HMM adds stop to service
Photo] MV. Hyundai Shanghai, deployed on FIL service, called at New Priok Container Terminal One(NPCT1) in Jakarta, Indonesia. HMM has launched a new stop in Indonesia on its FIL...
Drugs in plastic pallets seized in Australia, US, Hong Kong and NZ
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have charged three men in Sydney as part of an investigation into a Mexican organised crime syndicate that police suspect imports hundreds of...
Australia delivers maritime facilities in Jakarta
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has handed two new maritime facilities over to the Indonesian government. Australia supported the development of the Solid Bulk Cargoes...
Norfolk landing craft delivered and ready to sail
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line’s landing craft Norfolk has been delivered and is ready to sail after several months of delays. NPDL said in a notice the crew was on board the vessel...
Emissions and safety in focus at Sydney maritime forum
PLANS to reduce emissions and increase safety for mariners have emerged from a maritime leaders forum in Sydney. Australia co-hosted the Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety...
MOL trials satellite communication service at sea
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines is trialling satellite communication service Starlink on one of its ships. MOL installed the Starlink system under an agreement with maritime connectivity...
Big containership joins OOCL fleet
OOCL has welcomed the third of twelve new 24,188-TEU vessels into its fleet. The new containership was officially named OOCL Turkiye with a ceremony at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship...
Big ONE ship delivered
OCEAN Network Express has taken delivery of ONE Innovation at Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation. The vessel has a capacity of up to 24,136 TEU and is ONE’s first...
Austal delivers high-speed cat
AUSTAL has delivered the 66-metre Apetahi Express (Austal Hull 425) to the Degage Group after completing sea trials in May. The vessel is now preparing for its delivery voyage to...
Australia to host Pacific maritime leaders forum
AUSTRALIA is hosting the Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies (APHoMSA) forum in Sydney this week. The annual forum aims to connect maritime leaders from across the...
Australia and Singapore to develop green, digital shipping corridor
AUSTRALIA and Singapore plan to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between the two countries by the end of 2025. The announcement follows the eighth...
Australia's SCF acquires CSL Containers
AUSTRALIAN shipping container supplier SCF has acquired CSL Containers. CSL Containers has existed in New Zealand for more than 30 years and is currently managed by Roger...
OOCL welcomes big ship into fleet
OOCL welcomed the new 24,188-TEU containership OOCL Piraeus into its fleet this week. The vessel is the first of six “mega containerships” of the same capacity OOCL has ordered...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 49
IN THE news this week, Australian Border Force officers found 300 kilograms of methamphetamine in a steel hydraulic press sent from Mexico by sea....
Shofu Maru named ship of the year
SHOFU Maru, the bulk carrier fitted with a Wind Challenger hard sail, has been named ship of the year in Japan. The Ship of the Year Awards, now in their 33rd year, aim to...
