Port of Bundaberg infrastructure project tenders open
DETAILED plans are complete and tenders are open to build new common user infrastructure at the Port of Bundaberg. In 2019, Gladstone Ports Corporation and Sugar Terminals (STL)...
PSA inks agreement to acquire logistics company
THE Singapore-based port group PSA International has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of privately-held BDP International, a provider of global integrated supply...
Rail operator launches new service to meet holiday rush
PRIVATE rail freight operator Pacific National is launching an additional service called Seasonalexclusive, to help support the national supply chain during the busy holiday...
Newcastle port named as finalist in sustainability awards
THE Port of Newcastle has been named as a finalist in the Banksia Foundation’s 2021 NSW Sustainability Awards in the categories of Net Zero Action and Small and Medium Enterprise...
DCN Magazine December edition: Feature Focus – 2021 Year in review
The December 2021 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: 2021: Year in review – DCN’s wrap-up of the stand-out issues...
WA and Port of Rotterdam collaborate on hydrogen supply chain
THE Western Australian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Europe’s largest port, Port of Rotterdam, to co-operate on renewable hydrogen supply chains. The...
Höegh LNG and AIE sign deal for Port Kembla gas project
AUSTRALIAN Industrial Energy signed a long-term charterparty agreement with energy infrastructure and transport provider Höegh LNG to supply the first floating storage and...
Aquio innovation saving time, cost and risk
WE AT Aquio believe this article is timely after the COP26 conference in Glasgow, when our leaders of government and industry came together to discuss strategies to stabilize the...
“Inefficient ports are a tax on all of us”: Prime Minister announces inquiry into maritime logistics efficiency
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced a Productivity Commission inquiry into the efficiency of the Australian maritime logistics system. During an address to the...
New CEO signs on to international shipping line
THE Wallenius Wilhelmsen board has named Lasse Kristoffersen as the company’s new CEO. Mr Kristoffersen will start in the new role no later than 1 June 2022. The previous...
VTA says COVID compliance crippling road freight operators
THE VICTORIAN Transport Association said onerous compliance measures and vaccine mandates for freight workers are wreaking havoc on road transport operators, based on the results...
Charter vessel RV Riverside Guardian will support marine research
RIVERSIDE MARINE has added a second vessel to its Townsville-based marine research charter fleet, RV Riverside Guardian. Built in New Zealand, the 34.9-metre RV Riverside Guardian...
First dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC delivered
UECC has taken delivery of what it says is the world’s first dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier. The vessel, to be named Auto Advance, is the first in a...
GeelongPort invests $100 million in hydrogen hub
GEELONGPORT has announced plans to expand its current operations with a $100 million investment to build the Geelong Hydrogen Hub, a production and distribution facility for green...
First standard for vessel remote control centre operators
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has introduced the shipping industry’s first competence standard for vessel remote control centre operators (RCCO). The standard is supported by a new...
