Kuehne+Nagel and IAG Cargo complete the first net zero carbon charter chain
KUEHNE+Nagel and IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, completed a chain of 16 charter flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta fully carbon neutral after...
Ports Australia, Port of Brisbane, Gladstone Ports awarded runner-up prizes in IAPH Sustainability Awards
PORTS Australia said it was proud to be awarded a runner-up prize alongside three of its members in the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Sustainability...
Port of Brisbane raises more than $30,000 for Friends with Dignity
THE Port of Brisbane announced it had raised $31,236 for its 2020-21 employee charity, Friends with Dignity, this financial year. Friends with Dignity is a volunteer-run...
Two – including airline freight worker – charged for drug smuggling
TWO Sydney men have been charged in connection to the 2020 seizure of 156 kilograms of pseudoephedrine, as a result of Operation Ironside. An AFP-led investigation into the...
Svitzer solar power on the rise
EARLIER this year, Svitzer commissioned an 86-kilowatt solar power generation project at its new office in Brisbane. When operating at capacity, the system will provide around 40%...
Specialist broker appoints maritime insurance expert
ALPHAXO Risk Partners has appointed highly experienced marine insurance expert Matthew Williams as its new claims and operations executive. AlphaXO is a specialist insurance...
DCN Magazine June edition: Feature Focus – Ro-ro and car carriers
The June edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Ro-ro and car carriers; Regional ports; Pilotage; and Marine surveyors...
OPINION: A call for National Cabinet action for maritime COVID response
By Teresa Lloyd, CEO, Maritime Industry Australia MIAL has not fallen into complacency, as others may have, that the long period we have just enjoyed of limited border closures...
Merchant mariner memorial service held at Newcastle
A MEMORIAL service was held this past Saturday (5 June) in Newcastle to remember those merchant mariners who died during wars. The Mission to Seafarers Newcastle building was...
X-Press Pearl fire highlights duty of care required in shipping hazardous cargoes
The X-Press Pearl’s sad fate is the latest in a disappointing recent and persistent catalogue of container ship fires of varying degrees of severity, which occur on an almost...
Software selected for un-crewed fleet
MARINE robotics company Ocean Infinity is implementing DNV’s ShipManager fleet management software for 17 new robotic ships and several autonomous underwater vehicles. The company...
Shipping Industry Golf Challenge winners announced
ANOTHER stellar day on Sydney’s beautiful northern beaches Mona Vale Golf Club greeted 116 players in the 29th annual Shipping Industry Golf Challenge on 25 May. Having been...
Spliethoff celebrates 100 years
SPLIETHOFF is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The Dutch company started in 1921 as a shipbroking company specialising in forest products from the Baltic Sea region....
Port of Melbourne talks intermodal
PORT of Melbourne CEO Brendan Bourke hosted minister for communications, urban infrastructure, cities and the arts Paul Fletcher for a tour of the port, following the Commonwealth...
Fumigation opens trade doors
SRI Lanka has approved an agreement to allow in-transit phosphine fumigation of Australian bulk grains, pulses and oilseeds. In-transit phosphine fumigation can provide a more...
