DCN Magazine August edition: Feature Focus – diversity & inclusion
The August 2022 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Diversity & inclusion – A look at how we are building a more...
Ports of Auckland officially welcomes new electric tug
THE WORLD’S first full size, ship-handling electric tugboat was officially delivered to Ports of Auckland last week with a blessing ceremony in Auckland. The tugboat, named...
Evergreen Marine’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory certified
DECARBONISATION is the name of the game these days – but you can’t reduce what isn’t measured in the first place. Evergreen Marine recently carried out a systematic inspection and...
Diversity in Maritime Charter program welcomes new member
THE Seafarers’ Charity has joined the Diversity in Maritime Charter, an industry initiative which aims to close diversity and inclusion gaps in the maritime workforce. The charter...
Zim invests in tracking tech company
OCEAN carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services has invested US$5.5 million in asset and fleet visibility systems developer Hoopo. The investment was part of a Series A financing...
ATSB investigates bulker grounding at Port Hedland
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau is commencing an investigation into the grounding of the bulk carrier Hagen Oldendorff in Port Hedland on 9 April. According to the bureau,...
Second TasPorts tug wreck salvaged from river
THE WRECK of TasPorts tugboat Campbell Cove has been successfully removed from the Mersey River. Once the tug is secured on heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne and the ship departs for...
Drewry container index decreases for 24th consecutive week
DREWRY’s composite World Container Index decreased by 3% this week to US$6430 per 40-foot container. Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors The figure...
The week in bulk: In the doldrums
THE Baltic Dry Index continued its downward march over the past week. It wound up on Friday at 1477 – the lowest point since the beginning of February this year. The BDI started...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 10
The news this week followed the efforts to salvage sunken TasPorts tugs York Cove and Campbell Cove from Port of Devonport's Mersey River....
PacTow welcomes new addition to tug fleet
PACIFIC TOWING has expanded its fleet of tugboats with the addition of a specialised harbour tug at the company’s Port Moresby base. Tavurvur is an Azimuth Stern Drive tug, the...
Darwin Port wage dispute escalates to FWC, port workers to strike
DARWIN Port workers are preparing to take industrial action next week as fair work proceedings unfold and the Maritime Union of Australia and Darwin Port exchange accusations....
New service starting in September from east coast to Indian Subcontinent
NAUTICAL Shipping, as agents for Sea Lead Shipping, has announced a direct seasonal service from the Australian east coast to the Indian Subcontinent. A statement from Nautical...
Wellbeing training should be mandatory for cadets, Wellness at Sea delegates say
THE FIRST event in a series of global wellness conferences for cadets has been lauded as “an overwhelming success” for its turnout of 1600 aspiring seafarers. More than 96% of the...
Campbell Cove returned to water for second salvage attempt
TASPORTS and heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne are reattempting the lift of sunken tugboat Campbell Cove after the process proved more challenging than the removal of York Cove on the...
