Airstable aims to improve the transport of horses
A SPECIALIST in the air transport of horses, InstoneAir, has been awarded European Technical Standard Order authorisation by the European Aviation Safety Agency for its new Fully...
Industry welcomes Melbourne on-dock rail plans
INDUSTRY entities have broadly welcomed the announcement of plans to spend $125m for an on-dock rail solution at the Port of Melbourne. The plan was announced on Thursday (January...
Minister announces rail solution for Port of Melbourne
STATE freight minister Melissa Horne has announced a $125m Port Rail Transformation Project, aimed at getting more freight off roads and onto rail. Features are to include: A new...
Man charged after 130kg of 'ice' found in machinery
DETECTIVES have charged a man with drug supply as part of investigations into the alleged importation of nearly $100m worth of methylamphetamine concealed in a one tonne piece of...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Cruise ships docks during wild weather in Norway
STRONG winds recently battered a cruise ship in Bodo, Norway, sending causing it to hit the pier. A bystander filmed the incident....
HFW wins legal honour
MARITIME-focused law firm HFW has been ranked by newspaper The Times among the UK's best law firms. HFW was ranked as a market leader in four areas: company and commercial; energy...
Vale Michael Hawes
IT IS with great regret we inform industry Michael James Hawes passed away on Sunday at the age of 58 (10/1/1962- 26/1/2020). Michael is survived by his partner Rhonda Atkinson...
Powering the world’s first hybrid self-discharging bulk carriers
THE technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide the complete system design and full equipment scope for two new 9300 DWT self-discharging bulk carriers featuring hybrid...
Rail crash cuts key freight corridor
A V-LINE train crashed into a derailed freight train near the Victorian border township of Wodonga on Wednesday, cutting freight rail access between Australia’s two largest...
Global coal: what to look for in 2020
RESEARCH and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie says coal suppliers looking to grow will continue to face creeping resistance, grappling with “an unfriendly permitting environment,...
Dry dock decision “deeply disappointing”, kiwis say
THE lack of a dry dock in this week’s New Zealand infrastructure package is “deeply disappointing”, NZ Shipping Federation president Clive Glover says. Mr Glover said the time had...
New harbour master for Melbourne
CAPTAIN Kell Dillon has been announced as the new ‘executive general manager marine and navigation’ at Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne), a position that includes the role...
Porteous praised for Mission contribution
THE contribution of Captain Nigel Porteous to the Melbourne Mission to Seafarers has been praised. As was reported in the DCN earlier this week, Captain Porteous was this week...
Ocean Network Express joins Shipping Australia
SHIPPING Australia has welcomed Ocean Network Express as a full voting member. “Our mission is to represent the interests of all sectors of shipping in Australia, but we are...
Austal awarded contract for high-speed catamaran
AUSTAL Limited announced that it has been awarded a A$15.5m contract for a 41 metre, high-speed catamaran. The new vessel is based on an existing and proven Austal...
