Shipping line to bolster Australia-Pacific Islands service
SWIRE Shipping is bolstering its services between Australia and the Pacific Islands. The company is to phase the Melanesian Chief into the service from mid-December. The vessel is...
Port of Newcastle cranes load first containership
PORT of Newcastle has, for the first time, used its two new mobile harbour cranes to load a containership. Port of Newcastle bought the Liebherr LH 550 mobile harbour cranes in...
Direct shipping between Tasmania and NZ begins
A DIRECT shipping service between Tasmania and New Zealand commenced last week. The launch of the new service was marked as general cargo vessel Muntgracht received the first...
Ports corporation launches mental health strategy
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has this week launched its first mental health strategy. GPC health and wellbeing superintendent Sandy Dunne said the launch was the culmination of...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 24
On Friday this week, the Fair Work Commission issued an order suspending Svitzer's lockout of its maritime employees, along with all industrial action by the company and unions...
New infrastructure completed at QLD port
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has completed major infrastructure works at the Port of Mackay. The port’s Wharf Five now has a new $4-million western approach deck. Wharf...
Three jailed for one-tonne meth transfer at sea
THREE men who helped transfer nearly one tonne of meth in the middle of the ocean have been sentenced to jail. The Australian Border Force said the men transported 992 kilograms...
Stevedores, port operators, Svitzer and unions weigh in on lockout in FWC submissions
IN written submissions to the Fair Work Commission, several parties involved detailed the devastating impact the lockout would have on Australian shipping, port operations and the...
Sydney Bethel Union celebrates 200 years
FRIENDS and supporters of the Sydney Bethel Union gathered on Wednesday night (16 November) to celebrate the maritime charity’s 200th anniversary. SBU traces its history back to...
Re-opening set for freight corridor as containers cleared from derailment site
A RAIL corridor closed by a derailed freight train is expected to re-open next week The Melbourne-Adelaide rail corridor has been closed since Monday (14 November), when a...
Unions withdraw Svitzer industrial action notices
THE INDUSTRIAL dispute between Svitzer and the maritime unions took another turn late yesterday with the unions withdrawing all notices of protected industrial action. However,...
AMSA co-ordinates medevac off South Australia
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has co-ordinated a medical evacuation from a ship off South Australia. Containership Sydney Express was near Kangaroo Island on Tuesday...
Boat festival returns to Port of Hobart
TASPORTS is gearing up for the 2023 Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Port of Hobart. The event is the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern...
A discussion on the relationship between Navy and civil maritime
By Kendall Carter CAPTAIN Ashley Papp CSC RAN FNI gave a presentation to a combined meeting of the Nautical Institute, the Company of Master Mariners of Australia and the...
FWC Full Bench to begin hearing on Svitzer situation
THE FAIR Work Commission is holding a meeting today at 1300 to decide wether or not to terminate or suspend industrial action by the three maritime unions and towage operator...
