Pilot cutter crews at Mackay to strike
PILOT cutter crews at the Port of Mackay are stopping work for 24 hours starting from 0800 on Wednesday. The move by members of the Australian Maritime Officers Union and the...
ARTC moves closer to track upgrade with environmental review approval
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation said an environmental assessment of its plan to upgrade 35 kilometres of track between the Hunter Valley coal network and the Inland Rail has...
Maersk withdraws from ICS board, strengthens membership with WSC
AFTER serving on the board of the International Chamber of Shipping for around a decade, Maersk has withdrawn its company representative from the board. Maersk reviews its...
Study shows just in time arrivals can reduce containership emissions
JUST in time arrivals could reduce ships’ fuel consumption and associated emissions, according to new research from the GreenVoyage2050 project. The project is a partnership...
Spectainer and Austal partner up
AUSTAL, the ASX-listed shipbuilder, and Spectainer, which has developed the Collapsecon collapsible shipping container, have entered into a strategic partnership. Spectainer has...
Court rules container lashing to be assigned to dockers, not seafarers
A DUTCH court has ruled that ship managers, ship owners and charterers must honour a clause stipulating that cargo lashing work is to be assigned to dock workers rather than...
Swire charters three MPP vessels
SWIRE Projects has chartered three handysize multipurpose vessels from shipowner R. Braren. The 28,000-DWT vessels were built between 2010 and 2011 at Huanghai shipyard, China....
Industry needs to do more for seafarers: AMSA executive
MISSION to Seafarers held its first annual parliamentary lunch at the New South Wales Parliament on Friday. The keynote speaker, AMSA executive director of operations Michael...
Tug crews behind Portland Bay operation recognised by seafarers, unions and port community
A BARBECUE at Port Botany was an opportunity for the crew of Portland Bay to meet the tug crews who kept the bulk carrier from grounding last week, but the 21 seafarers were...
Biosecurity delays and threats adding cost to supply chain
INCREASED biosecurity risks, and delays for biosecurity clearance at the border are adding costs to an already costly supply chain. Industry peak body Freight and Trade Alliance...
THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 5: A roundup of the week's news
THE NEWS this week was dominated by the story of Portland Bay, a bulk carrier which found itself in imminent danger of grounding on the rocks of the Royal National Park, south of...
PIL joins WSC
PACIFIC International Lines has joined the World Shipping council as a new member. PIL was established in Singapore in 1967 and is today the 12th largest container shipping line...
Global trade hits record $7.7 trillion in Q1 2022
THE VALUE of global trade reached a record $7.7 trillion in the first quarter of 2022 but tightening policies and geopolitical frictions may bring the positive trend to an end,...
The week in bulk: Capesizes active, Panamaxes see losses
THE Baltic Dry Index continued the past few weeks’ slow and steady decline, settling at 2067 on Friday 8 July. This was a 7% decline on the previous Friday (1 July), and an 11%...
Port of Townsville backs 15 local initiatives through $50,000 community fund
PORT of Townsville has backed 15 community projects in through its second annual $50,000 Community Fund. The fund was launched in 2020. This year, community-based initiatives...
