OneStop and ACFS Port Logistics form partnership
LOGISTICS software developer OneStop and container logistics operator ACFS Port Logistics have formed a “strategic partnership”. In a joint statement, the two companies said the...
Inland Rail’s design for Seymour-Avenel Road bridge revealed
INALND Rail has released the design for the new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge ahead of the start of construction later this year. The current Seymour-Avenel Road bridge is too low...
OPINION: Climate change is starting to impact shipping routes
PROLONGED drought in several parts of the world is threatening established shipping routes. The Panama Canal Authority recently lowered the number of ships that can transit the...
Pilot vessel grounds, breaks up at Port Phillip Heads (UPDATED)
PILOT vessel Corsair grounded last night at about 23.19 on Point Lonsdale Reef at the entrance to Port Phillip heads in Victoria. All three onboard were rescued and the vessel...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 68
IN THE news this week: the MUA has announced industrial action at all four DP World container terminals in Australia....
Finland running for IMO Council
FINLAND is hoping for a position on the International Maritime Organization Council in the 2024-2025 biennium. At an election later this year – slated for 1 December 2023 – the...
World Container Index decreases by 1%
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased by 1.1% to US$1389.5 this past week The index has dropped by 62.3% when compared with the same week last year. It is now 2% below than...
Svitzer farewells Ivan Spanjic
SVITZER Australia has announced chief commercial officer Ivan Spanjic will leave the company at the end of the year. Mr Spanjic has worked with Svitzer for around 15 years; in...
Port Kembla Mission to Seafarers celebrates new bus
A BRAND new 12-seater bus was officially handed over on Friday to the Mission to Seafarers Port Kembla. Port Authority of New South Wales head of regional ports and chair of the...
Port of Brisbane maintains five-star sustainability rating
PORT of Brisbane has received a five-star rating from the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. The 2022 financial year was the fourth consecutive year the port has...
Life at Sea 2023 photography winners announced
THE ITF Seafarers’ Trust announced the winning photos of its 2023 Life at Sea photography competition. The project, launched in 2020, aims to open a window the experiences of...
North Island supply-chain service launched
VIEWPOINT Supply Chain, a tripartite collaboration for North Island logistics, was launched on Thursday. The initiative was launched on Thursday by leaders from Napier Port, Kiwi...
Largest German-flagged ship joins Hapag-Lloyd fleet
HAPAG-Lloyd officially welcomed the Berlin Express to its fleet. It is the first ship in its new Hamburg Express class. At an event attended by some 300 guests from business and...
NSW releases net-zero emissions policy for heavy road and rail freight
THE NEW South Wales government will conduct a two-year trial to give extra mass zero-emission heavy vehicles access to the state road network as part of its Towards Net Zero...
WiseTech acquires MatchBox Exchange
LOGISTICS software developer WiseTech Global announced on Wednesday (4 October) it had acquired MatchBox Exchange, a provider of an online open market platform for the reuse and...
