Bulker detained in NZ after losing rudder
MARITIME NZ has detained the vessel Achilles Bulker after it lost its rudder and suffered a steering failure in a Tauranga channel. The Panama-flagged bulk carrier (IMO 9270907)...
Plan for hydrogen facility on Tiwi Islands progressing
PROVARIS is moving ahead with its plan to build green hydrogen production and export infrastructure in the Tiwi Islands. The company said the project would export up to 90,000...
Indonesia pauses import of Australian cattle from certain facilities
INDONESIA has paused exports from four Australian facilities after cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) were detected in animals from Australia. In a statement, chief veterinary...
Botany container trade dips in June
PORT Botany saw a 10.4% decrease in total container throughput in June, when compared with the same month last year. The port handled a total of 214,628 TEU in June 2023 – down...
PacTow and QLD marine contractor partner on PNG port upgrades
PACIFIC Towing is helping Queensland’s Pacific Marine Group upgrade a port in Papua New Guinea as part of an infrastructure program funded by the PNG and Australian governments....
Second-quarter profit and revenue tumble at CMA CGM
CMA CGM posted decreases in revenue and EBITDA in the second quarter of 2023, attributing the results to “difficult” market conditions. Revenue fell 36.9% compared with the second...
New details suggest 500 electric cars on Fremantle Highway
NEW reports on the Fremantle Highway incident suggest there were 3783 vehicles on board the ro-ro vessel – including 498 electric vehicles – when a fire broke out last week. The...
New Infrastructure Australia CEO announced
THE AUSTRALIAN government on Monday announced Adam Copp as the new chief executive officer of Infrastructure Australia. IA is an independent body that conducts research and...
ATSB issues brief on Christmas Island pilot ladder incident
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau on Friday published an occurrence brief on a pilot ladder incident that happened on 24 May at Christmas Island. According to the brief, a...
Methanol bunkering a first for Maersk and Singapore
A BUNKERING operation involving Maersk's new methanol containership was a first for the company and for Singapore. Maersk took delivery of its first containership able to run on...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 58
A FIRE broke out on a ro-ro vessel off the coast of the Netherlands this week, with one crewmember reported to have been killed in the blaze....
World container Index inches up again
THE LATEST Drewry World Container Index of US$1575.62 is an increase of 2.5% week-on-week. However, it dropped by 76.7% when compared with the same week last year. The latest...
Investigation launched as Fremantle Highway burns
THE RO-RO vessel Fremantle Highway was still burning early on Friday morning, and there were reports of an investigation into the cause of the blaze. Fremantle Highway caught fire...
MOL and K Line sign container terminal expansion agreement
THREE maritime companies have signed an agreement to expand the container terminal in Japan’s Port of Kobe, potentially creating the largest terminal in western Japan. Mitsui...
Fire breaks out on car carrier, one crewmember dead
A CREWMEMBER is dead and several others injured after a car carrier caught fire off the Dutch coast. The Panama-flagged Fremantle Highway (IMO 9667344) was sailing from Germany to...
