Austal kicks off US expansion
PERTH-headquartered Austal’s US subsidiary has begun the next phase of a major expansion of it ship-building capabilities in Mobile, Alabama. Design work began on Tuesday [6...
Police seize 132 litres of liquid meth in washing detergent
A MELBOURNE man has been charged after allegedly being linked to the attempted importation of 132 litres of liquid methamphetamine concealed in bottles of washing detergent. The...
New launch lifts Flinders Ports' spirit
SOUTH Australian ports operator Flinders Port Holdings has placed in service Spirit, the first of three state-of-the-art pilot boats built by Hart Marine. Spirit was inaugurated...
MOL, Yara link for WA ammonia exports
A MITSUI O.S.K. Lines tanker taken on charter by Yara International for Pacific trading has already loaded two ammonia cargoes from Dampier’s Withnell Bay. The 2010-built, 34,500...
Emirates returns to Adelaide with direct daily flights
From 28 October, Emirates will again operate daily flights from Dubai to Adelaide operated by a Boeing 777-200LR. The relaunch of direct Emirates flights is set to deliver an...
Truck tax goals questioned
THE Allan government’s proposed carbon tax on trucks moving through the Port of Melbourne is unlikely to have the desired effect according to Container Transport Alliance...
It's the time of sands in the Kimberley
THE PORT of Broome has hosted its first export shipment of product from Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project in the West Kimberley. Approximately 5100 tonnes of Kimberley Mineral...
TasPorts and AMOU reach in-principle agreement
AN IN-PRINCIPLE agreement between TasPorts and the Australian Maritime Officers Union has brought marine pilots’ industrial action to an end. TasPorts pilots had been escalating...
Ports continue to grow together
Fremantle Ports and the Port of Nagoya will continue their 40-year twin-port relationship which was founded on information-sharing and cooperation. A delegation from the Port of...
No approval for Bahijah re-export plan
THE FEDERAL government has rejected plans by livestock exporter Bassem Dabbah to send vessel Bahijah and its stranded cargo of sheep and cattle via the Cape of Good Hope to...
DAFF offers new round of agri-tracking grants
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has opened applications for a third round of assistance under its Traceability Grants Program. The $4-million round is part...
DCN Magazine February 2024 edition: Feature Focus – New South Wales
The February 2024 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: New South Wales – Trade, challenges and priorities at the...
Aust notches up record agri exports
AUSTRALIA exported a record $80.4 billion in agriculture, fisheries and forestry products in the 2022–23 financial year, a 17% increase on the previous year. Federal departmental...
Border Force stops cocaine
TWO men are facing life in prison after they were arrested in Adelaide following the seizure of 139 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of luxury buses. The cocaine has...
Government approves longest Inland Rail section
THE AUSTRALIAN government as approved the Inland Rail Narromine to Narrabri project. The 300-kilometre stretch of track between Narromine and Narrabri is the longest section of...
