TOP STORIES OF 2022: Toll Shipping becomes Strait Link
IN early September, Toll Shipping announced it would become an independent shipping company in Tasmania under a new name: Strait Link. Toll Shipping was part of the Toll Global...
Derailment in Blue Mountain impacts freight
A FREIGHT train derailment in the Blue Mountains has put a freight line out of action. The train derailed on Wednesday last week (14 December) between Lawson and Linden. Repair...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Bigger containerships visit Port Botany
MSC TOKYO became the ship with the deepest draught to visit Port Botany in February 2022. The vessel has a draught of 15.1 metres when it entered the port. MSC Tokyo broke a...
First grain load received at new SA port facility
SOUTH Australian port infrastructure company T-Ports has received its first load of grain at the new Wallaroo transhipment port facility. T-Ports announced the milestone along...
Interim board finalised for Infrastructure Australia
THE AUSTRALIAN government has finalised an interim board for Infrastructure Australia. The government launched a review of the independent infrastructure advisor in July this...
AMSA to support Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race fleet
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is to continue its vital role providing emergency search and rescue and safety support for the 2022 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, to be run...
Pilbara Ports see November cargo increase
THROUGHPUT at the ports of the Pilbara has seen an increase in November. According to the latest statistics from the Pilbara Ports Authority, there was an increase of 7% in...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 28
TWO big reports made the news this week, one of them being the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report on the APL England incident....
Former premier joins Incat as advisor on big plans
INCAT Tasmania has appointed a former Tasmanian premier as strategic advisor to support the company’s goal to build fully electric, lightweight ships. The Australian shipbuilder...
Fittings in poor condition prior to container loss incident: ATSB
APL England’s fixed container securing arrangements on deck were in a poor state of repair when it lost 50 containers overboard in heavy weather in 2020, according to the...
Tea-packet meth smuggling on the rise: AFP
OVER the past year, the Australian Federal Police have seized more than 2.1 tonnes of so-called tea-packet methamphetamine. According to the AFP, criminal syndicates have adopted...
Port master planning process continues for these Queensland ports
THE QUEENSLAND Department of Transport and Main Roads is undertaking public consultation on the draft master plans and overlays for three of North Queensland Bulk Ports’ ports....
Inland Rail support for community groups tops $1 million
THE LATEST round of funding for regional communities on the Inland Rail network has pushed total funding since its establishment above $1 million. The Australian Rail Track...
Port company sponsors school kids sustainability initiative
NSW Ports has announced its sponsorship of the Living Classroom Partners program, which supports Illawarra school students to learn sustainability skills such as growing food,...
Bunbury welcomes new tugs
THE BUNBURY port community has welcomed its two newest Svitzer tugboats with a traditional maritime naming ceremony. Svitzer Koombana and Svitzer Marlston were introduced earlier...
