INSIGHT: Landlocked micronation San Marino's new ship registry
LANDLOCKED San Marino, a country of approximately 30,000 inhabitants situated in northern Italy, has joined the ranks of countries offering their flag for the registration of...
DSV Panalpina finalises acquisition of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics
GLOBAL freight company DSV Panalpina is expected to finalise the purchase of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics business for DKK 30.2-billion ($6.53 billion). DSV said the...
INSIGHT: GST on low-value imports held to account
MANY of those in industry will remember the controversy that was associated with the introduction of GST on “low value import transactions” (LVT) on consignments three years ago....
Vale Brian Stockwell
BRIAN Stockwell died last week. He was 78 years old. Mr Stockwell was the original founder of Australian freight forwarding outfit Stockwell International; he was in his 50th year...
NQBP’S Bowen Wharf repair works completed
SINCE late February, about $3.6 million worth of works have been carried out on the Bowen Wharf, which has seen parts of the aged timber structure repaired or replaced. North...
Port of Melbourne to proceed with Webb Dock extension
THE Port of Melbourne’s ability to cater for larger vessels will be enhanced following an announcement by the manager of Australia’s busiest container port to proceed with the...
DCN top stories for the week of 9-13 August
AT the top of the list of most-read stories covered by DCN this past week was our exclusive about Auriga Group and Brisbane Marine Pilots joining forces. The news comes as...
Shipping Australia appoints new director
SHIPPING Australia has appointed Clint Evans as its new director. Mr Evans is also the Oceania managing director for Hapag-Lloyd. In his role he has been involved in implementing...
T.S. Lines signs with DP World Australia for new service
T.S. LINES has launched the CA2 service, connecting Australia with China, and DP World Australia has signed on as the Australian stevedore. The new commercial freight service...
Incidents of piracy and robbery against ships in Asia down in first half
ACCORDING to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, there were five incidents of armed robbery against ships reported in Asia in July 2021. No piracy incident was reported. This...
Containers continue meteoric rise
RESEARCH firm Drewry’s composite World Container index increased marginally by 0.5% or $50 to reach $9,421.48 per 40-foot container this week. That’s 358% higher than the same...
‘Inhumane’ port restrictions highlight flaws in implementation of maritime law
A RECENT study on the protection of human rights in the maritime environment has highlighted the harmful impacts of turning ships away from ports and preventing crews from...
Hapag-Lloyd achieves good result in first half of 2021
SHIPPING LINE Hapag-Lloyd has published its financial and performance results for the first half year of 2021, confirming what it had forecast last week. That is, EBITDA of US$4.2...
Minister kyboshes Kangaroo Island Seaport development
SOUTH Australia minister for planning and local government Vickie Chapman has refused an application by Kangaroo Island Timbers to build a deep-water port at Smith Bay on Kangaroo...
Pilbara Ports sees a July dip in throughput
Pilbara Ports Authority handled a total throughput of 59 million tonnes of cargo last month, which was a 2% decrease compared to July last year. Port Hedland saw a monthly...
