Douglas Mawson completes sea trials
THE THIRD expedition cruise ship to be operated by Sydney’s Aurora, Douglas Mawson, finalised sea trials in Chinese waters late last week after completion by China Merchants Heavy...
Supply chain critical to drive trade from Australia’s north, ministers say
RESOURCES ministers from Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory have outlined an exciting future for agriculture, mineral and farming exports during a conference...
Cargo volumes up for Cathay Group
CATHAY Group has reported an increase in cargo volumes for June 2025 compared with June 2024. Chief customer and commercial officer Lavinia Lau said their Cathay Cargo business...
Fiji’s Goundar at odds with authorities, media
CONTROVERSIAL Fijian ferry operator George Goundar has ramped up his ongoing fight with the country’s maritime authorities and warned local media to “check their facts”. Mr...
Maersk executive appointed director of Shipping Australia
THE HEAD of operations for Maersk Oceania, Fleur Walsh, has been appointed as a director of Shipping Australia. Ms Walsh has worked in various senior roles across the...
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INSIGHT: Developing a sanctions compliance programme
IT IS an offence to contravene Australian sanctions laws. The maximum penalty for breaches of Australian sanctions by corporations is a fine the greater of 10,000 penalty units...
ICS backs IMO Net-Zero but wants simplicity
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has reinforced its support for the IMO’s landmark decarbonisation Net-Zero Framework, agreed in April, but wants simple, clearly-understood...
Patricks releases landside quarterly container performance update
LATEST landside performance figures released by Patrick Terminals have been welcomed by industry. The figures were for the terminals of Melbourne, Fremantle, Port Botany (Sydney)...
Japanese owners back new training ship
JAPAN’S leading shipowners, along with the industry association, are investigating the donation of a large training vessel to the national maritime training and education body....
MUA lodges fresh Teekay claim
MARINE services company Teekay Shipping is again in dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia. A spokesperson for Teekay confirmed that the MUA had lodged an application for a...
Tasmania's Labor promises Spirits spill
TASMANIAN Labor leader Dean Winter has promised to reveal all financial details of the troubled Spirit of Tasmania replacements and associated infrastructure problems. Mr Winter...
Draft UN Convention on negotiable cargo documents finalised
THE DRAFT convention on negotiable cargo documents has been approved by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), paving the way for it to be adopted by...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 18 July 2025
The Baltic Dry Index has risen this week, landing at 2,052 for the week ending July 18th, 2025. Last week (ending 11th) the BDI was 1663. Capesize The Capesize market experienced...
The DCN weekly wrap podcast
The DCN Weekly Podcast is back! A regular round up of what's been making news this week, this podcast is a quick, on-the-go catch up to get you across the main headlines. We'll be...
World Container Index – 17 July 2025
Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 2.6% to $2,602 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) fell 2.6% this...
