Baltimore bridge removal underway
THE first pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore were removed over the weekend, following the arrival of 1000-tonne and 600-tonne capacity floating cranes....
Resources and energy exports to ease
AUSTRALIAN commodity export earnings are expected to be $417 billion in 2023–24, or around 10% below the record $466 billion in 2022–23, according to the March 2024 Resources and...
Kwinana canola plan targets biofuel exports
THE Western Australian Government has begun exclusive lease negotiations with commodities trader Cargill Australia for a parcel of land next to the CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal as...
Austal rejects Hanwha takeover offer
SHIPBUILDER Austal has rejected a c.$1 billion takeover proposal from South Korea’s Hanwha, citing the unlikelihood of obtaining regulatory and government approvals. This morning...
AMSA to scrutinise seafarers’ employment
AMSA will launch a new concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) later this year, in conjunction with the Tokyo and Indian Ocean MoUs, focusing on seafarers’ employment conditions....
Eleven arrested over cocaine bust at NZ port
ELEVEN people have been arrested over a shipment of cocaine that arrived at the Port of Tauranga in February. Authorities intercepted 50 kilograms of cocaine under Operation Reach...
OPINION: Contractual issues for methanol in the alternative fuel future
SHIPPING’S need to decarbonise continues to drive orders for vessels featuring alternative and dual fuel capability, but established charter forms and terms are unlikely to be...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Iceland
From Viking explorers and fishing fleets to ships carrying raw aluminium, Iceland’s story has always been bound up with seaborne transport WHILE there is evidence that Scottish...
THE GRILL: Jing Gandy
Jing Gandy discusses her migration from China, her late husband's maritime legacy, and her journey in publishing the Australian Boating Manual. Why did you decide to migrate from...
MARITIME HISTORY: City of Singapore burns
An explosion on board the vessel City of Singapore in April 1924 claimed the lives of three Adelaide firemen ONE evening in April 1924 the ship City of Singapore caught fire at...
DCN Magazine April 2024 edition: Feature Focus – New Zealand
The April 2024 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: New Zealand – Challenges and developments for New Zealand’s...
OPINION: The Pondus weighing system in Australia
THE DEPLOYMENT of the Pondus weighing system in recent years by major Australian port operators represented a pivotal development in the realm of maritime safety and compliance....
NTRO and Tonga partner on infrastructure program
AUSTRALIA’S National Transport Research Organisation has launched a Strategic Transport Infrastructure Advisory Program with Tonga’s Ministry of Infrastructure. NTRO and the...
Box lines gaming ETS, NGO claims
A EUROPEAN non-government organisation campaigning for cleaner transport has claimed four leading container lines are exploiting customers via the EU’s emissions trading scheme...
Melbourne container trade up 19% in February
PORT of Melbourne’s total container trade jumped 19.1% last month, compared with February 2023. The port handled a total of 262,250 TEU in February 2024. Full container import...
