MOL buys chemical carrier business
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines’ subsidiary MOL Chemical Tankers acquired Fairfield Chemical Carriers from New York-headquartered Fairfield-Maxwell for US$400 million. The acquisition was...
Suiso Frontier arrives in Singapore
SUISO Frontier, the first liquefied hydrogen carrier, was recently welcomed in Singapore. The vessel berthed at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore on Pulau Bukom from 1...
MOL signs MOU with Shell
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Shell Marine Products have signed an agreement to “a joint focus on advancement of alternative maritime solutions and managing carbon emissions liabilities...
QLD port counting down to huge cruises
PORT of Townsville is counting the days until the first big cruise ship arrives after the completion of its Channel Upgrade Project. The first big cruise vessel to arrive at the...
Kariyushi Leader repaired after losing steering in Bass Strait
CAR carrier Kariyushi Leader has been repaired after losing steering in Bass Strait in rough weather last week. Kariyushi Leader is currently 67 kilometres (36 nautical miles)...
ABF arrests two “trusted insiders” during two-day blitz
AUSTRALIAN Border Force investigators arrested two men following what the ABF called “large-scale operational activity” in Sydney targeting “trusted insiders within the cargo...
Oil spill conference in QLD kicks off
SPILLCON kicked off on Monday (11 September) in Brisbane, bringing together some 350 expert oil spill responders from around the world. Maritime Safety Queensland is joining...
Major step forward in TasPorts’ QuayLink
TASPORTS is preparing for the next major step in the delivery of the $240 million port infrastructure project in Port of Devonport. TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald said QuayLink had...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 64
IN the news this week, the MUA applied to the Fair Work Commission to be able to carry out protected industrial action in the just-started enterprise bargaining agreement...
Equinor to supply Maersk methanol
OCEAN carrier Maersk has signed an agreement with Norwegian state-owned oil major Equinor for the supply of green methanol for Maersk’s first methanol-enabled containership. Under...
Car carrier loses steering in Bass Strait
NYK vehicle carrier Kariyushi Leader lost steering in Bass Strait late last week and on Friday difficult weather conditions were buffeting the ship, hampering emergency towage...
Maritime insurers join initiative to improve cargo safety
MARITIME insurers UK P&I Club and TT Club have signed up for Safetytech Accelerator’s Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative (CFLII). Safetytech Accelerator launched the...
C-suite appointment at logistics giant
INTERNATIONAL logistics giant Geodis has appointed Xavier Avrard as chief strategy officer. He will be a member of the broup’s management board, under the chairmanship of Geodis...
Value of goods exports falls 7% last quarter
AUSTRALIA’S current account surplus fell by $4.8 billion to $7.7 billion (seasonally adjusted, current prices) in this past June quarter, according to figures released this week...
Ro-ro rescues boaties in shark-damaged catamaran
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority co-ordinated the rescue of three people onboard a catamaran 835 kilometres south-east of Cairns in the Coral Sea. AMSA responded to a...
