Singapore Airlines Cargo partners with cargo.one
SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo and cargo.one have announced a global partnership to bring the airline’s cargo services to the real-time digital booking platform and enable access to its...
Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy benefits outweigh costs: analysis
COMPONENTS of the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy have helped bring consistent benefits to port users, the public sector and citizens, according to a cost benefit...
First call to South Island for Zim ship
LYTTELTON Port of Christchurch last week welcomed what it said was Zim’s first call to the South Island of New Zealand. The first vessel on the service, Contship Ono, arrived last...
Wellard managing to turn the ship around
LIVESTOCK shipping company, Australian-listed Wellard Ltd, has recorded a profit of US$0.5 million in the first half of FY22, a marked improvement on the US$1.6 million loss...
AMSA and TSRA on the search for rescue aircraft artist
THE Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) are welcoming artwork submissions from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal...
Container ship Marcos V loses empty containers
THE Panama-flagged container ship Marcos V has reportedly lost 26 empty 40-foot containers around the Dutch Wadden islands on 18 February, while en route to Germany in heavy...
Fruit to the fore for Aussie peaches and nectarines in Vietnam
AUSTRALIAN peach and nectarine exporters once again have market access into Vietnam following successful completion of technical negotiations between the two countries. Minister...
Kuehne+Nagel charters two Boeing freighters under agreement with Atlas Air
FREIGHT forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has entered a long-term dedicated charter agreement with Atlas Air to operate two new Boeing 747-8 Freighter aircraft. Kuehne+Nagel will charter the...
ABF reports surge in tobacco smuggling
THE Australian Border Force said it is seeing a “significant” increase in attempted tobacco smuggling at the Australian border. Between 1 January and 31 December 2021 the ABF...
Victorian Farmers Federation calls out government on port inefficiency
THE Victorian Farmers Federation has called for greater efficiency across Australian ports to ease pressures on the agriculture supply chain. The federation’s call for government...
Tribunal overrides ACCC decision on collective bargaining at Port of Newcastle
THE Australian Competition Tribunal on Friday reversed a 2020 ACCC decision to allow the NSW Minerals Council and 10 mining companies to collectively negotiate the price of access...
Southern Ports updates arrival protocol
INTERNATIONAL vessels arriving in ports of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance may no longer have to spend 14 days at sea prior to berthing, under new COVID-19 testing measures. Having...
Global trade continues to grow, but is expected to slow
UNCTAD’s Global Trade Update reveals that global trade reached a record high in 2021, about US$28.5 trillion, an increase of almost 13% relative to pre-pandemic levels. Data from...
DCN Magazine February edition: Feature Focus – 130 years of DCN
The February 2022 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition, we take a look back at DCN's history of maritime reporting in celebration of 130...
Competition authorities partner to combat collusion in international trade
A NEW working group comprising five competition authorities, including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, is boosting global efforts to prevent collusion in...
