Robust demand for Australian ag products, ABARES reports
DEMAND for Australian agricultural exports remains resilient, despite US tariffs and uncertainty around inflation and global trade policy, according to the Australian Bureau of...
Streamlining New Zealand customs forms
A SINGLE digitised system that will streamline New Zealand’s Working Tariff is to be introduced by the New Zealand Customs Service. WiseTech Global is to digitize access and...
Remembering merchant seafarers in times of war
MEMORIAL services have been held around Australia today to honour the civilian seafarers who served aboard merchant ships in times of war. In World War I and II, in particular,...
Trusted insiders found untrustworthy
A LAW enforcement taskforce has uncovered a group of container supply chain “trusted insiders” facilitating drug imports in Sydney. The Multi-Agency Strike Team, comprising...
Prysmian receives Marinus Link nod
ITALIAN power cable manufacturer and layer Prysmian has received a formal Notice to Proceed with the Marinus Link between Tasmania and Victoria. The $5.5 billion project, which...
SUPPLY CHAINS: Integrating resilience and sustainability in maritime
THE MARITIME industry is vital to the global economy, serving as the backbone for international trade, tourism, energy production and food supply, carrying more than 80% of global...
ABC investigation discovers Spirit IV stress
INVESTIGATIVE work by the ABC in Tasmania has uncovered the machinations behind efforts to find interim employment for the first of TT Line’s new Bass Strait ro-paxes, Spirit of...
TRADE LAW: The US suspends 'de minimis' concessions for commercial consignments
AUSTRALIA'S experience in dealing with de minimis transactions has been complicated by the recent abolition of the equivalent US process for commercial consignments on 29 August...
Approval for Tasmanian windfarm
THE FEDERAL Government on Friday [29 August] approved a contentious windfarm for an island off Tasmania’s far north-west coast, over-ruling vocal local opposition. The $3 billion...
A prime mover and container fully engulfed in flames on Port Drive Brisbane
A TRUCK driver suffered a significant leg injury when his vehicle crashed and burst into flames on the way to the Port of Brisbane on Monday morning (1 September), as reported by...
UNCTAD warns uncertainty hurting global economy
UNCERTAINTY has become systemic in the global economy and is hurting developing economies according to UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) latest report. The 1 September report...
NT searching for new barge operator
THE NORTHERN Territory government is calling for expressions of interest from barge operators to service Wadeye, the NT’s biggest remote Aboriginal community after existing...
Arrests follow Webb Dock protest
POLICE have arrested 18 demonstrators following a protest at Webb Dock on Monday (1 September) that disrupted logistics operations in the Melbourne port precinct. According to...
Hutchison orders Botany giants
HUTCHISON Ports Australia has placed an order for two post-Panamax STS cranes for its Port Botany terminal that will enable the handling of 15,000 TEU ships. The custom ZPMC...
Spotlight on: Diversity & Inclusion Award
The countdown is on to the 30th annual DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards night and with just FIVE WEEKS to get your nominations submitted, DCN is putting the spotlight on...
