Zim and Shell complete first LNG bunkering under 10-year agreement
ZIM and Shell have completed what they claim is the first LNG bunkering operation in Jamaican waters, involving the first of ten Zim containerships included in a 10-year LNG...
Shipping line warns of the dangers of electric vehicles
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has said there is increasing concern among shipping lines around the increasing demand for electric vehicles. Battery fires can be particularly dangerous, as...
Four charged over drug shipment to Sydney industrial site
FOUR men were arrested at an industrial site over an alleged attempt to import methylamphetamine into Sydney. On 16 March the Australian Border Force intercepted a “suspicious”...
Australia-UK FTA a step closer to reality
THE AUSTRALIA-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement will come into effect soon, after the enabling legislation in the UK received Royal Assent. The agreement will enter into force...
Annual Merchant Navy commemoration returns to Rookwood Necropolis
SYDNEY’S seafaring community will gather next month for the 58th annual commemoration at the Merchant Navy Memorial and Columbarium. The Merchant Navy War Memorial Fund organises...
Cruise’s triumphant return to Townsville
Townsville will say bon voyage to the annual cruise season with Viking Mars, the final cruise ship of the summer, calling at the Port of Townsville on Monday (27 March). Almost...
Mondiale VGL appoints new chair and director
MONDIALE VGL has appointed Justine Smyth as independent director and chair. The company said her appointment would support its next phase of growth in the global freight...
Government, industry co-operate in improving rail
THE AUSTRALIAN government, the Victorian government and The Australasian Railway Association have signed an agreement to improve the country’s rail infrastructure. The memorandum...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 40
THIS week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its findings from an investigation into the allision that sunk two tugs in Devonport last year....
MtS Newcastle celebrates 150 years of service with inaugural art prize
THE INAUGURAL Newcastle Maritime Art Prize was awarded this week, in celebration of the mission’s 150 years of work in the city. The prize was funded under Port of Newcastle’s...
Ceva Logistics celebrates Australian indigenous art
CEVA Logistics is rolling out an indigenous Australian artist’s design across six of its long-haul trailers as the company carries out its reconciliation action plan (RAP). A...
OOIL reports big revenues and profits for 2022
ORIENT Overseas (International), the parent company of ocean carrier OOCL, reported significant increases in revenues and profits for the 2022 calendar year. The company’ revenue...
Yangtze Fortune crew receives wages, heads home
SEAFARERS aboard the livestock carrier Yangtze Fortune have received the wages they were owed, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation. Liberian-flagged...
Goliath incident highlights importance of bridge resource management: ATSB
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau’s investigation into last year’s Goliath incident at the Port of Devonport highlights the importance of bridge resource management and the...
ABF targets drug smugglers in WA
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force has been conducting surveillance operations in Western Australia’s Mid West, looking for drug smugglers. Last week ABF officers in the Geraldton Port...
