IFCBAA to be vocal on biosecurity funding advisory panel
THE INTERNATIONAL Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) plans to be “vocal” in its position on the new Sustainable Biosecurity Funding Advisory Panel....
Man jailed over air-freight cocaine import
A MAN has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment over his role in a plan to smuggle 18 kilograms of cocaine into Australia in air cargo. Authorities intercepted the drugs when...
120-year-old shipwreck mystery solved
THE WRECK of SS Nemesis has been discovered in waters off Port Kembla 120 years after it sank. And now the NSW government wants to connect with relatives of the 32 crew members...
Varroa mite found at Port of Brisbane
A VARROA mite has been found at the Port of Brisbane after an inspection by Biosecurity Queensland. But testing confirmed the mite was varroa jacobsoni and not varroa destructor....
Virgin Voyages pulls Aussie cruises over Red Sea dangers
CRUISE line Virgin Voyages has cancelled its Australian port calls for the 2024/25 cruise season over escalating dangers to shipping in the Red Sea. Virgin Voyages revised...
Silk revenue increases in first half of FY24
SILK Logistics has reported revenue of $276.5 million for the first half of the financial year, representing a 9% increase on the prior corresponding period (PCP). It was...
Big players sign on for clean hydrogen
FIVE companies have signed development agreements to use South Australia’s Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub near Whyalla. It is the state’s first clean hydrogen production precinct and...
Govt backs work to boost Broome's import capabilities
THE AUSTRALIAN government has given the all-clear for work to continue on expanding border services at the Port of Broome. The government is planning work to with border agencies...
370kg of drugs seized from Sydney storage facility
POLICE are calling on the public to help identify the criminal syndicate behind 300 kilograms of MDMA and 70 kilograms of ketamine seized from a Sydney storage facility. The drugs...
Strike action still on at DP World
ELECTRICIANS at DP World's Brisbane terminal continue not to work as they strike for a better pay deal. A DP World spokesperson confirmed to DCN late on Monday afternoon that...
Throughput at Pilbara Ports down
PILBARA Ports has delivered a total monthly throughput of 58.2 million tonnes for January, but it was a 10% decrease compared to January 2023. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a...
Study pinpoints offshore de-com tasks
A REPORT by a body set up to manage the decommissioning and removal of Australia’s redundant offshore oil and gas infrastructure has made a series of high-level recommendations...
Pacifica launches coastal shipping logistics project
COASTAL shipping operator Pacifica Shipping, an operating division of Swire Shipping, has launched a project to combine battery electric trucks with coastal shipping. The project...
MinRes commissions first transhipper
MINERAL Resources last week commissioned MinRes Airlie, the first of seven 124-metre transhippers to serve the company’s Onslow Iron project in the Pilbara. The vessel...
WA upgrades grain rail
WORK to drive further capacity into Western Australia’s farm-to-port grain supply chain is continuing with the letting of two new contracts. Rail siding upgrades through the $200...
