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Mid West Ports welcomes new leaders
MID West Ports Authority has appointed a new executive and manager to its leadership team. MWPA announced on Friday (11 November) Courtney Ackland will soon join the organisation...
Svitzer announces indefinite lockout of harbour towage employees (updated)
SVITZER Australia will lock out its 582 harbour towage employees indefinitely from 1200 AEDT this Friday (18 November). The company said no vessels will be towed into or out of 17...
Baltic Exchange Market Report
THE Baltic Dry Index remained relatively flat over the past week. It started the week at 1337. It rose to a high of 1393 on Wednesday before settling to 1355 on Friday. The Baltic...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 23
THIS week's episode of The DCN Weekly features special coverage of the 2022 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. Record numbers of guests came together in Melbourne...
MOL and Chevron to study CO2 shipping to Australia
ENERGY corporation Chevron and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have agreed to study the feasibility of shipping liquefied carbon-dioxide to Australia. Chevron New Energies International...
AMSA detains and bans bulker
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority on Friday (11 November) banned Panama-flagged bulk carrier Costanza from Australian ports for underpayment of the crew. AMSA said it...
PPA sees increase in October throughput
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported an increase in total throughput last month. Over October, the ports handled a total of 63.4 million tonnes of cargo. This was an increase of...
Aussie company to deliver research cat to Thailand
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Incat Crowther is to deliver a new research vessel to Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources after winning a competitive international tender...
Bookings are closed for DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards
The 2022 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards are on TONIGHT in Melbourne! With the awards kicking off in a matter of hours, DCN wishes to advise the event is now...
Maritime unions announce more industrial action at Svitzer
MARITIME unions have announced yet more industrial action for Svitzer Australia tug masters, engineers and deckhands. In a notice, the towage operator said it is “experiencing a...
Transport sector charity launches multilingual wellbeing resources
HEALTHY Heads in Trucks and Sheds has released a suite of new wellbeing resources in eight different languages. The charity translated the material into the most commonly spoken...
New leadership at Royal Wolf
ROYAL Wolf has appointed Greg Allan as its new executive general manager Australia. Mr Allan has previously worked in executive roles at Coca-Cola Amatil, Qantas and Coates Hire....
TasPorts signs first of four MoU with Mission to Seafarers
TASPORTS and Mission to Seafarers in Hobart have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote seafarer welfare services at the port. TasPorts said the MoU formalises its...
ICTSI reports revenue, throughput and profit increases
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services reported big increases in revenue and profits over the first nine months of 2022. The Victoria International Container Terminal parent...
Zim opens agency in New Zealand
NEW York Stock Exchange-listed container line Zim has opened a fully-owned agency in New Zealand. The new agency replaces its third-party agent in the country, effective 1...
