Port Authority of NSW hosts operations forum
THE PORT Authority of New South Wales on Thursday (17 August) hosted an all-day forum for stakeholders in port operations in Sydney Harbour and Port Botany. The Safe and Efficient...
NQBP welcomes new CEO
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has announced the appointment of Brendan Webb as its new Chief Executive Officer. Brendan Webb, incoming CEO of NQBP and outgoing...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 61
IN THE news this week, the CEO of Ports Victoria announced his resignation. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kwaLRsZBbpHljoyydM6ai?si=2443c9a60ece41eb Also this week, Port of...
NYK to develop Japan's first ammonia bunkering boom
NYK Line has agreed to take part in developing Japan’s first bunkering boom for ammonia. Under a basic agreement signed 16 August, NYK will work with TB Global Technologies, a...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index jumped more than 100 points on Thursday to 1247. This was the highest the index has been since 24 May when it was 1295. The BDI this past week declined...
World Container Index posts another week of modest gains
THE LATEST Drewry World Container Index increased by 2.3% to US$1832.48 per 40-foot container this past week. However, the WCI has dropped by 70.6% when compared with the same...
Ports Vic CEO resigns
BRENDAN Webb has announced he is stepping down as chief executive officer of Ports Victoria. Mr Webb will leave Ports Victoria in September and is to take up the role of chief...
July throughput down at Pilbara ports
PILBARA Ports Authority reported a drop in monthly throughput at its ports in July. It’s total throughput over the month came to 59.7 million tonnes, which was a 5% decrease from...
RightShip and NYK link platforms for port state control processes
RIGHTSHIP and NYK Line have linked their digital platforms with an aim to streamline port state control processes. The two companies worked with technology firm Solverminds...
Svitzer gears up for emergency exercise in QLD
SVITZER Australia is preparing for an emergency towage exercise in Cairns and Mourilyan. Svitzer is planning emergency response training in Far North Queensland on 29 and 30...
Zim sees grim second quarter
CONTAINER shipping line Zim’s financial results for the second quarter of 2023 show a slight increase in volumes, but revenues and profits falling off a cliff. The company’s net...
National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy review launched
THE FEDERAL government has commenced a review of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy. The strategy was published in 2019 as a 20-year agenda for improving the safety,...
Höegh Autoliners to digitalise entire fleet
HÖEGH Autoliners has formalised an agreement to digitalise its entire fleet, including its new Aurora class vessels. Höegh’s agreement with Kongsberg Digital covers the remaining...
Earnings and volumes drop at Napier Port
NAPIER Port has reported reduced earnings and container volumes for the nine months ended 30 June 2023. The North Island port attributed the results to the impact of Cyclone...
DP World aims to increase global capacity
DP WORLD aims to add about 3 million TEU of new container-handling capacity to its international operations by the end of this year. The Dubai-based container terminal operator...
