Charges laid in air-cargo meth bust
POLICE have arrested a man during an investigation into a syndicate suspected of using air cargo to import drugs into Western Australia. Authorities launched the drug trafficking...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 34
PORT of Newcastle this week announced the establishment of an empty container park at its Mayfield site....
Svitzer Australia CCO appointed global head of green ports
SVITZER Australia chief commercial officer Ivan Spanjic has been appointed Svitzer’s first global head of green ports. The global towage company created the new Green Ports role...
Ship crane fails at Port Kembla
A SHIP crane cable broke, hurling a 24-tonne steel coil onto the wharf at Port Kembla. The incident occurred on 1 February as the vessel Pan Ivy was unloading at the NSW port....
New AFP vessel deployed in Sydney Harbour
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has commissioned a new vessel to operate in Sydney Harbour. The purpose-built, 11-metre boat is the second AFP vessel to enter service in the...
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended on 602 on Friday (10 February), down from 621 a week earlier. The sharp decline that started in late December appears to be softening. The Baltic Dry...
ICS Silver Spirit heads to Albany for urgent engine repairs
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has issued a legal direction to the Port of Albany to allow the ICS Silver Spirit to enter the port for repairs. ICS Silver Spirit is a...
Ports Australia chair and deputy re-appointed
FLINDERS Port Holdings chief executive Stewart Lammin has been re-appointed to the role of chair of Ports Australia for the next two years, where he will serve his second term. Mr...
Swire Shipping introduces new service to Pacific Islands
SWIRE Shipping has introduced the Pacific Weekly Express (PWX) service. The company said it is a new fixed-day weekly service that connects South-East Asia, Europe, India, and the...
Three charged over $115-million drug shipment
THREE men have been charged over the alleged importation of 130 kilograms of methylamphetamine into New South Wales on a ship. Australian Border Force officers intercepted a...
Adelaide January container throughput in line with last year
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in January saw very little change compared with the same month last year, according to the latest trade statistics from Flinders Ports....
Containers burn at Turkish port after devastating earthquake
A DEVASTATING earthquake has toppled containers and halted operations at ports on Turkey’s eastern Mediterranean coast. At the time of writing, the death toll from the...
WSM enters joint venture for emissions reporting and trading
WILHELMSEN Ship Management is launching a joint venture company with independent shipbroker Affinity Shipping. The new company will aim to help shipowners and operators understand...
Storms delay track recovery after Queensland train crash
STORMS have delayed rail recovery works at the site of a train collision and derailment in Queensland. The rail corridor between Rockhampton and Gladstone has been closed since 29...
ACCC approves Aurizon’s sale of East Coast Rail
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light for Aurizon to sell its East Coast Rail business for $425 million. Aurizon in December signed a deal...
