Aussie freight tech platform coming to Townsville
NORTHERN Stevedoring Services is to implement Inbound from mid-February. The vehicle booking and visibility platform aims to rid the breakbulk and automotive stevedoring, and the...
Fraud is major threat to cargo: Insurer
THE almost exclusive use of online facilities to process business transactions allows a myriad of fraudulent pursuits to find opportunities within the complexities of the global...
Historic Sydney lighthouse heritage listed
AUSTRALIA’s third oldest lighthouse – Hornby Lighthouse on Sydney’s South Head – as been added to the State Heritage Register. The state government added South Head’s cultural...
QuayLink dredging work begins
DREDGING and reclamation works have commenced on TasPorts’ Devonport East Terminal 3 development. TasPorts’ contractors began dredging and reclamation as part of the $240 million...
Rail recovery underway after Botany derailment
A TRAIN derailed at the Australian Rail Track Corporation’s rail yard at Botany on Friday morning (13 January). According to NSW Ports, ARTC advised the incident occurred as two...
ANL expands PAX service
ANL is expanding its PAX service with a direct call to Surabaya, Indonesia. Starting on 22 January, the service will call Singapore, Surabaya, Dili and Darwin on Loop 1, and...
Pilbara throughput dips slightly in December
THROUGHPUT figures at Pilbara ports dropped slightly last month. Pilbara Ports Authority said it handled a total of 67.2 million tonnes in December 2022, a 2% decrease compared...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 30
THE BIGGEST story this week was the release of the Productivity Commission's final report on Australia's maritime logistics system....
Flood-damaged rail line to reopen
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation is preparing to reopen a New South Wales rail line damaged by flooding. The ARTC plans to reopen the line between Condobolin and Ivanhoe on...
Australia to feature in IMO marine casualty investigation program
AUSTRALIA will play an important role in a new marine casualty investigation program from the International Maritime Organization. The program aims to build IMO member states’...
WA food supplies arrive in Broome on barge
PORT of Broome is handling barge shipments of food supplies for Kimberley communities while the region’s highway is closed. Severe flooding in Western Australia has severed the...
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued its tumble last week, hitting on Friday the lowest point in more than a year. The index on Friday (13 January) was 946. This was a decline of 45%...
Autonomous underwater vehicle trial a success
KAWASAKI Heavy Industries and TotalEnergies have trialled the use of an autonomous underwater vehicle to inspect subsea pipelines. The offshore verification test involved...
Westerdam visits Darwin for the first time
The Northern Territory on Thursday welcomed the Westerdam on its maiden voyage to Darwin. The vessel was docked at the Port of Darwin for the day and the nearly 2000 passengers...
Provaris and Norwegian Hydrogen to collaborate on hydrogen value-chain projects
AUSTRALIAN energy company Provaris is collaborating with Norwegian Hydrogen to develop green hydrogen value chain projects in the Nordic region. Their intent is to accelerate the...
