Svitzer Australia appoints new GM – west
SVITZER Australia has appointed Tully Barnes as its new general manager – west. Mr Barnes will be responsible for the company’s harbour and terminal towage operations in Western...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 46
IN the news this week: Qube announced two acquisitions – one a 50% stake in a New Zealand-based container logistics company and 100% of an Australian bulk haulage specialist....
A-UKFTA to enter into force on 31 May
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement is to come into force on 31 May, following the expected completion of UK domestic...
The Baltic Exchange weekly market report
The Baltic Dry Index saw a calm week last week, continuing a period of relative calm and extending its plateau out one more week. The index was 1558 on Friday (5 May), down ever...
63 alternative fuel vessels ordered this year
IN APRIL, 19 vessels with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered, according to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. Of those vessels ordered,...
New director at logistics company
NEW ZEALAND transport and logistics group Move Logistics has appointed a new independent director. Julia Raue, who stepped into the role on 3 May, will also be a member of the...
New Austal vessel bound for Pacific Islands
AUSTAL has launched a new catamaran that will transport passengers and cargo across French Polynesia. Austal built Apetahi Express at its Vietnam shipyard for maritime and tourism...
Global air-cargo demand continues decline in March
GLOBAL demand for air-cargo services decreased 7.7% in March (down 8.1% for international operations), compared with the same month last year. The International Air Transport...
Port hosts government aboard NZ coastal containership
CENTREPORT Wellington this week hosted government and shipping industry representatives who came to visit a containership on a New Zealand coastal service. The port welcomed NZ...
Wärtsilä and DNV roll out platform partnership on fleet
WÄRTSILÄ is integrating its fleet optimisation tool with an industry cloud platform built by DNV. Under their partnership, the companies are rolling out the connection across the...
Video series to help educate about the CII
THE GLOBAL Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping has developed a series of videos to help educate industry about the Carbon Intensity Indicator. The videos – free to...
Tanker Pablo burns off coast of Malaysia
AN OIL tanker has caught fire off the coast of Malaysia, with three crewmembers missing. According to media reports, Malaysian maritime authorities rescued 25 crew from...
Adelaide container volumes down in February
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in February saw a decrease compared with the same month last year, according to the latest available trade statistics from Flinders...
Australian logistics company announces new CEO
ASX-listed transport and logistics company Lindsay Australia has announced the appointment of Clayton McDonald as its new CEO. He is to start in the role on 17 July. Mr McDonald...
Port of Newcastle unveils designs for Clean Energy Precinct
PORT of Newcastle has released concept designs for stage one of the port’s Clean Energy Precinct. The port has earmarked 220 hectares of land to develop a production, storage and...
