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...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Argentina
In 2023 Argentina is managing a historic drought, its presence in Antarctica and a new route to the sea AGRICULTURE and an abundance of natural resources are among the foundations...
Vessels provided with biofuel for carbon "insetting" campaign
SEVENTEEN businesses are providing marine biofuel for a container shipping company to create more sustainable supply chains for their freight. The companies are involved in a...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 41
THE AUSTRALIA-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement will come into effect soon, the enabling legislation in the UK having received Royal Assent this past week....
Rail freight line to close for maintenance
FREIGHT services on a section of the Hunter Valley rail network will stop while the line is closed for maintenance works. The Australian Rail Track Corporation is planning a major...
World Container Index continues to drop
THE DREWRY World Container Index fell by 2% to US$1716.85 per 40-foot container this past week. The composite index has dropped by 79% when compared with the same week last year...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen overhauls company structure
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has launched a new management team and has adjusted its corporate structure. The shipping company outlined several changes as part of its new structure,...
