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Iberdrola to invest €1.1 billion in Tasmanian green hydrogen and methanol plant

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SPANISH energy giant Iberdrola has announced intentions to invest more than €1.1 billion (around $1.7 billion) in a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Tasmania. Iberdrola is...
Iberdrola to invest €1.1 billion in Tasmanian green hydrogen and methanol plant

Qube acquires 12 locos for new interstate service

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QUBE has acquired 12 new locomotives from Progress Rail, one of the largest providers of rolling stock and infrastructure for the global rail industry. The 12 locomotives are all...
Qube acquires 12 locos for new interstate service

Man jailed for shipping container cigarette haul

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A MAN who orchestrated the import of three million cigarettes into Melbourne in a shipping container has been sentenced to jail. The Australian Border Force launched an...
Man jailed for shipping container cigarette haul

Local contracts awarded for Spirit of Tasmania vessels

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SPIRIT of Tasmania and shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions have announced three Tasmanian contracts for the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. The local contracts will see the...
Local contracts awarded for Spirit of Tasmania vessels

TOP STORIES OF 2022: Toll Shipping becomes Strait Link

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IN early September, Toll Shipping announced it would become an independent shipping company in Tasmania under a new name: Strait Link. Toll Shipping was part of the Toll Global...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Toll Shipping becomes Strait Link

Derailment in Blue Mountain impacts freight

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A FREIGHT train derailment in the Blue Mountains has put a freight line out of action. The train derailed on Wednesday last week (14 December) between Lawson and Linden. Repair...
Derailment in Blue Mountain impacts freight

TOP STORIES OF 2022: Bigger containerships visit Port Botany

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MSC TOKYO became the ship with the deepest draught to visit Port Botany in February 2022. The vessel has a draught of 15.1 metres when it entered the port. MSC Tokyo broke a...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Bigger containerships visit Port Botany

First grain load received at new SA port facility

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SOUTH Australian port infrastructure company T-Ports has received its first load of grain at the new Wallaroo transhipment port facility. T-Ports announced the milestone along...
First grain load received at new SA port facility

UNCTAD forecasts global trade record and a tough year ahead

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THE UNITED Nations Conference on Trade and Development forecasts a record $32 trillion for global trade value in 2022, but the upwards trend has taken a turn. UNCTAD’s latest...
UNCTAD forecasts global trade record and a tough year ahead

Interim board finalised for Infrastructure Australia

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THE AUSTRALIAN government has finalised an interim board for Infrastructure Australia. The government launched a review of the independent infrastructure advisor in July this...
Interim board finalised for Infrastructure Australia

AMSA to support Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race fleet 

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THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is to continue its vital role providing emergency search and rescue and safety support for the 2022 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, to be run...
AMSA to support Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race fleet 

Pilbara Ports see November cargo increase

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THROUGHPUT at the ports of the Pilbara has seen an increase in November. According to the latest statistics from the Pilbara Ports Authority, there was an increase of 7% in...
Pilbara Ports see November cargo increase

The DCN Weekly: Episode 28

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TWO big reports made the news this week, one of them being the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report on the APL England incident....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 28

Baltic Exchange weekly market report

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THE BALTIC Dry Index rounded out last week on a high, hitting 1560, the highest it has been since late October. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending 16 December 2022. Source:...
Baltic Exchange weekly market report

CMA CGM teams up with port for shore power

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THE CMA CGM Group and Shanghai International Port signed a long-term strategic collaboration to develop the mass scale use of onshore power supply for containerships at the Port...
CMA CGM teams up with port for shore power