The DCN Weekly: Episode 75
PROTECTED industrial action continued at DP World’s Australian terminals this week, with the MUA announcing more work bans and stoppages through to 4 December....
QLD bananas shipped to Japan in supply chain trial
A SHIPMENT of Queensland bananas and melons to Japan aims to support an analysis of how shipping conditions impact the fruits. Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries...
Roads revamp to boost Esperance port access
ROAD upgrades are coming to Esperance as the Western Australian government aims to improve safety, access and efficiency at Southern Ports’ Port of Esperance. The state government...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued on its recent upward run, reaching 2102 on Friday, the highest index since 18 October. The BDI started off the week at 1817 on Monday (20 November),...
Biggest boxship in PNG calls two terminals
THE LARGEST containership ever to berth in Papua New Guinea has called at South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) and Motukea International Terminal (MIT). The...
Cruise boom coming to Townsville
PORT of Townsville is looking down the barrel of a bumper cruise season with 18 vessels scheduled to call. Silver Muse arrived at the port today (Thursday 23 November), kicking...
Project QuayLink taking shape in Devonport
PROJECT QuayLink is progressing at the Port of Devonport with work soon to commence on a three-tiered ramp for the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. The Tasmanian government said...
MUA withdraws one PIA notice for DP World, defers another
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has withdrawn a notice of protected industrial action at DP World’s Brisbane terminal for Thursday (23 November). The union is no longer carrying...
Port of Brisbane looking to the future
PORT of Brisbane has begun what it calls a “visioning project” to envisage what the port could look like in 40 years. The project, called PortBris 2060 is to articulate a...
ONE to trial containerised wind propulsion units
OCEAN Network Express is launching a trial of containerised wind propulsion devices. The autonomous wind-assist units are based on 40-foot containers. They are designed for use on...
Melbourne container trade drops in October
CONTAINER volumes decreased at Port of Melbourne in October 2023, down 4.7% on the same month last year. Total container throughput for October 2023 came to 281,741 TEU. Full...
Maritime SheEO names DCN Media Company of the Year
DAILY Cargo News was named Media Company of the Year at the Maritime SheEO Awards 2023. The awards concluded the annual Maritime SheEO Conference in Mumbai on 21 November. The...
Protesters target Zim again, disrupt operations at Botany
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters disrupted operations at Port Botany on Tuesday night (21 November). About 400 demonstrators gathered at the port to attempt to block the arrival of...
Five arrested over air-cargo cocaine haul
SOUTH African police have arrested five men allegedly responsible for loading 100 kilograms of cocaine into the cargo hold of an aircraft bound for Sydney. The Australian Federal...
Tobacco smugglers convicted in Adelaide
AN ADELAIDE court has fined two men found guilty of importing almost one tonne of illicit tobacco into Australia. A large portion of it was smuggled in a shipping container. The...
