Swire announces new East Timor Service
SWIRE Shipping is launching a new shipping service connecting Darwin with Timor-Leste, Singapore and Indonesia. The East Timor Service (ETS) will call ports of Singapore, Dili,...
Second charged in maritime drug smuggling case
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has charged a second man in connection with a transnational drug trafficking investigation following the discovery of more than 300 kilograms of...
Increase in February throughput in the Pilbara
TOTAL cargo throughput at ports in the Pilbara in February increased by 5% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data available from the Pilbara Ports...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 38
IN the news this week, Senator Bridget McKenzie called for the infrastructure and transport minister to issue a Section 11 exemption from the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow...
ABF opens office in Japan
THE AUSTRALIAN Border force opened a new office in Tokyo. The Tokyo office opening coincides with the appointment of a new ABF counsellor for Japan, Superintendent Julie Pettrey....
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index has continued on its steep upward trajectory that started at its nadir in mid-February. On Friday, the BDI was 1424, an increase of 17.6% on the week before...
Port of Brisbane and QTLC host future freight energy hub event
PORT of Brisbane Pty Ltd and the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council (QTLC) have hosted a zero-emissions (ZE) vehicle ride day for port and logistics operators interested...
Brisbane container trade sees January slowdown
CONTAINER trade through the Port of Brisbane saw a slowdown in January. Over the month, the port handled a total of 114,631 TEU, a decrease of 13% on January 2022. However there...
Trucking platform steps in in wake of Scott’s collapse
AUSTRALIAN logistics road-freight platform Ofload said it is supporting former shippers, carrier sub-contractors and employees of Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics following the...
Government says it would consider Section 11 exemption for Kimberley
A SPOKESPERSON for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts told DCN the government is aware of and monitoring the flooding...
Regional logistics centre opens at Cairns Airport
A NEW logistics centre has opened at Cairns Airport. The 2400-square-metre facility houses large cold and freezer rooms, temperature-controlled spaces and ambient transit areas,...
Call for coastal shipping to aid flood-stricken Kimberley
“I’M calling on Minister King to urgently lodge a Section 11 exemption of the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow international carriers, who are at the ready, to bring in the...
Shipping line signs decarbonisation agreement with miner
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a memorandum of understanding with miner Anglo American to establish a working committee for collaborative research on decarbonisation. K...
Australia-India trade to be worth $45bn after agreement
BILATERAL trade between India and Australia will increase to $45 billion per year after the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA), but there ambitions...
Industry marks International Women’s Day
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day was marked around the maritime and logistics industry in yesterday. In Sydney, the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia hosted its annual...
