QLD government launches $21m maritime industry grant program
THE QUEENSLAND government is launching a $21 million grants program to stimulate investment in the state’s maritime industry. The Backing Queensland Maritime Jobs program aims to...
DHL Supply Chain welcomes new Asia Pacific leader
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Mihaela Isac as chief information officer for Asia Pacific. Ms Isac has been with DHL Supply Chain for more than a decade, and was most recently...
Tenders open for construction of new Western Sydney ferries
TENDERS are opening today (29 November) for the local construction of seven new ferries for Western Sydney. Sydney-based shipbuilder Incat Crowther designed the new Parramatta...
Ammonia-fuelled bulker gains approval in principle
CLASSNK has issued an Approval in Principle for an ammonia-fuelled 200,000-DWT bulk carrier. The vessel was jointly developed by Itochu Corporation, Nihon Shipyard, Mitsui E&S...
MSC takes delivery of aircraft
MSC has taken delivery of a new B777-200 freighter. The aircraft is the first MSC-branded plane and it will fly on routes between China, the US, Mexico and Europe, operated by...
Resolutions adopted for piracy repression code
SIGNATORIES to the Jeddah Amendment, a code focussed on preventing piracy, have agreed on next steps to enhance implementation of the code. The Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti...
Early works begin on NSW Inland Rail section
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has commenced early works along the Albury to Illabo (A21) Inland Rail section. ARTC said the New South Wales minister for planning declared...
CMA CGM Q3 results show slowdown in profits
CMA CGM reported a slowdown in revenue and profit growth over the third quarter of 2022. The company said the quarter was “shaped by persistent geopolitical tensions” and...
Port seeks Aboriginal artist
AS a component of Mid West Ports Authority’s first reconciliation action plan (RAP), Aboriginal artists who reside in and have connections to the Mid West have been invited to...
ANL helps the kelp
ANL, in collaboration with the University of Tasmania, has launched the K-Help Initiative, which aims to restore the giant kelp forests of south-east Tasmania. Seaweed is an...
New methanol-fuelled tanker named
PROMAN Stena Bulk formally named its first newbuild IMOIIMeMAX methanol-fuelled 49,900 DWT vessel, Stena Pro Patria, in a ceremony hosted in Trinidad and Tobago on 23 November....
North P&I Club to increase premiums for 2023-24
NORTH P&I Club has signalled its intention to apply a 10% general increase in 2023-24 premium rates amid swirling economic uncertainty and mounting inflationary pressures. The...
2022 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards Winners Brochure
THE WINNERS Brochure for the 2022 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards is now live. Click here to read the 2022 DCN Awards Winners Brochure, complete with all the...
Labor IR bill gains Senate support
THE government announced over the weekend that it had secured the support of the Senate to pass its “Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill”. In a statement employment and workplace...
Baltic Exchange Market Report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended last week on an increase. Friday’s BDI was 1324, up from the previous Monday’s 1177. A week on the up: the Baltic Dry Index for the week ending 25...
