Port of Brisbane secures sustainability-linked financing
PORT of Brisbane has locked in $500 million in sustainability-linked financing. The port on Monday announced it had agreed to terms on the sustainability loan, to be financed by a...
Maersk secures green methanol for maiden voyage
MAERSK has secured a supply of green methanol for the maiden voyage of its first methanol-enabled containership. The company has signed a deal with Dutch producer OCI Global on...
DCN Magazine June 2023 edition: Feature Focus – pilotage
The June 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Pilotage – The state of pilotage around Australia Regional ports...
OPINION: How did the government get into this mess in the first place?
FURTHER to my article published in the May 2023 edition of the Daily Cargo News (p 18) “New South Wales port privatisation saga”, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian...
Emissions and safety in focus at Sydney maritime forum
PLANS to reduce emissions and increase safety for mariners have emerged from a maritime leaders forum in Sydney. Australia co-hosted the Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety...
Maritime workers vote in favour of Svitzer EA
A MAJORITY of maritime workers at Svitzer Australia voted in favour of a new national enterprise agreement in a ballot that closed on Saturday (10 June). Sixty-three percent of...
THE GRILL: Peter Sedgwick
Tell us about life at Smit Lamnalco. I’ve been with Smit Lamnalco for just under six years now. I started off as the operations manager then transitioned to GM a couple of years...
NSW Ports is the 2023 Major Host Sponsor for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards
DAILY Cargo News is proud to announce that NSW Ports is the Major Host Sponsor of the 2023 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. NSW Ports CEO Marika Calfas said the...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index crept up last week, hitting 1055 on Friday. The index started the week at 939 on Monday. The index hit a low last week of 919 – its lowest point since a nadir...
Study finds seafarer training deficit in decarbonised, digitalised industry
A SURVEY of 500 seafarers found the maritime workforce needs more training to work in a decarbonised and digitalised shipping industry. DNV and the Singapore Maritime Foundation...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 51
IN THE news with week, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority announced it had banned the general cargo ship BBC Weser for 90 days....
Unions divided on Svitzer's proposed enterprise agreement
UNIONS representing Svitzer Australia’s maritime workforce have encouraged their members to vote in favour of, and against, a new national harbour towage enterprise agreement. The...
World Container Index decreases slightly
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 0.1% to US$1681.04 per 40-foot container this week. The index has dropped by 78% since the same week last year and is now 84%...
Logistics contract awarded for WA lithium plant expansion
DB Schenker has received a contract to provide freight forwarding and logistics services for the Kemerton Lithium Expansion Project (KEP) in Western Australia. Albemarle’s...
Dual-purpose container facility opens in Hobart
CONTAINER supplier Royal Wolf has opened a new container facility in Hobart. The new facility, built on 12,000 square metres of land in Cambridge, includes self-storage services...
