AMSA bans bulker Babuza Wisdom
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Babuza Wisdom for 90 days for what it said was “a plethora” of detainable deficiencies,...
Company and master convicted over pilot ladder injury
AAL Dampier Navigation and a master have been convicted over a pilot ladder incident that seriously injured a marine pilot. The company and the master were prosecuted in the Perth...
Record grain exports at Southern Ports
THE PORTS of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance handled record volumes of grain this year. The Southern Ports Authority has reported its three ports together exported more than 8...
Container Port Performance Index shows some improvement at Aussie ports
PERFORMANCE at Australian container ports mostly improved last year, according to the third edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI). The CPPI is a data-based...
Work begins on Aurizon's zero-emissions freight locomotive
AURIZON has contracted Progress Rail to build what it claims will be the first zero-emissions capable freight locomotive constructed in Australia. Rail freight operator Aurizon...
A-UKFTA comes into force
THE AUSTRALIA-UK Free Trade Agreement is now in force. The Australian government says the agreement will drive increased trade and economic growth, with tariffs removed on over...
In-principle agreement reached between Svitzer, unions
SVITZER Australia has come to an in-principle agreement with the three maritime unions for a new national harbour towage enterprise agreement. According to a spokesperson for the...
Botany cruise terminal plan at Yarra Bay nixed
THE NEW South Wales Government has ruled out building a new cruise ship terminal in Yarra Bay, near Port Botany. The proposal met with opposition from the local community. The...
AMSA launches pilot ladder incident investigation
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is investigating a pilot ladder incident which it said “could have ended in tragedy”. In a public post late last week AMSA said the pilot...
700 students bound for Port Kembla
NSW Ports is preparing to host hundreds of school students for a tour of its Port Kembla industrial hub. NSW Ports CEO Marika Calfas said the tours would help 700 local students...
Ore train collision highlights need to follow rules: ATSB
AN INVESTIGATION into an ore train collision in Weipa has highlighted the importance of following published rules and procedures. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau on...
Cocaine bust at Botany container logistics company
TWO men have been charged after 120 kilograms of cocaine was found in a shipping container at a logistics company in Port Botany. Police will allege the men had travelled from...
Man charged for massive heroin smuggling operation
POLICE charged a Sydney man for allegedly orchestrating a massive heroin importation. AFP Eastern Command investigators, assisted by the AFP’s Offshore Disruption Taskforce...
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....
Containership loses steering, hits navigational beacon in Melbourne (UPDATED)
THE CONTAINERSHIP CMA CGM Puccini on Thursday (25 May) lost steering ability and hit a navigational beacon in the Yarra River as it was departing the Port of Melbourne, according...
