VTS team is commended for going above and beyond
THE Port Authority of New South Wales (PANSW) Sydney Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) team received the VTS Awards 2020-21 commendation for its role in a joint operation with NSW...
Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets
THE shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, according to a new position paper released by the International Transport Workers’...
Container stevedore announces landside fee changes for 2022
VICTORIA International Container Terminal announced landside fee adjustments, due to come into effect at the beginning of 2022. VICT said it had completed a review of its tariffs...
Qube and MUA strike deal in Freo
QUBE and the Maritime Union of Australia have reached an agreement that is to end their dispute in Fremantle. The dispute in Fremantle had been winding down for some weeks, with...
Inland Rail Skills Academy bringing the past into the present
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is bringing the past into the present through a series of videos that show 100 million-year-odl core samples extracted as part of the...
DCN Magazine November edition: Feature Focus – Liner trades to Europe
The November 2021 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to Europe - Dale Crisp reviews activity on trade...
Delays spiral at Patrick terminals, more industrial action announced
DELAYS at Patrick’s four terminals are spiralling as the Maritime Union of Australia continues its industrial action and, separately, workers call in sick. At the Sydney Autostrad...
AMSA and DFAT provide aid to Sri Lanka for X-Press Pearl cleanup
AUSTRALIA has provided marine oil spill response support to Sri Lanka following the sinking of the Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearlcontainership off the coast of Colombo in...
Upcoming seminar on seafarer safety and welfare
THE Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Australia will host an online seminar on 10 November at 1300 AEST as part of its series showcasing the diversity...
MOL, Methanex finalise shipping partnership
METHANEX and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have signed an agreement for the two companies to establish a partnership involving Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping. MOL is to take a 40%...
Big sentences handed down in maritime cocaine bust
TWO people last week were sentenced to 17 years in jail each for Australia’s biggest-ever cocaine seizure, which took place in August 2020 off the NSW coast. A joint Australian...
ARTC partners with MATES in Construction
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) Inland Rail project has announced a $100,000 partnership with MATES in Construction - a charity established to reduce the high level...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 29 October 2021
Capesize The Capesize market was in dire straits this week as tonnage levels were heard to be building while many areas had minimal activity as the 5TC dropped -15,398 to...
WA travel restrictions putting maritime industry at risk: unions
CONCERN about maritime workers being able to enter Western Australia for work from eastern states is growing. The state government’s COVID-19 measures block many maritime workers...
ITF raises concerns about conditions on bulker at Port Kembla
THE International Transport Workers Federation Australia said it was taking steps to address conditions aboard the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier MV Seastar Endurance, now at...
