New vessels join NSW Maritime fleet
NSW Maritime has welcomed the first of five new incident response vessels into its fleet. The Australian-built vessels were designed to support first responders in maritime...
First freight trains arrive at Tauranga's inland port
AN INLAND port on New Zealand’s North Island recently welcomed its first two freight trains from the ports of Tauranga and Auckland. The NZ$60 million Ruakura Inland Port is a...
Two more charged over bulk-carrier cocaine bust
TWO more people have been arrested over an attempt to smuggle 850 kilograms of cocaine into Australia hidden on a bulk carrier. Police believe the man (37) and woman (32) from...
TasPorts commits funding for Flinders Island marine facility
THE FLINDERS Island Safe Harbour project is a step closer with additional funding secured to deliver the safe, all-weather marine facility. TasPorts chief executive officer...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 59
IN THE news this week, a ballot for protected industrial action filed by the Australian Maritime Officers Union received unanimous support from its members working for Poseidon...
Tug adventure up for grabs in MtS Sydney Father's Day raffle
MISSION to Seafarers Sydney has teamed up with Engage Marine to offer a Father’s Day tugboat adventure. The mission’s 2023 Father’s Day raffle will give two people the chance to...
Fire-ravaged Fremantle Highway arrives in port
FREMANTLE Highway has arrived at the Dutch port of Eemshaven, scorched but no longer ablaze. The ro-ro vessel caught fire on 25 July while underway off the Netherlands and burned...
APSA elects new board
THE AUSTRALIAN Peak Shippers Association has announced its new board and committee of management. APSA appointed the new board following its 33rd annual general meeting on 3...
The World Container Index rises again
LAST week, Drewry’s World Container Index increased by 11.8% to US$1761.33 per 40-foot container. Following four consecutive weeks of increases, this week’s composite index is the...
Poseidon pilots hold off industrial action in Brisbane
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union has agreed to hold off taking industrial action against employer Poseidon Sea Pilots at the Port of Brisbane for at least another week. The...
Silk acquires Secon
SILK Logistics has acquired Melbourne-based port and bulk logistics provider Secon Freight Logistics. Secon operates with about 160 staff across two sites in Victoria. It provides...
Two significant east-coast freight lines shutting down for maintenance
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation is carrying out major maintenance shutdowns of two significant freight rail routes in the coming days. In one shutdown, ARTC is carrying out...
Drone attack hits Ukrainian seafarers centre
A DRONE attack on the Ukrainian port of Izmail on 2 August hit the local seafarers centre. The Izmail Seafarers Centre was housing families made homeless by bombing in other parts...
Revenue in decline at K Line
JAPAN’S K Line has posted a decline in revenue and ordinary income for the first quarter of the 2023 financial year. Operating revenues for the first quarter of the 2023 financial...
Project to boost grain at ports wraps up in WA
CBH has completed the first of 11 rail siding projects aiming to boost grain tonnage delivered to Western Australian ports. An upgrade to the rail siding at Co-operative Bulk...
