Ship lists, spills boxes at port
GENERAL cargo ship Sea Xpress on Saturday (7 January) listed during cargo operations, spilling containers overboard at Mundra Port in India, according to media reports. About 20...
Air cargo demand softens amid economic headwinds
GLOBAL air cargo demand softened in November 2022, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association. Global demand, measured in cargo...
MPV sector looks to a relatively bright 2023: Drewry
MULTIPURPOSE vessel rates are expected to soften through the coming year, but the rate of decline is expected to be less than in competing sectors such as containerships and...
DNV software hit with cyberattack
DNV’s ShipManager software was subject to a cyberattack on Saturday (7 January). The assurance and risk-management company confirmed the cyberattack on Monday (9 January) and said...
Maritime Charities Group welcomes new chair
THE MARITIME Charities Group has appointed Tim Slingsby of Lloyd’s Register Foundation as the charity’s new chair. Mr Slingsby is director of skills and education at Lloyd’s...
Logistics company appoints new executives
LOGISTICS company Geodis has appointed three leaders to its executive committee. On Monday it announced the appointment of Stéphanie Hervé as group executive vice president,...
WA approves land for export industry development
WESTERN Australia’s Industrial Lands Panel has approved allocations of land for seven projects in the Boodarie and Ashburton North strategic industrial areas (SIAs). The...
Indigenous art installed at new Spirit of Tasmania Quay
THE NEW Spirit of Tasmania Quay passenger terminal now features an 80-metre-long indigenous art mural. The painting of an orange-bellied parrot was a collaborative effort by...
Inflation and recession biggest concerns for 2023
SUPPLY-chain leaders see inflation and recession as the biggest factors for business in the coming year, according to a recent report from online logistics platform Container...
New study to explore green fleet renewal opportunities
DNV has partnered with a sustainable shipping alliance on a study aimed at decarbonising shipping in the Baltic and North Sea. The classification society and the Responsible...
Freight network changes help trucks reach communities isolated by floods
TRUCKS are being given temporary access to alternative road networks to deliver food and essential supplies to Northwest Australian communities cut off by floods. The flooding is...
PC maintains views on port inefficiencies in finalised report
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission on Monday (9 January) released its inquiry report into Australia’s maritime logistics system. The report, Lifting productivity at Australia’s container...
DCN Magazine January 2023 edition: Feature Focus – LNG & offshore
The January 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: LNG & offshore - Change is ahead for LNG and offshore sectors;...
Three companies team up to research safer berthing
THREE Japanese companies have agreed to develop a new safe berthing and unberthing assist system. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen (K Line Kinkai), and...
Port’s biennial dredging campaign to begin next week
THE ALBATROS is returning to New Zealand’s Port Taranaki next week to carry out biennial maintenance dredging of the shipping channel. The removal of sand and sediment build-up,...
