KiwiRail sentenced for 2023 Kaitaki power loss incident
KIWIRAIL has been sentenced in Wellington District Court over the 2023 incident in which its ferry Kaitaki lost power with more than 800 people on board. The New Zealand...
Spotlight on: Customer Service award
2024 Sponsor THE DCN Customer Service Award recognises a standard of high-quality customer service offered by shipping lines or their agents, as recognised by their customers. The...
Arc signs train deal with iron ore miner Gold Valley
ARC INFRASTRUCTURE has signed a deal to transport 1.2 million tonnes of iron ore by train per annum with Gold Valley Iron Ore from its Wiluna West Iron Ore Project to the Port of...
An unusual visitor at Bunbury
A PURPOSE-built oil and gas field decommissioning vessel has docked at the Port of Bunbury in Western Australia for the first time since leaving Geelong Port in December 2023. The...
MSC extends influence with new deals
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has struck two new key arrangements with rivals as it positions for even greater dominance when the 2M partnership with Maersk ends early next year....
ABS to set up office in Port Hedland
BOOMING Port Hedland in Western Australia’s northwest has attracted Texas-based marine classification company to establish a physical presence at the port. Founded in 1862, ABS is...
MUA to provide funding for CFMEU High Court challenge
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has announced it will join and fund the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) with its High Court challenge against the...
Ports Aus breaks down national stats in first State of Trade report
PORTS Australia launched its inaugural State of Trade report today (9 September), breaking down the numbers behind the $650 billion worth of trade handled at Australian ports each...
Spotlight on: Seafarers Welfare Award
2024 Sponsor THE past year has seen the already tough job of being a seafarer get not only tougher, but also more dangerous. The situation in the Red Sea has seen seafarers killed...
ATSB releases report on Brisbane oil tanker breakaway, grounding (WITH VIDEO)
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a report regarding the breakaway and grounding of an oil tanker in the Brisbane river in February 2022. The ATSB says...
TT Line CEO resigns
BERNARD DWYER has resigned as CEO of Spirit of Tasmania operator TT Line and will leave the company at the end of his current contract on 3 November. His departure continues the...
Maersk Shekou departs Freo as investigations continue
MAERSK Shekou departed Fremantle just six days after being involved in the allision that saw STS Leeuwin II dismasted and requiring repairs. The Singaporean-flagged container ship...
World Container Index falls by 8%
DREWRY’S World Container Index took another steep tumble this past week. The composite index decreased 8% to US$4775 per 40-foot container on 5 September. The index is now 54%...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended the week on a small uptick, landing at 1941 on Friday 6 September. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 6 September 2024. Source: Baltic...
Fremantle cruise conference to promote WA
MORE than 150 cruise industry leaders are expected to attend a major cruise conference in Fremantle next year. The annual conference of the Australian Cruise Association (ACA), to...
