New rail commissioner at ATSB
A NEW rail commissioner has been appointed to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Federal minister for transport Catherine King announced Julie Bullas’ appointment and...
Big intermodal freight train trialled in Victoria
THREE locomotives hauled a 1.5-kilometre intermodal train as a trial for regular services between Merbein and the Port of Melbourne. The train, operated by Pacific National,...
TT Club appoints new general manager for Asia-Pacific
INTERNATIONAL freight and logistics insurer TT Club has appointed Kamel Tlili as its new regional general manager Asia-Pacific in its Singapore office. Mr Tlili joins TT Club...
OOCL sees decline in revenues last quarter
ORIENT Overseas Container Line saw a significant decrease in total revenues in the three months through 30 September, according to an announcement to the Stock Exchange of Hong...
Pac Nat inks cement haulage deal
PRIVATE rail operator Pacific National has signed a new, three-year rail haulage agreement with Cement Australia. The deal will see Pacific National transport ISO containers of...
Experts gather in Perth to discuss the future of shipping
MARITIME law mavens gathered last week in Perth to discuss ideas and hear from different sectors of the industry at the 48th annual conference put on by the Maritime Law...
Police uncover 110 kg of illicit drugs in consignment at Port Botany
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force identified 110 kilograms of methamphetamine in a consignment of woodworking machinery imported through Port Botany on 3 October. ABF officers noticed...
Five charged in a 100 kg air cargo drug smuggling operation
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have charged five Sydney men for their roles in importing about 100 kilograms of cocaine in an air-freight container in the cargo hold of a passenger...
Corsair debris clean-up “mostly complete”
FOLLOWING the grounding and subsequent break-up of the pilot vessel Corsair on Thursday (5 October) evening, a multi-agency effort to clean up the flotsam was launched. DCN...
Tunnel project causes Melbourne container freight congestion
TRAFFIC delays and road congestion caused dismay on Monday (9 October) among container transport operators in Melbourne as the West Gate Tunnel Project enters a new phase of road...
MUA announces new industrial action at DP World terminals
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has given notice of further industrial action at the DP World container terminals in Australia in connection with ongoing negotiations on a new...
OneStop and ACFS Port Logistics form partnership
LOGISTICS software developer OneStop and container logistics operator ACFS Port Logistics have formed a “strategic partnership”. In a joint statement, the two companies said the...
Inland Rail’s design for Seymour-Avenel Road bridge revealed
INALND Rail has released the design for the new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge ahead of the start of construction later this year. The current Seymour-Avenel Road bridge is too low...
Pilot vessel grounds, breaks up at Port Phillip Heads (UPDATED)
PILOT vessel Corsair grounded last night at about 23.19 on Point Lonsdale Reef at the entrance to Port Phillip heads in Victoria. All three onboard were rescued and the vessel...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 68
IN THE news this week: the MUA has announced industrial action at all four DP World container terminals in Australia....
