Adelaide container volumes down in February
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in February saw a decrease compared with the same month last year, according to the latest available trade statistics from Flinders...
Australian logistics company announces new CEO
ASX-listed transport and logistics company Lindsay Australia has announced the appointment of Clayton McDonald as its new CEO. He is to start in the role on 17 July. Mr McDonald...
Port of Newcastle unveils designs for Clean Energy Precinct
PORT of Newcastle has released concept designs for stage one of the port’s Clean Energy Precinct. The port has earmarked 220 hectares of land to develop a production, storage and...
Cruise line launches "ambitious" program for Aussie ports
P&O Cruises has scheduled 157 sailings bound for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific ports over the 2024-25 cruise season. The cruise company claims the program is its biggest and...
New CEO for Aussie airline
QANTAS announced Vanessa Hudson would become the next CEO and managing director, taking over from Alan Joyce when he retires in November 2023. According to Qantas, its freight...
March increase in Freo container throughput
FREMANTLE Ports reported an uptick in container throughput in March. The port handled a total of 68,648 TEU in March. This was the highest total monthly throughput since October...
Auriga and Rio Tinto ink aviation contract
AURIGA Group has entered a contract with Rio Tinto to provide aviation marine pilot transfers in the Pilbara. Auriga said an airbase will be built at Karratha airport to support...
Government announces infrastructure review
INFRASTRUCTURE and transport minister Katherine King on Monday (1 May) announced a 90-day review of Australia’s Infrastructure Investment Program. “We are maintaining our strong...
Qube acquires bulk logistics company and 50% of NZ container company
QUBE on Monday (1 May) announced it had acquired Australian bulk logistics provider Kalari, as well as a 50% stake in New Zealand container logistics company Pinnacle Corporation....
FIATA called on to accelerate single global air program
THE FEDERATION of Asia Pacific Aircargo Associations (FAPAA) called on the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) to move faster on establishing a...
Melbourne drug smuggler sentenced to 16 years
A MELBOURNE man, arrested under Operation Ironside, has been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for attempting to possess 360 kilograms of methamphetamine. The man, 40, who is an...
Specialist vessel and Aussie crew take part in offshore wind project
A SPECIALIST offshore vessel and Australian crew will survey seabed conditions in the Bass Strait for an offshore wind project. The proposed Star of the South wind farm would be...
Nuyina returns to Hobart ahead of Antarctic voyage
AUSTRALIAN icebreaker Nuyina has returned to service after spending a year in a Singapore shipyard. The research vessel arrived at its home port of Hobart on 24 April for sea...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 45
IN THE news this week, construction started on a $6-billion urea manufacturing project in the Pilbara, near the Port of Dampier....
Regional scholarship launched in recognition of ports leader
WESTERN Australia’s Southern Ports has announced a regional education and training scholarship, marking the retirement of CEO Steve Lewis. Southern Ports is the authority...
