MOL appoints chief representative for NZ
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has appointed a chief country representative for New Zealand. Kazuki Kuwahara, based in Auckland, officially stepped into the newly established position on 1...
IMO announces candidates for secretary-general position
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has announced the candidates for the position of IMO secretary-general. Current IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim is to step down from the...
Eighth convicted over maritime meth haul in Geraldton
AN EIGHTH man has been found guilty over the importation of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine into Geraldton. The drugs were detected in 2017. Police said it was, at the time, the...
336kg of heroin intercepted at Port of Brisbane
AUTHORITIES have intercepted a shipping container containing 336 kilograms of heroin at Port of Brisbane. They say the haul is the largest amount of heroin ever seized in...
VICT to increase landside charges
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its landside charges, as well as its infrastructure surcharge. The container terminal on Tuesday (4 April) issued a 60-day...
Airline's return to Victoria to boost South America trade
LATIN America’s largest airline is planning to relaunch a service to Melbourne that would boost Australia’s exports to South America. LATAM Airlines paused its direct service from...
Timor-Leste expands electronic single window for trade
TIMOR-LESTE has expanded its electronic single window to accelerate the movement of international trade. The electronic single window system was designed to reduce the cost and...
P&O Cruises adds Townsville cruise call
P&O Cruises is adding calls at the Port of Townsville from 2025. The company announced the plans during the launch of its 90th anniversary celebration in Brisbane. Pacific...
First Australian company joins Green Marine program
TT-LINE has become the first Australian company to join the Green Marine environmental certification program. The Spirits of Tasmania would therefore be the first Australian-based...
Biosecurity haul intercepted in Sydney
BIOSECURITY officers have intercepted seven shipping containers’ worth of meat and risk material in what is claimed to be one of Australia’s largest single biosecurity detections....
Trade grant aims to improve Aussie apple exports
THE FEDERAL government has awarded a $450,000 grant to the national peak body for apple and pear growers to improve export opportunities. The Agricultural Trade and Market Access...
Charges laid over heroin shipment into Port Botany
POLICE have charged a man over a shipment of 35 kilograms of heroin that arrived in Port Botany last month. The Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force began...
MARITIME HISTORY: barque Garthsnaid
Excerpts of DCN’s reporting on the barque Garthsnaid being damaged in severe weather off the coast of Southern Victoria in April 1923 BY THE irony of fate the end of the long...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Working together for gender equality
THE advancement of gender equality is experienced differently around the world, and in every walk of life there are vastly different challenges for advancing the equality of all...
IN DETAIL: Rotating to carbon reduction
DCN spoke to Anemoi technical director Luke McEwen about how rotor sails work, and recent developments in the area What is the history of rotor sails on vessels? Rotor sails were...
