Gales send Fremantle vessels back to sea
STRONG to gale force winds on 2 and 3 October are forcing vessels at the Port of Fremantle to take evasive action. A note to shipping agents on 2 October said weather forecasts...
ILA initiates port worker strike across US ports
THE INTERNATIONAL Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has initiated a strike that will see workers walk off the job across dozens of ports across the United States’ east coast and...
Lumsden Point works to attract private investment
DREDGING has started at Lumsden Point in the port of Port Hedland as part of a project to encourage private investment in a landside logistics hub. Around one million cubic metres...
Australian guide released to combat container product loss
LOGISTICS specialists Corsafe have partnered with the Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) to create a guide on safely packing containers for overseas suppliers. Corsafe,...
Hanwha’s Austal bid dead in the water
SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean’s bid for Western Australia-based Austal Shipping, appears to be dead in the water. Hanwha had made an unsolicited bid for Austal of around...
Fleet expansion for Spliethoff
MULTI-PURPOSE specialist Spliethoff has placed an order with China’s Wuhu Shipyard for a new series of eight vessels, with an option for two additional vessels, delivering from...
Dali lawsuits pile on
CONTAINERSHIP Dali’s owners Grace Ocean and managers Synergy Marine are the target of still more legal claims over the vessel’s March allision with and destruction of the Francis...
CORRECTION: Nominations for the DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards close TOMORROW
You have JUST TWO DAYS left to get your nominations in for the DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. Nominate now for these prestigious awards, to be announced at the shipping...
Queensland Government seeks Torres freight EOI’s
THE QUEENSLAND State Government has opened an expression of interest process for sea freight services to Outer Torres Strait Island (OTSI) communities. The state government is...
Shipping industry golf day in sight of the green
MORE than 100 players are preparing for the upcoming Shipping and Logistics Golf Challenge, now less than two weeks away from teeing off. The annual industry golf day aims to...
Toll and Port of Brisbane complete refurbishments at Port Gate
LOGISTICS and freight company Toll has announced its refurbishment of the Port Gate chemical site in Brisbane has been completed. The project was in collaboration with the Port of...
Big, bigger, biggest: WW upsizes Shapers
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN has decided to increase the size of four of its highly-advanced Shaper class PCTCs currently on order with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) to become the largest...
AIMS Biennial Conference 2024
Representatives and associates of the maritime industry gathered for the Australiasian Institute of Marine Surveyors (AIMS) biennial conference, which was this year held in...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report
THE BALTIC Dry Index has continued to increase, rising to 2110 for the week ending 27 September Capesize This week saw significant positive momentum in the Capesize market. The...
PCTC in Port Phillip near miss
SKILLFUL WORK by pilots averted a possibly serious incident in Port Phillip Bay on Wednesday afternoon [25 September] when the inbound PCTC Höegh St Petersburg suffered a steering...
