QUBE takes over POAL logistics business
PORT of Auckland Limited (POAL) has sold its Nexus Logistics subsidiary to ASX-listed supply chain operator Qube Holdings to focus on its core operations in Auckland. The takeover...
Australia’s renewable bunkering potential highlighted
ANGELA Gillham believes Australia has a good chance of becoming “a bunkering nation”, but only if it gets its renewable energy sources and green fuel production up to speed....
AMC partners with UK boatbuilder for beautiful R&D hub
A PARTNERSHIP with UK-based SubSea Craft is set to accelerate development of next-generation maritime technology at a new research and testing hub at the Australian Maritime...
NQBP announces Community Fund recipients
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has announced 13 recipients of the 2025-2026 Community Fund. Organisations across NQBP’s port communities are to share $100,000 for this...
Port of Newcastle protests impede ships
PORT of Newcastle has become the focus of intense anti-coal actions in recent days, with protests and acts of civil disobedience. Activist group Rising Tide on Monday (1 December)...
Christmas cheer for SAL Victoria lunch
THE MARITIME industry gathered at the RACV Club in Melbourne for the Shipping Australia Victoria branch Christmas function. After a busy year, it was a great way to unwind and...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 28 November 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued it upward trend finishing the week ending 28 November, 2025 at 2560. This was up from the previous week's figure of 2275. Capesize The Capesize...
Hampered Hansa Homburg helped by Seafarer Connect
HUMANITARIAN initiative Seafarer Connect has come to the aid of crewmembers of the containership Hansa Homburg, which is undergoing four weeks of repairs at Sydney’s White Bay....
DCN Weekly: Talking takeovers, wild weather and Christmas cheer
This week on DCN Weekly, bring you a wrap of the most read stories in the week ending 28th November - including Qube's recommended takeover offer from Macquarie Asset Management,...
Procedural failure behind Spirit I casualty
TIME PRESSURE and ineffective risk assessment were significant contributors to a serious injury in Spirit of Tasmania I’s engine room earlier this year, the Australian Transport...
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Maritime decarbonisation, technological change key symposium themes
CHALLENGES surrounding industry decarbonisation, protectionism and technological change were topics at the Australian Maritime Logistics Research Network (AMLRN) 2025 symposium,...
World Container Index – 27 November 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) decreased 2% to $1,806 per 40ft container. The decline was primarily due to reduced rates on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes....
Townsville rocks on
THE RE-ACTIVATION of the Ardmore Phosphate Mine in northwest Queensland has led to the shipment of more than 25,000 tonnes of phosphate rock from the port of Townsville to New...
Inland Rail works on track in Victoria
INLAND Rail contractors have taken advantage of a 15-hour closure of the Melbourne-Albury line in the past week to perform essential construction works on Victorian sites as the...
Albany port heritage project moves forward
SOUTHERN Ports and H+H Architects are finalising designs to transform the heritage-listed Albany Pilot Station into a new community precinct. Designs for the $8.3 million overhaul...
