South Port buys new tug
SOUTH Port New Zealand has agreed to purchase a NZ$9.4-million azimuth tractor drive tug to operate at Bluff Port. Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group is building the ATD 2412...
Incat Crowther contract to design catamaran passenger ferry
INCAT Crowther has announced a contract to design a 53-metre catamaran passenger ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa, to be named Kilimanjaro VIII. The vessel will be the...
Singapore boosting maritime innovation and digitalisation initiatives
SINGAPORE’S senior minister of state for foreign Affairs and transport Chee Hong Tat announced two initiatives at the fifth Singapore Maritime Technology Conference. The first...
ONE establishes “green strategy department”
OCCEAN Network Express has established what it calls a “green strategy department” under the company’s product and network division. ONE said the new department would drive the...
UNCTAD urges move toward more liner transparency
THE UNITED Conference on Trade and Development called for more transparency and called for authorities to monitor freight rates and market behaviour. In its Policy Brief 84,...
Wind propulsion for commercial vessels a step closer to reality
BAR Technologies and Yara Marine Technologies have agreed to design and implement wind-assisted propulsion for the shipping industry. WindWings are 45-metres-tall solid wing sails...
Aquagenie captain tests COVID-positive, vessel leaves Australian waters
THE CAPTAIN of MV Aquagenie reportedly tested positive before the vessel left its anchorage at Karratha and headed north towards the Philippines. This is after a seafarer onboard...
Government seeks new ways to automate export livestock health
THE AUSTRALIAN government is looking for new ways to improve the monitoring and reporting of livestock welfare over the live-export supply chain under the Business Research and...
Botany container trade: Huge volumes continue
CONTAINER trade through Port Botany increased 24% in March, when compared with March last year, according to the latest trade data from NSW Ports. A grand total of 226,069 TEU...
New report shows global connectivity better for agriculture
DESPITE the global economic shocks like those produced by the COVID-19 pandemic, agricultural sectors and economies overall are better off when exposed to international trade, the...
Decrease overall in incidents of armed robbery at sea in Asia
THE latest report from the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre found a total of 17 incidents of armed robbery against ships (comprising 16 actual incidents and one attempted...
High Court puts an end to marine cargo insurance question
ON 12 April, the High Court brought to an end a question in the case of a marine transit insurance policy. The case, Swashplate Pty Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, arose...
DCN Magazine April edition now online
The April edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to north and east Asia; Digitalised shipping; Maritime...
Port of Newcastle joins Shipping Australia
THE PORT of Newcastle has joined Shipping Australia, the industry body that represents Australia’s international ocean shipping industry. Port of Newcastle has a deepwater...
Two ships still under detention for deplorable onboard conditions
TWO ships detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority more than a month ago remain detained as their operator, Aswan Shipping, has yet to rectify serious deficiencies on...
