Bursary to encourage mature age marine engineers
A BURSARY grant initiative aimed at assisting mature age engineers find maritime careers has been announced by Offshore & Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA). This follows an...
Pilot plant launched for safe hydrogen transport
A PILOT plant that enables vessels to safely store and transport hydrogen has been launched in Western Australia. WA energy minister Amber-Jade Sanderson opened the Hydrilyte...
Evergreen joins 2Q sliders
TAIWAN’s Evergreen Marine Corporation has joined compatriot Asian lines in reporting a much weaker second quarter in 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 and the prior...
Less coal, lower bulk earnings impact Aurizon financials
LOWER bulk earnings have been listed as factors in rail operator Aurizon’s financial results for the 2025 financial year. The rail company reported delivering underlying EBITDA...
SAL lunch, Roma delivers rousing address
KOOYONG Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne’s inner east was the setting for the latest Shipping Australia state committee lunch and a fiery presentation from Roma Britnell, the state...
ATSB: serious injury to pilot launch deckhand
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau has issued a report on a troubling incident that resulted in a serious injury to a TasPorts pilot launch deckhand off Devonport earlier this...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 15 August 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index has decreased slightly this week, landing at 2044 for the week ending 8 August, 2025. Last week (ending 8th) the BDI was 2051. Capesize The Capesize market...
Koala bears down on Melbourne
MSC will expand its China-Australia Koala service by adding weekly Melbourne calls from the end of September. Koala was launched in late October last year, initially calling...
KiwiRail, Hyundai settle over dumped iReX
NEW Zealand’s KiwiRail has reached a compensation agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard over the cancelled orders for the iReX project replacement Cook Strait...
Olé! Boluda buying Smit Lamnalco’s local ops?
SMIT Lamnalco Australia & PNG is rumoured to be in the process of being acquired by Spanish towage giant Boluda. Smit Lamnalco owner Boskalis of the Netherlands disclosed, in its...
DCN Weekly podcast - 15 August 2025
IN this week's DCN Weekly, publisher, Lindsay Reed, gives the round up of the top stories making news in the week of 11th - 15th August Top topics covered this week: A boost for...
DCN Magazine Aug-Sept 2025 edition: Feature focus – Western Australia
The August-September 2025 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Western Australia – The Western Australian government...
Hapag’s volatile H1 dragged down by 2Q
HAPAG-Lloyd has attributed contrasting results in the first two quarters of 2025 to US tariff policies that led to volatile development in demand and freight rates overall in H1....
World Container Index – 14 August 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 3% to $2,350 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) declined for nine...
Delivery of the Grande Tianjin celebrated
CELEBRATIONS have taken place in Shanghai for the official naming of the Grimaldi Group’s vessel Grande Tianjin. The event was a milestone not only for Grimaldi but also...
