Annual Merchant Navy commemoration returns to Rookwood Necropolis
SYDNEY’S seafaring community will gather next month for the 58th annual commemoration at the Merchant Navy Memorial and Columbarium. The Merchant Navy War Memorial Fund organises...
Cruise’s triumphant return to Townsville
Townsville will say bon voyage to the annual cruise season with Viking Mars, the final cruise ship of the summer, calling at the Port of Townsville on Monday (27 March). Almost...
Mondiale VGL appoints new chair and director
MONDIALE VGL has appointed Justine Smyth as independent director and chair. The company said her appointment would support its next phase of growth in the global freight...
Government, industry co-operate in improving rail
THE AUSTRALIAN government, the Victorian government and The Australasian Railway Association have signed an agreement to improve the country’s rail infrastructure. The memorandum...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 40
THIS week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its findings from an investigation into the allision that sunk two tugs in Devonport last year....
MtS Newcastle celebrates 150 years of service with inaugural art prize
THE INAUGURAL Newcastle Maritime Art Prize was awarded this week, in celebration of the mission’s 150 years of work in the city. The prize was funded under Port of Newcastle’s...
Ceva Logistics celebrates Australian indigenous art
CEVA Logistics is rolling out an indigenous Australian artist’s design across six of its long-haul trailers as the company carries out its reconciliation action plan (RAP). A...
OOIL reports big revenues and profits for 2022
ORIENT Overseas (International), the parent company of ocean carrier OOCL, reported significant increases in revenues and profits for the 2022 calendar year. The company’ revenue...
Yangtze Fortune crew receives wages, heads home
SEAFARERS aboard the livestock carrier Yangtze Fortune have received the wages they were owed, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation. Liberian-flagged...
Goliath incident highlights importance of bridge resource management: ATSB
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau’s investigation into last year’s Goliath incident at the Port of Devonport highlights the importance of bridge resource management and the...
ABF targets drug smugglers in WA
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force has been conducting surveillance operations in Western Australia’s Mid West, looking for drug smugglers. Last week ABF officers in the Geraldton Port...
Hutchison to raise landside fees
HUTCHISON Ports has announced it is increasing its landside fees at its Sydney and Brisbane terminals. The terminals operator issued notices on 17 March informing road transport...
Third charged over maritime drug smuggling plot
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has charged a third man wanted over the importation of more than 300 kilograms of cocaine, discovered in coastal waters off Western Australia. Police...
Cruise ship rescues two in Bass Strait
A CRUISE ship transiting the Bass Strait helped rescue two people from a stricken boat on Tuesday morning. Victoria Police Air Wing and Water Police, which co-ordinated the...
NGO calls for Australian government support for seafarer welfare
HUMAN Rights at Sea said the Australian government is “fundamentally failing seafarers” by not legislating a funding mechanism for seafarer welfare facilities. “For a state that...
