MUA withdraws PIA notices for Svitzer
THE MARITIME Union has withdrawn protected industrial action notices in ports covered by Svitzer Australia’s National Towage Enterprise Agreement. The two PIA notices were...
Logistics provider appoints APAC chief
GLOBAL logistics provider DB Schenker has named Dr Niklas Wilmking as its new CEO for the Asia Pacific region. Dr Wilmking was most recently executive vice president of global...
Freight train damages five stations
A FRIEGHT train travelling form Brisbane to Port Kembla damaged passenger platforms at five stations with an out-of-gauge wagon in June last year, according to a report from the...
Australian boat builder launches new range of electric vessels
AUSTAL Australia’s new VOLTA series of electric-powered high speed ferries has launched its first vessel – the Passenger Express 46V, a fully electric-powered 46-metre catamaran...
OOCL reports uptick in volumes for Q4 2020
OOCL had a very good fourth quarter of 2020, as well as a fairly strong 12 months to 31 December. During Q4 2020, OOCL’s total volumes were up 23.7% on the same period in 2019,...
Rio Tinto Pilbara iron ore shipments increase
RIO TINTO shipped 88.9 million tonnes of Pilbara iron ore during the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase of 2% on the same period in 2019, according to a statement to the ASX. Rio...
Electric propulsion makes bulk carrier debut
TWO new 21,500dwt self-unloading transshipment bulkers have been completed by China’s Chengxi Shipyard for Oldendorff Carriers. Each of the vessels has two 1.9-MW Azipod® units...
Botany noise complaints prompt investigation
NSW PORTS recorded an increase in night-time noise complaints from residents of suburbs surrounding Port Botany and the Botany Industrial Precinct, coinciding with the period of...
OPINION: Why the empty container build-up?
UNFORTUNATELY, right now, empty container parks and empty container holding spaces in New South Wales have become chock-a-block with empty boxes. Even port precincts have become...
SA approves Port Playford bulk export development
THE SOUTH Australian government has approved Port Augusta Operations’ (PAO) development application for a bulk export port on the Upper Spencer Gulf. The new facility, Port...
DCN Magazine January edition now online
The January edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Maritime cybersecurity; LNG and offshore; Logistics and supply...
Online shopping boom exposes vulnerabilities in logistics
RISK management provider SAI Global says the pressure on businesses in the logistics and supply chain sectors by this year’s exponential growth in delivery volumes, has exposed...
New Australian LNG export record in 2020
RESEARCH company EnergyQuest reports that Australia exported a record 78 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas in 2020, up from 77.5 million tonnes in 2019. The company said...
Smugglers arrested after drugs found in cargo consignments
TWO Iranians have been charged with smuggling some 250 kilograms of methamphetamine in several cargo consignments last month. The Australian Federal Police estimate the drugs to...
Uniper ups planned LNG buy from Woodside
WOODSIDE Energy has amended an agreement to double the amount of LNG it supplies to German energy company Uniper Global Commodities. The original sale and purchase agreement,...
