Svitzer twin tugs star in new mini doco
TWO of Svitzer’s TRAnsverse tugs played a starring role in a new short documentary that showcased their capabilities. Filmed in Newcastle, Mega Machines – Svitzer Barrington and...
World Container Index – 20 November 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index remained stable this week at $1,852 per 40ft container. The Index maintained stability due to decreased Transpacific rates and increased Asia-Europe...
Seafarer welfare a strategic business priority
SUPPORTING seafarer wellbeing is not just about welfare but is a strategic business priority vital for the global maritime sector to achieve its sustainability, decarbonisation...
ICE and Australia’s clean energy export hub
GREEN fuel specialist InterContinental Energy (ICE) is looking to expand renewable hydrogen exports from the Pilbara after becoming the majority owner of the Australian Renewable...
And the 2025 DCN Award winners are ...
Daily Cargo News is delighted to announce the winners of the DCN 2025 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. The winners were announced on Thursday [20 November] at a...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 21st November
I’M SURE there are quite a few sore heads around this morning after the DCN - Daily Cargo News Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards last night. Congratulations to all...
Civil works impact DP World’s Brisbane terminal
STEVEDORE DP World says four of its automated stacking cranes at its Brisbane terminal have been affected by a loss of power due to civil works. DP World stated “critical power...
$2.5 billion for Cairncross Dockyard to supercharge defence
PLANS to revitalise Australia’s second largest shipyard in Brisbane’s Morningside are due to receive $2.5 billion under a ‘prescribed project’ announced by the Queensland state...
Loose wires (nearly) sink ships
THE US National Transportation Safety Board has found a single loose wire on the 9,962 TEU Dali caused the infamous collision with Baltimore’s Frances Key Bridge on 26 March 2024...
Big bucks for cattle freight routes
UPGRADES have begun to four key beef freight routes in Central Queensland under the federal and state governments’ Queensland Beef Roads program. The $47.5 million early works...
Peters boasts of NZ ferry savings
KIWIRAIL’s new Cook Strait rail/ro-pax ferries will cost no more than NZ$596 million and the total project will come in under $2 billion, according to the New Zealand Government....
Canberra consulting on offshore decommissioning reforms
THE FEDERAL Government is seeking feedback on reforms to decommissioning and financial assurance arrangements for the offshore oil and gas industry. The Department of Industry,...
Board departures at WiseTech ahead of AGM
FREIGHT-focused tech company WiseTech has confirmed the retirement of Michael Gregg from its board of directors ahead of this week's annual meeting [Friday, 21 November]....
LPG tanker's Brisbane blackout due to wrong settings
A LOSS of power that temporarily immobilised the LPG tanker Gaschem Homer as it left the port of Brisbane occurred because two of the ship’s three auxiliary diesel generators had...
Lyttelton bans start to bite
INDUSTRIAL action at the port of Lyttelton’s container terminal is beginning to force shipping lines to make new service arrangements. Lyttelton Container Terminal users have been...
