Sailors’ Society launches emergency fund for seafarers
SAILORS’ Society has launched a new welfare fund to provide emergency support to seafarers and their families during crises. The Sea Change Fund was set up in response to the...
Container collapse reported on Madrid Bridge
THE containership Madrid Bridge suffered container collapse on Friday (7 January) while it was transiting the North Atlantic, according to a statement from Ocean Network Express....
Pilbara ports see December uptick in throughput
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported an increase in total throughput at its ports in December. In total, the ports delivered a monthly throughput of 68.5 million tonnes last...
Trade on the up in Brisbane for November
THE Port of Brisbane saw significant increases in throughput volumes in November, according to the latest statistics from the Queensland port. Over November, a total of 142,288...
Crew change indicator shows crisis easing, but new COVID challenges loom
THE number of seafarers working beyond expired contracts is at an eight-month low, according to the latest Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator, though the omicron variant...
Wallaroo port project to boost SA grain exports
A SHIFT in grain exports for South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula is on the horizon, with the launch of the Wallaroo port project development. The port’s grain export facility will...
Suspected pirates’ release reinforces urgency of regional support in Gulf of Guinea
THREE suspected pirates from Nigeria have been released at sea by the Danish Navy, and a fourth prosecuted, following an attack in the Gulf of Guinea last year. In November 2021,...
Covid isolation rules change for critical staff, including freight workers, in QLD and NSW
NEW South Wales and Queensland have changed COVID-19 self-isolation rules to allow critical workers who are close contacts of a case, and are asymptomatic, to return to work...
Port Waratah records increase in export coal
THE VOLUME of coal handled for export by Port Waratah Coal Services through its Kooragang and Carrington terminals increased to 111.3 million tonnes in 2021, the tenth consecutive...
Port of Brisbane and Ocean Crusaders partner to clean up Brisbane River
PORT of Brisbane is at the helm of an initiative to clean up the Brisbane River – a trial project has been accepted into the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Program’s...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Brisbane pilotage rhetoric not helpful
AS A recently retired Brisbane Marine Pilot with 35 years pilotage experience in several jurisdictions I find the recent article in the DCN, Poseidon Sea Pilots take the reins at...
Testing requirements removed for freight workers entering QLD
FREIGHT movement restrictions have eased slightly in Queensland with PCR testing requirements having been removed for freight workers and truck drivers. The national cabinet...
Drewry World Container Index continues to rise
THE average composite index of the World Container Index, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $9409 per 40-foot container, which is $6574 higher than the five-year average of...
Seafarers’ challenges prioritised at latest IMO session
THE International Maritime Organization is urging member states to act on the challenges seafarers are facing during COVID-19, having consolidated the issues which emerged during...
Vale Jack Oostrum
ONE of Australia’s regular maritime visitors, Jack Oostrum, far east director of Spliethoff Transport, died of cancer on 26 December in the Netherlands. Spliethoff’s success in...
