Port of Melbourne joins C40 Green Ports Forum
PORT of Melbourne has joined the C40 Green Ports Forum. The organisation brings together cities and ports around the world with goals to mitigate air pollution and greenhouse gas...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index fell off a cliff last week, winding up at 919 on Friday (2 June). The index has plummeted 44% since a recent high of 1640 on 10 May. The BDI fell 18% just...
World Container Index drops slightly
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 0.2% to US$1682.10 per 40-foot container this week. Compared with the same week last year, however, the index dropped by...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 50
IN THE news this past week, containership CMA CGM Puccini lost steering and hit a navigational beacon as it left the Port of Melbourne....
Team Global Express announces new NZ CEO
TEAM Global Express has announced Stewart Smith as its new chief executive officer for the company in New Zealand. Mr Smith joins Team Global Express with more than 30 years’...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Malaysia
One of the world’s busiest shipping lanes is within Malaysia’s jurisdiction, fuelling the country’s strong maritime position and the ongoing threat of piracy MALAYSIA’S coastlines...
Australia's SCF acquires CSL Containers
AUSTRALIAN shipping container supplier SCF has acquired CSL Containers. CSL Containers has existed in New Zealand for more than 30 years and is currently managed by Roger...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Stevedore, port officer and mum
Maritime consultant Kendall Carter interviewed Cori York-Dumbleton about how she started in the industry and advice for women considering a maritime career Why did you consider a...
NPDL US service to expand trans-Tasman opportunities
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line is launching a liner service to the South Pacific from the US west coast, opening transhipment opportunities to Australia. NPDL said the new WCUSA...
AMSA bans bulker Babuza Wisdom
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Babuza Wisdom for 90 days for what it said was “a plethora” of detainable deficiencies,...
Company and master convicted over pilot ladder injury
AAL Dampier Navigation and a master have been convicted over a pilot ladder incident that seriously injured a marine pilot. The company and the master were prosecuted in the Perth...
OPINION: The race is on
ON 1 NOVEMBER 2022, the Melbourne Cup was supposed to be the focus for Aussie punters and non-punters alike who each year look forward to the festivities of the race that stops...
Air cargo capacity passes pre-Covid levels in April
GLOBAL air cargo capacity has surpassed pre-Covid levels for the first time in three years, data from the International Air Transport Association shows. The latest monthly data...
Record grain exports at Southern Ports
THE PORTS of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance handled record volumes of grain this year. The Southern Ports Authority has reported its three ports together exported more than 8...
MARITIME HISTORY: The biggest ship fuel conversion
In June 1923, Daily Commercial News carried a story about the largest ship in the world, the Leviathan, being converted from a coal-burner to an oil-burner IN OUR age, heavy fuel...
