QLD port fuel import facility upgraded
FUEL supplier IOR, with support from the Queensland government, has completed $60-million upgrade of the Lytton Fuel Terminal at the Port of Brisbane. Works on the...
Offshore wind zone declared for Hunter coast
THE FEDERAL government has officially declared an offshore wind zone off the Hunter coast. The declared area stretches over 1800 square kilometres of Pacific Ocean between Swansea...
Government backs Gladstone hydrogen alumina plant
RIO Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation are to build a new hydrogen plant at Gladstone as part of a program aimed at lowering carbon emissions from the process of refining alumina. The...
Hydrogen export from WA takes step towards reality
THE WESTERN Australian government has welcomed the memorandum of understanding signed between Western Green Energy Hub and Korea Electric Power Corporation. The agreement is to...
Smart containers to make up 30% of global box fleet by 2027: report
THE NUMBER of telematics-enabled shipping containers in the global fleet is forecast to grow sixfold over the next five years, according to the Container Census & Leasing Annual...
Freo sees May container uptick
TOTAL container throughput at Fremantle increased in May, compared with the previous month, according to the latest available trade data from Fremantle Ports. In May the port...
New company and board to govern Inland Rail project
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation is establishing a new subsidiary company with its own board to govern the delivery of the Inland Rail. The creation of the new company,...
MtS Victoria gears up for 21st Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition
MISSION to Seafarers Victoria is preparing for this year’s Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition. The annual competition invites artists to submit pieces responding to the theme “the...
Port Authority of NSW to standardise pilot ladder rules
PORT Authority of New South Wales is to introduce a standardised approach to accepting marine pilot ladder arrangements across all ports in the state, starting on 1 October. A...
Construction begins on Melbourne intermodal terminal
CONSTRUCTION has started on the $400-million Somerton Intermodal Terminal – a key hub in Melbourne’s Port Rail Shuttle Network. The Intermodal Terminal Company (ITC) is building...
AMSA diverts ships in Great Australian Bight rescue effort
A BULK carrier helped rescue a solo sailor in the Great Australian Bight over the weekend as part of a rescue effort co-ordinated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. AMSA...
AMSA bans another general cargo ship
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned the general cargo ship BBC Pearl after inspectors found failures of the safety management system, as well as a defective...
DHL Supply Chain welcomes CFO for Australia and NZ
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Brindha Pillay as chief financial officer for Australia and New Zealand. Ms Pillay will succeed Craig Roberts, who is relocating to a new DHL role...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 55
IN THE news this week, a new chair and board members were appointed to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board....
Spirit of Tasmania to be laid up for maintenance
SPIRIT of Tasmania II will be laid up in Hobart later this month for maintenance and repair works. The ferry will be out of action between 18 July and 7 August while routine...
