in trade in the past quarter
NAPIER Port saw bulk trade volumes increase by nearly 62% and container volumes increase by 8.3% over the third quarter of the New Zealand 2021 financial year. The port said the...
World Maritime theme for 2022 is about going green
“NEW technologies for greener shipping” is the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future,...
DCN Magazine July edition: Feature Focus – Liner trades to South East Asia
The July edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to South East Asia; Singapore; Container port equipment &...
Class notations released for new, greener fuels
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has released the latest updates to its rules for ship classification, with a raft of new class notations designed to enable the maritime industry to...
Seafarers calling Sydney home
By Sydney marine pilot Michael Kelly IT has been more than a year since many seafarers have been denied shore leave at most ports worldwide. Most non-seafarers would find it hard...
