DHL Global Forwarding invests $17 million in Brisbane Airport facility
DHL Global Forwarding is investing $17 million in a new 4880 square metre facility at Brisbane Airport. The company held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site today. The facility...
Shipco and AGS team up for New Zealand operations
SHIPCO Transport and AGS World Transport have agreed to form a new joint venture to serve the New Zealand market called NGS World Transport. The new operation will officially...
A second ship snaps mooring lines at Brisbane berth days after OOCL Brisbane breaks away
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the near-breakaway of containership CMA CGM Bellini in Port of Brisbane just days after OOCL Brisbane broke its lines in...
Findings from Rio De La Plata unmooring accident released
NEW Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released its final report on an accident in which a crew member was seriously injured while unmooring a...
Container company Royal Wolf lands $51 million defence contract
SHIPPING container company Royal Wolf has been awarded a $51 million contract to build 300 personnel restraint modules for the Department of Defence over the next three years....
A change in leadership at Toll
TOLL chairman John Mullen AO has announced he would retire from the Toll board at the end of next month. Toll managing director Thomas Knudsen will transition to the role of...
DPWA’s Adam joins ALC board
ANDREW Adam, DP World Australia CEO, has been appointed a member of the Australian Logistics Council Board of Directors. Mr Adam brings more than 20 years of experience in the...
ITF and MUA laud Labor's maritime vision
TRADE unions are celebrating the outcome of the federal election, anticipating its support for Australian seafarers and the establishment of a national fleet. The International...
Salvage preparedness workshop in the Pilbara a success
A SHIP has run aground at Port Hedland – what happens next? A workshop run by the Pilbara Port Authority sought to help port stakeholders answer that question if there is such an...
Barge for salvage operation arrives at Devonport
THE 55-metre-long receiving barge Intan arrived at the Port of Devonport this week ahead of the removal works for the York Cove and Campbell Cove tugs from the Mersey River. The...
The week in bulk: BDI falls, headwinds in Capesize and Panamax markets
THE Baltic Dry Index fell off a bit of a cliff last week, with a precipitous decline over the five days to Friday. The BDI was 2681 on Friday (27 May), which is a decrease of 20%...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Policy dithering on Newcastle container terminal
POLICY dithering about China Merchants’ 50% ownership of the Port of Newcastle is blocking a rail-based container transportation network in NSW. A pre-election federal government...
Transport minister breaks down progress and outlook of shipping industry
DESPITE headwinds over the past two years the Australian shipping industry should be proud of its achievements, according to NSW transport minister David Elliott. Mr Elliott...
Australian Cruise Association welcomes new CLIA chair
THE AUSTRALIAN Cruise Association has appointed Ben Angell, vice president and managing director of Norwegian Cruise Line APAC, as chair of Cruise Lines International Association....
TasPorts celebrates the buzziest members of its team
TASPORTS took the opportunity on World Bee Day this month to explore the role of bees in protecting Australia’s biodiversity, beginning in ports. TasPorts said Australia has...
