Melbourne container throughput dips in August
PORT of Melbourne reported a decrease in total container throughput in August 2023 compared with the same month last year. The port handled 268,564 TEU last month, down 6.3% from...
Governments commit $100 million to SA hydrogen hub
THE FEDERAL and South Australian governments have finalised a grant agreement to develop the Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub. The governments have together committed $100 million to...
Sydney ferry to return from drydock as another is pulled from service
SYDNEY ferry Queenscliff is due to return to Sydney Harbour in the coming months after a period in drydock, but another of its class is about to be pulled from service. The...
World Container Index continues to slip
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased by 5.2% to US$1479.48 per 40-foot container this week. The composite index has dropped by 66.9% when compared with the same week last...
VICT welcomes two big cranes
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has received what it claims are the two biggest quay cranes in Australia. The new cranes are part a $235-million expansion that aims to...
Long hand of the law catches up with three cactus smugglers
THREE people have been penalised after an attempt to import succulents was intercepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity Dr...
Singapore named world's top maritime centre
THE BALTIC Exchange has named Singapore as the world’s top maritime centre for the tenth year in a row. Singapore scored 95.32 out of a possible 100 points in the Xinhua-Baltic...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 66
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau this week released findings from its investigation into a fatal crew transfer accident in 2021....
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued its upward trajectory over the past week. The index kicked off the week on Monday (18 September) at 1439, already 4.2% above the previous week’s...
TIME IS RUNNING OUT – get your awards nominations in now
NOMINATE now for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Nominations will close in less than two weeks on Wednesday, 4 October, so don’t...
Svitzer announces new global CCO
SVITZER has appointed Mattias Hellstrom as its new global chief commercial officer. Mr Hellstrom steps in to replace Videlina Georgieva, who was recently appointed managing...
Devonport receives EcoPorts certification
THE PORT of Devonport has received certification from EcoPorts, a global environmental and sustainability standard for the ports sector. Devonport is the first Tasmanian port to...
Miner marks major ore export milestone
BHP has celebrated the shipment of 3 billion tonnes of iron ore to China. BHP chief commercial officer Vandita Pant and asset president WA iron ore Brandon Craig were joined by...
“Work blitz” announced for inland rail site
AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation and contractor McConnell Dowell will lower a portion of track by up to 2.5 metres, lay 800 metres of new rail, lay 800 new concrete sleepers and...
Kiwi port orders new tug
PORT of Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ) and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for an Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2111. The tug is 21 metres in length with a bollard pull of 50...
