MPA calls for financing of electric harbour craft adoption
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore is calling for financiers and insurers to support the adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore. MPA is inviting financial...
Classification society issues AIP for hydrogen-fuelled vessel
JAPANESE classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle for a parcel layout concept for a hydrogen-fuelled multi-purpose vessel. The concept was developed by...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 70
IN the news this week: Western Australia’s Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce has recommended policy and regulatory reforms to support Australian-owned shipping lines competing...
Kalgin to open Port Moresby office
KALGIN Global Logistics is opening a new office in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Kalgin Global Logistics in PNG. Image: Kalgin Global Logistics Kalgin has been operating for...
DSV leadership change in the offing
AFTER 16 years in charge of Danish global logistics behemoth DSV, CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen is to step down in the next 11 months. In his place, DSV group chief operating officer...
Drug bust: 50 kilos of cocaine in containerised shipment
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has launched an investigation after 50 kilograms of cocaine was found hidden inside a containerised shipment of plastic furniture bound for Sydney from...
Cruise season arrives in Sydney
ON THURSDAY (19 October) Sydney’s first international cruise ship of the season berthed at Sydney, kicking off the 2023-24 summer cruise season. The upcoming season will see 331...
Melbourne container trade down in September
TOTAL container throughput at Port of Melbourne came to 267, 392 TEU in September 2023, a 6.9% decrease since the same month last year. Full container import volumes (excluding...
Report calls for rapid action on 5% zero-emission fuel target
THE SHIPPING industry’s window of opportunity to meet its 5% zero-emission fuel target by 2030 is closing soon, according to a new report. The report from UMAS, the Getting to...
Inland Rail acting chief executive steps down
INLAND Rail acting chief executive Rebecca Pickering has left the position after serving in the role for more than two years. Ms Pickering joined Inland Rail in 2018 and was...
Maritime cyberattacks are becoming more costly
EACH cyberattack in the maritime industry costs the target organisation an average of US$550,000, (up from US$182,000 in 2022), according new research published by law firm HFW...
Paper analyses IMO’s possible path to net-zero
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK in a recently published white paper has outlined steps the international shipping industry needs to take in order to meet the International Maritime...
Billions announced in critical skills funding
THE COMMONWEALTH government has announced a $12.6 billion investment to expand the vocational education and training sector and implement reforms to address critical skills needs....
New member appointed to port board
PORT of Tauranga’s board will have a new member after Fraser Whineray joins later this month. Mr Whineray, who will officially join on 31 October, will replace Quayside Holding’s...
More ships visit Tasmanian ports in 2022-23
TASPORTS saw a busy year in 2022-23, with increased vessel visits, which pushed its annual profits above forecasts. According to a statement from the state government TasPorts has...
