TasPorts explores growth opportunities at renewable energy hub
TASPORTS is undertaking a market sounding exercise to inform growth plans around renewable energy generation in Tasmania. A focus of the exercise is the port of Bell Bay, which...
Ship recycling convention to enter into force
LIBERIA has ratified the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, triggering the convention’s entry into force. It follows Bangladesh’s...
Summit convenes to thrash out simplified trade system
ON MONDAY (26 June) the Australian government convened a Simplified Trade System Summit in Melbourne and released a consultation paper outlining the directions reforms to boost...
Incat-Crowther designed crew transfer vessel enters service
THE FIRST 32-metre parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel designed by Incat Crowther for Emden-based EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has been delivered. According to the Australia-based...
Detained vessel Shiling begins harbour trials
THE CONTAINERSHIP Shiling was due to commence harbour trials on Monday afternoon ahead of a long-awaited departure from CentrePort Wellington. The Singapore-flagged vessel broke...
Wharf upgrade progresses with 70-ton lift
AN INFRASTRUCTURE upgrade at New Zealand’s CentrePort is progressing with the installation of a 70-ton structure at Seaview Wharf. The soffit – a concrete structure designed to...
Tassie shipbuilder to build new Parramatta ferries
HOBART-based Richardson Devine Marine Shipbuilders has received the construction tender for seven new Parramatta Class ferries. Australian shipbuilder and engineering company...
Australian shipbuilder delivers fifth patrol boat
ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal has delivered its fifth of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel, ADV Cape Woolamai was officially accepted...
MOL and Chevron form alliance for future-fuels research
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Chevron are forming a “strategic alliance” to research new fuels for the marine energy industry. MOL and Chevron Singapore signed a memorandum of...
International Day of the Seafarer
EVERY year since 2010 on 25 June, we mark the International Day of the Seafarer. This year, the International Maritime Organization has chosen to focus on seafarers’ contributions...
Port operators and first responders tested with emergency drill
A MARITIME emergency response drill in Port Kembla on Friday was a success, according to the Port Authority of New South Wales and NSW Ports. The annual multi-agency exercise aims...
Zim to bring digital financing service to Australia
ZIM has expanded its partnership with cross-border trade financing platform 40Seas, with plans to bring the new service to Australia. Zim announced in January it had invested in...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index saw a steady increase over the past week, rising from 1065 on Monday to 1240 on Friday (23 June). This is a continuation, albeit on a sharper incline, of the...
World Container Index continues to fall
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 3.5% to US$1535.75 per 40-foot container this week. The index has dropped by 78.9% compared with the same week last year. It...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 53
IN THIS week's special edition of The DCN Weekly, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's national operations manager Greg Witherall spoke with DCN about pilot ladder safety....
