Union raises alarm over Manly ferry retirement plans
A PROPOSAL to replace the Manly ferries with cataramans would cut passenger capacity from 1000 to 400 per trip, the Maritime Union says. Transport Minister Andrew Constance last...
CMA CGM reports websites “up and running”
MAIN functionalities appear to be back to normal on the e-commerce sites of French liner company CMA CGM. This follows the recent malware attack on CMA CGM and some of its...
Productivity rises at Port Botany following end to industrial action
PRODUCTIVITY has risen at Port Botany following the end of industrial action, NSW Ports says. In a report on activity at both Port Botany and Port Kembla, NSW Ports chief...
Two Sydney men charged over 11.3kg cocaine shipment
TWO Sydney men are due to face the Parramatta Local Court on drugs charges following a joint-agency investigation into the importation of about 11.3 kilograms of cocaine inside an...
Wärtsilä supports Norwegian full cell project
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä is supporting a fuel cell project currently underway in Norway. Wärtsilä aims to research the use of future carbon-neutral fuels for use in marine...
Successful illicit tobacco taskforce operation
A 48-year-old Victorian woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for her part in the large scale supply, distribution and sale of imported and domestically manufactured...
October magazine available online now
The October edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Bulk ports and trades; Maritime engineering and salvage; Port...
Throughput surge at Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 61.3m tonnes for September 2020. This represented 8% increase compared with the same month in 2019. Port...
Tanya helps lead the charge towards diversity in transport
TANYA De Landelles clearly remembers her first day working in the transport sector. “My first introduction into the sector was in 1996 where, I was employed as a casual...
CMA CGM Ural breaks another record in Victoria
WITH a nominal capacity of 10,622, the ANL-operated CMA CGM Ural, has broken another record at the Port of Melbourne with the highest TEU exchange in one call. On 22 September the...
New interim executive for Australian Cruise Association
THE Australian Cruise Association has announced several new interim appointments to its executive committee ahead of the annual meeting which will now be held on 25 November. The...
Awards nominations deadline looms
TIME is running out to nominate for the 25th Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, with the closing date of 30 October fast approaching. The event is proudly sponsored...
Svitzer workers vote for the right to take industrial action
SVITZER workers who are members of the Maritime Union have voted for the right to take protected industrial action. This follows a ballot conducted by the Australian Electoral...
Global air cargo market takes another step to recovery
A RECORD ‘dynamic loadfactor’ and high air freight rates on the world’s premier trade lanes in September showed the global air cargo market edging towards a sustainable recovery...
New directors to play leading role in agriculture research
MINISTER for agriculture David Littleproud has appointed the next AgriFutures Australia non-executive directors for a three-year term commencing on 1 October 2020, saying they...
