New hydrogen highway to drive down road freight emissions
A RENEWABLE hydrogen highway is being developed along Australia’s busiest road freight corridor to reduce emissions from trucking. NSW treasurer and minister for energy Matt Kean...
MARPOL the focal point of 2023 World Maritime Theme
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has announced its World Maritime Theme for 2023, and it spotlights the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships...
Darwin Port rejects MUA’s pay cut claims
DARWIN Port has rejected the Maritime Union of Australia’s claims that the port is seeking to cut its workers’ pay. The MUA yesterday suggested Darwin Port workers were...
Marine plastics a threat to marine flora and fauna, livelihoods and health, AMSA says
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has reiterated the urgency of reducing plastic litter from ships. AMSA said it is working with the International Maritime Organization to...
Slight decline in Brisbane’s May container trade
TOTAL container trade through Port of Brisbane in May saw little change compared with the same month last year, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. A total of...
Norway becomes first member state to support expanded IMO Council
THE International Maritime Organization is looking to expand the size of its council, extend the term of its members and recognise three additional language texts of the...
Australian fund buys into Brazil bulk ports operator
An Australian infrastructure fund has invested in a Brazilian company that runs one of Brazil’s largest bulk grain terminals TEXT AUSTRALIAN infrastructure fund Macquarie...
June sees slight slowdown in Newcastle trade
TOTAL trade through the Port of Newcastle slowed down slightly last month, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. Total trade through the colossus of coal in June...
Sea Swift announces new CEO
AUSTRALIAN shipping company Sea Swift has appointed Dwayne Freeman as its new chief executive officer. Mr Freeman has a background in executive leadership roles across marine,...
Tender awarded for NT shiplift
NORTHERN Territory chief minister Natasha Fyles announced the Clough-BMD Joint Venture as the preferred contractor for the design and construction of the Darwin Shiplift Project...
Yang Ming gets another new 11,000-TEU ship
YANG Ming Marine Transport Corporation has welcomed its newest 11,000 TEU class container vessel, YM Tutorial. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha. Imabari...
Barge deployed to salvage tug wrecks delayed by weather again
A BARGE deployed from Brisbane to remove sunken tugs Campbell Cove and York Cove from the Mersey River in Tasmania has again been delayed by severe weather on the east coast. The...
Program aims to boost Aussie wine exports
AUSTRADE and Wine Australia have developed what they call a “comprehensive digital knowledge hub” to help exporters of wine increase sales overseas. The Wine Export Ready Hub...
"No need for alarm" as marine response exercise follows Portland Bay saga
THE NEW South Wales maritime community and the state’s leading emergency responders took part in a marine exercise in Port Kembla on Friday. The multiagency training event was...
THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 6: A roundup of the week's news
IN THIS week's episode of The DCN Weekly, we look at the Dutch court case which topped the Daily Cargo News headlines, a strike in a Queensland port and the conclusion of the...
