The DCN Weekly: Episode 67
IN THE news this week, the Australian Federal Police seized 200 kilograms of cocaine from a ship that berthed at the port of Melbourne....
Sod turned on Blue Water Shipping facility at Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane and Blue Water Shipping have turned the sod at the site of a new warehouse on Fisherman Islands. PBPL and the international transport and logistics provider have...
Aurizon launches east coast container service
AUSTRALIAN rail operator Aurizon has launched a new container service between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Aurizon will operate the weekly return service on the east coast...
DP World welcomes longest ship to berth in Brisbane
THE CONTAINERSHIP CMA CGM Pelleas has set another record at an Australian port, having docked at the DP World terminal at the Port of Brisbane. The Maltese-flagged vessel is 350...
Community reviewing new Eden wharf extension plans
PORT Authority of New South Wales has invited the community at Eden to review the modification report supporting the proposal to modify the Eden Breakwater Wharf Extension to...
Final 9500-tonne load of scrap metal shipped from Esperance
THE FINAL shipment of 9500 tonnes of old railway sleepers which spanned from Kalgoorlie to Esperance has been shipped out of the Port of Esperance. The sleepers are on their way...
New port infrastructure at Bundaberg opens
THE FIRST stage of the Pacific Marine Base at the Port of Bundaberg has officially opened. The project is developing previously unused shorefront at the port into a multipurpose...
Container throughput down at Adelaide in August
PORT of Adelaide saw a year-on-year decrease in container throughput in August, according to the latest available statistics from Flinders Ports. Adelaide handled a total of...
WA boat builder awarded tender for patrol vessel
A WESTERN Australian boat builder has received the tender to build a new patrol vessel that will operate in the state’s northern waters. Mid West business Dongara Marine will...
Major construction progresses at Inland Rail sites
ARTC Inland Rail has completed a 60-hour track work “possession” across three north-east Victorian project sites. The Melbourne to Sydney line was closed from Saturday 23...
Japanese shipping companies partner to establish LH2 supply chain
THREE Japanese shipping companies are partnering with a company set up to establish a global liquefied hydrogen supply chain that involves export from Australia. Mitsui O.S.K....
Three Linfox warehouses automated with SAP technology
LINFOX has automated three of its warehouse sites using a custom “digital warehouse solution” developed with support from SAP. Software company SAP helped Linfox implement the DWS...
DHL Supply Chain launches first Australian EV truck
DHL Supply Chain in Australia has launched its first electric truck. The EV’s introduction at the Western Sydney supply chain facility begins DHL Supply Chain’s efforts in...
Regular container service to Newcastle begins
A REGULAR container service to Newcastle commenced this month. The service, operated by Neptune Pacific Direct Lines, will call Newcastle monthly along with Brisbane, Sydney,...
Brisbane container throughput decreases in August
PORT of Brisbane’s total container throughput saw a decline last month, according to the latest available statistics from the port. The port handled 132,158 TEU over the month, a...
