Glebe Island: The plan to save Sydney’s last working port
THE BEACON is DCN’s new series of articles that take a closer look at key topics and themes for maritime logistics, both in Australia and further afield. In the first article of...
Marika Calfas ready to push port policy priorities for Southeast Asia and Oceania
NEW South Wales Ports chief executive Marika Calfas says she is ready to strive for the interests of ports across Oceania and Southeast Asia. Ms Calfas has just been elected as...
Damen wins order for Woodside Gulf work
DUTCH shipbuilder Damen has won a contract to supply offshore support tugs for Woodside Energy’s Trion oil field development in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America if you’ve been...
Groth aces Roma for ports and freight portfolio
VICTORIAN opposition leader Brad Battin has announced a new front bench with Roma Britnell losing out to former tennis pro Sam Groth for the shadow portfolio of ports and freight....
$91 million clinker terminal quadruples Kwinana Bulk Terminal capacity
FREMANTLE Ports, Kwinana Bulk Terminal, WA’s only import clinker circuit will quadruple its capacity with a $91 million clinker import circuit at the Kwinana Bulk Terminal....
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Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 9 October 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index rebournded slightly this week, landing at 1936 for the week ending 10 October, 2025. Last week, the BDI was 1909. Capesize The Capesize market experienced a...
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: The land of plenty of time and wait a while
With the focus of global economic power shifting increasingly to the Asia-Pacific, opportunities for northern Australia have seldom been greater AUTHOR Jeannie Gunn captured...
ATSB outlines Hedland near-grounding, reporting failure
THE BLOW-by-blow details of a bulk carrier’s main engine failure that could have resulted in a blockage of Port Hedland have been exposed in a preliminary report from the...
Kwinana Grain Terminal dispute escalates
THE DISPUTE at the Kwinana Grain Terminal has escalated significantly in recent days, with CBH Group reinstating a lockout of more than 130 workers amid ongoing tensions with...
DCN Weekly 10th Oct 2025: Top stories from the week
THIS week’s DCN Weekly. In this episode (week ending 10 October 2025), David Sexton and Lindsay Reed reflect on the passing of New Zealand industry leader Benoît Marcenac, major...
Boluda strengthens local management
BOLUDA Towage Australasia has been quick to raise its pulling power with the appointment of a business development executive. Remko Hottentot is the new Director Business...
Breaking news: Aratere headed to India
KIWIRAIL has sold its redundant rail/ro-pax Aratere for demolition in India. The 26-yo Cook Strait ferry was withdrawn from service on 18 August and laid up in Wellington pending...
Activist seafarer returns to Australia
SEAFARER and Maritime Union member Hamish Paterson has returned to Australia following his release by Israeli authorities. Mr Paterson was among several Australians on board the...
World Container Index – 9 October 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index continued its months-long slide, decreasing a further 1% to $1,651 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index The Drewry...
Q3 crash for OOCL
OOCL, the first of the major carriers to report Q3 2025 operational results, has seen a disturbing fall in revenue despite volumes holding up. In information released to the Hong...
