Qube acquires Stevenson Logistics
QUBE has entered an agreement to acquire Stevenson Logistics, a transport and logistics firm based in Fremantle. In an announcement to Stevenson Logistics customers last week,...
Aussie-built landing craft deployed in GBR
A LANDING craft deigned and built in Australia has been delivered to the Great Barrier Reef Joint Field Management Program. The 21-metre-long Island Guardian was was constructed...
MUA announces more industrial action at DP World
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has announced yet more protected industrial action at DP World terminals in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle. The union commenced...
Bell Bay named preferred site for subsea cable facility
AUSTRALIAN renewable energy company SunCable has named Bell Bay as the preferred site for an advanced cable manufacturing facility. The proposed facility would aim to address...
Berth replacement project wraps up at Hay Point
A SHIPLOADER and berth replacement project has concluded at BHP’s Hay Point Coal Terminal. The project – known as SABR – involved replacement works that required 15,000 tonnes of...
Study shows potential for ammonia bunkers in Pilbara
A FEASIBILITY study undertaken by Lloyds Register found ammonia bunkering is economically and operationally viable in the Pilbara region. The study, commissioned by Yara Clean...
ARTC to upgrade communications for national rail network
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has announced upgrades to its national train communications system (NTCS). ARTC plans to roll out 4G capability for all services across the...
Inland Rail completes first Victorian project
INLAND RAIL has completed the first of 12 projects in Victoria. The first project involved lowering the track under a bridge in Barnawartha North, on the Victorian border near...
Local businesses to supply furnishings for Spirits of Tasmania
TT-LINE has announced a local contract that will see local products featured on the new Spirits of Tasmania. Launceston-based Waverley Mills received the contract to supply 350...
Swissport launches air cargo operations in Australia
AVIATION services company Swissport launched its first air cargo operations in Australia this week, commencing at Sydney Airport on 1 November. Swissport’s Australian operations...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 72
THE MARITIME Union of Australia announced more protected industrial action at DP World's four Australia terminals this week....
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended this past week at 1462. This was a decrease of 6.5% on the previous Friday’s index of 1563. The BDI began last week at 1502, but it started declining,...
Hazardous ghost net removed from Torres Strait
AUSTRALIAN Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Maritime Border Command (MBC) and Australian Border Force have removed a one-kilometre-long ghost net from the Torres Strait in a...
Big grain shipment exported from GeelongPort
A 52,000 thousand tonne export sale of durum wheat exported through GeelongPort is on its way to Algeria, while global supply of the commodity is tight. The bulk carrier...
Container management platform to launch at Melbourne terminal
PATRICK Terminals and OneStop are launching container management platform OptiBook at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal. OptiBook is integrated with the OneStop Vehicle Booking System....
