OPINION: New Zealand’s seafarer welfare funding model a benchmark for Australia
THE HEALTH, wellbeing and recuperation of seafarers depends on 21st Century funding for port welfare facilities. In Australia, the current institutional paralysis-by-analysis and...
Patricks celebrates Autostrad anniversary in Brisbane
A “GENERATIONAL shift” in operations is how the start of automated straddle activities at Patricks’ Brisbane terminal has been remembered 20 years on. A celebration was held...
Industry unites in support of seafarer welfare at MtS luncheon
MORE THAN 290 industry delegates gathered at Parliament House on Friday 20 June for the annual Mission to Seafarers Sydney Parliamentary Luncheon, in support and recognition of...
Spirit IV departure now expected this week
TT LINE’s new ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV is expected to make its long-delayed departure for its home state within the next seven days, following the resolution of problems with...
Provaris signs K Line to help commercialise hydrogen carriers
SYDNEY- And Oslo-based compressed hydrogen proponent Provaris Energy has signed a MOU with Japan’s K Line to accelerate the company’s commercialisation of hydrogen carriers. K...
Strait of Hormuz tensions raise questions for Australian fuel supply
CONFLICT in the Middle East has raised the spectre of a damaging closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the entry point to the Persian Gulf. Around 20 million barrels worth of oil is...
WA premier and minister head for UK to encourage defence spending
THE WEST Australian government wants to play a role in the construction of up to 12 nuclear submarines for the British Navy. WA premier Roger Cook and defence minister Paul...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Tides of change
WHILE the topics of technology, remote operations, automation, AI and the transition to new operational methods continue to be highly relevant in the global transport sector...
N&EA, SEA rates push continues
THE FIRST of July is the next trigger date for leading carriers to push rate rises in the Asia-Australia trades and there are more to come mid-month. The Shanghai-Sydney SCFI has...
Horses and lobsters drive Cathay Group growth
AN INCREASE in Cathay Group freight volumes year on year was boosted by the trade in both lobsters and horses from Australia, the company says. Cathay Cargo has just released its...
Welcome to the new DCN website
DAILY Cargo News is looking a little different. Following the refreshed design of the magazine late last year, DCN is proud to unveil its newly designed website. The refreshed...
DHL seeks growth in Indonesia market
LOGISTICS giant DHL says it is keen to foster trade growth from Indonesia, with electric vehicles being central to its plans. According to the DHL Trade Atlas 2025, Indonesia is...
First US steel ship and separate trials for fast transport vessel
AUSTAL’S US shipbuilding division has launched its first steel ship and successfully completed acceptance trials on the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15). The steel ship, the future...
Day of the seafarer: the reality of life at sea
SOUTHERN Ports in Western Australia is inviting seafarers in port to join its Port Welfare Committee members, port customers and staff in a conversation around the reality of life...
Review looking for gaps in global SAR
THE LONDON-based International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) in partnership with Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF), has launched the first-ever Global Maritime Search and...
