The DCN Weekly: Episode 18
THE BIG story for this week was CMA CGM Estelle's visit to the Patrick terminal at Port Botany. It has become the ship with the biggest container capacity to visit the port....
Police seek info on Botany shipping container cocaine smuggling
POLICE discovered about 130 kilograms of cocaine secreted in a container on the Spirit of Sydney after it arrived at Port Botany on 28 May. Australian Federal Police are now...
Government announces independent review of Inland Rail
THE AUSTRALIAN government announced on Friday (7 October) an independent review of the vast $14.5-billion Inland Rail project. The government announced the review will be headed...
Mission to Seafarers maritime art prize winners announced
MISSION to Seafarers Victoria has announced the winners of the 2022 MSC Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition. The maritime art exhibition is an annual art competition hosted at the...
TasPorts ramps up effort to bring local seagull populations under control
TASPORTS is stepping up efforts to manage some unique problems seagulls are causing for Tasmanian ports and visiting vessels. It is currently breeding season for Australia’s most...
Austal launches autonomy trials on decommissioned HMAS Maitland
AUSTAL Australia has taken possession of the former patrol boat HMAS Maitland to use in autonomy trials. Having been re-named Sentinel, the decommissioned Maitland will be the...
Incident reporting regulations to change for pilots and VTS
CHANGES in the Transport Safety Investigations Regulations will require pilotage providers and VTS to report transport safety occurrences to the Australian Transport Safety...
MWPA’s 2021-22 throughput highest in years
MID West Ports Authority handled its highest annual throughput since 2016-17, recording 16.4 million tonnes of trade in 2021-22. For the third year in a row, MWPA saw a decrease...
Australia Post launches sustainability roadmap
AUSTRALIA Post on Wednesday launched its 2025 Sustainability Roadmap. The plan, AusPost says, formally supports the Australian government’s commitment to net zero by 2050. AusPost...
Four arrested over drug precursor air freight import
FOUR people have been arrested following the seizure of 50 kilograms of pseudoephedrine imported into Melbourne via airfreight. The Victoria Police and the Australian Border Force...
Aurizon's Townsville hydrogen project receives millions in funding
RAIL freight operator Aurizon has received $5 million in funding for new hydrogen-powered trucks and a refuelling facility in Townsville. The funding was allocated under the...
Big ship breaks record at Botany
WHEN CMA CGM Estelle came into Port Botany on Monday (3 October), it broke the record for the ship carrying the greatest number of containers ever to visit Australia. The vessel...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 17
IN THE news recently, rail freight operator Aurizon invested $5 million in the development of a multi-modal rail terminal at Port of Townsville as part of the company's port...
OPINION: Australian seafarer welfare sustainability is in danger of failure
By David Hammond, CEO, Human Rights at Sea AT THE time of writing, the state of long-term sustainable seafarer funding throughout Australian ports stands into genuine danger of...
Tasmania ready to welcome first cruise ships of the season
TASPORTS will soon welcome is first cruise ships of the 2022-23 season, with Pacific Explorer scheduled to call Port of Hobart and Coral Princess headed for Port of Burnie....
