Zim opens agency in New Zealand
NEW York Stock Exchange-listed container line Zim has opened a fully-owned agency in New Zealand. The new agency replaces its third-party agent in the country, effective 1...
Australia joins Green Shipping Challenge at COP27
AUSTRALIA signed up to the Green Shipping Challenge at the COP27 conference. US President Joe Biden invited Australia to join the challenge at the Major Economies Forum in June....
IATA reports softer air cargo demand in September
AIR cargo demand softened in September, according to the International Air Transport Association. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), fell 10.6% from figures...
A container terminal at Newcastle takes a step closer to reality
THE LOWER house of the New South Wales Parliament on Tuesday passed the Port of Newcastle (Extinguishment of Liability) Bill 2022, meaning a container terminal at Newcastle is a...
Vessel operating costs rising: report
INFLATION of vessel operating cost inflation has accelerated in 2022, according to maritime consultancy Drewry’s Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and Forecast 2022/23 report....
Government to amend Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill
THE AUSTRALIAN government is introducing amendments to the Secure jobs, Better Pay Bill in Parliament today (Tuesday 8 November). Discussions about possible advantages and...
Australian H2 tech developer appoints strategic advisor
AUSTRALIAN hydrogen company Provaris has appointed a strategic advisor to support the company’s team in Norway. The company’s Norway office is working on opportunities for...
OPINION: Twelve years later, Australia still falling short on seafarer welfare funding
By David Hammond, CEO, Human Rights at Sea “WHAT an indictment on the UN system and to the shipping industry of the 21st century that such a salient piece of international...
Maritime taskforce to launch action plan at COP27
THE MARITIME Just Transition Task Force plans to use its position at COP27 to launch new material on seafarers' role in the shipping industry’s energy transition. The taskforce...
Port and local conservation group come to agreement on dredging project
PORTS of Auckland has come to an agreement with conservation group Protect Our Gulf and received consent to dredge the Rangitoto Channel, after a three-year-long court battle. As...
New ship and rotation on trans-Tasman service
ANL has added a Sydney loop to its ANZ Shuttle service and a new containership to facilitate the rotation. The new trans-Tasman loop calls Tauranga, Brisbane and Sydney. The...
WA shipbuilder delivers third vessel under RAN contract
SHIPBUILDER Austal Australia has delivered the third of eight Cape-class patrol boats to the Royal Australian Navy. Austal built ADV Cape Naturaliste in Western Australia under a...
Sydney freight rail projects progress
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has hit several milestones on its Port Botany Rail Line Duplication and the Cabramatta Loop projects. For the Port Botany project, ARTC...
Maersk working with Spain for large-scale green fuels production
THE SPANISH government and A.P. Moller - Maersk have signed a “general protocol for collaboration” to investigate opportunities for green fuels production at scale in Spain....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 22
THIS past week, unions have issued notices of protected industrial action on Svitzer tugboats almost every day....
