New leader at DHL centre
DHL has appointed Yi Ning Tay as the new head of Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore. Ms Tay plans to advance DHL’s innovation centre – the first in the region – as a...
Zim fails to zoom
LIKE most of its contemporaries in international container shipping Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services has turned in dismal results for 4Q 2023 and the full calendar...
Unsinkable Clive revives Titanic II plan
MINING entrepreneur, serial litigator and spendthrift political aspirant Clive Palmer has salvaged plans to build a modern replica of the iceberg-challenged Titanic. Mr Palmer...
Abel sets sights on Townsville for methanol bunkering
PORT of Townsville and Abel Energy have partnered on a plan to establish methanol bunkering facilities at the port. The bunkering facilities are part of Abel Energy’s plan to...
Svitzer lifts towage prices
TOWAGE provider Svitzer Australia is lifting rates by an average of 5.2%, effective 1 April 2024. In a letter to customers obtained by DCN, managing director Videlina Georgieva...
Contract awarded for WA freight route upgrades
A CONTRACT valued at $24 million has been awarded for upgrade works on part of the Great Eastern Highway – an important freight route in Western Australia. The highway spans 590...
New ferry fault on Cook Strait
WITH the findings of a NZ government–appointed review panel tasked with recommending Interisland Line vessel replacements still five months away, one of the aging existing ferries...
MOL and Rio Tinto ink decarbonisation agreement
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Rio Tinto have extended a partnership on crew welfare to also include decarbonisation. MOL announced on 12 March it had signed a new partnership agreement...
WA on its own again as floods cut land links
FLOODS that have cut the transcontinental rail line until at least Sunday and closed major road freight links have prompted fresh calls for greater transport and infrastructure...
Air cargo industry cautioned on lithium batteries
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association has warned that “rogue shippers” who disregard measures for sending lithium batteries are compromising safety. IATA highlighted the...
Labor matches $5m Liberal commitment to Incat expansion
TASMANIAN Labor intends to commit $5.25 million to Incat’s expansion plans if the party is elected at the state election this month. Labor leader Rebecca White pledged her support...
Shipping Australia Linx up with new member
LINX Port Services has become the latest corporate associate member of Shipping Australia, even while its future ownership remains undecided. LPS describes itself as one of the...
Austal's 19th Guardian-class patrol boat gifted to Fiji
AUSTAL Australia has delivered its 19th Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The Australian government gifted the 39.5-metre patrol boat RFNS Puamau...
Vic locals reject cow of a plan
LOCAL resistance to the use of a small Victorian port for commercial cargo operations has seen the service proponent head to the Supreme Court. Bass Strait Freight wants to use...
NZ port imposes channel limits
NEW Zealand’s Port Marlborough has decided to limit the size of ships using the Tory Channel to access the ports of Picton and Shakespeare Bay. Marlborough harbourmaster Jake...
