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...
Container packing guide gets update
THE CARGO Integrity Group has updated its Quick Guide to the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code). The group of seven industry...
Maersk orders six big methanol-ready containerships
A.P Moller – Maersk has ordered six ocean-going containerships that can use methanol as a fuel. The vessels will have a nominal cargo capacity of about 17,000 TEU. They will...
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...
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire port operator's business in billion-dollar deal
HAPAG-LLOYD has agreed to acquire the entire terminal business and associated logistics services of SM SAAM, a Chilean terminal operator. Hapag-Lloyd signed a binding agreement on...
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...
Maersk Container Industry welcomes new CEO
AP MOLLER – Maersk subsidiary Maersk Container Industry has appointed Søren Leth Johannsen to the role of chief executive officer. Mr Johannsen joined Maersk Container Industry 17...
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...
Port sees record throughput and high profits for past FY
NEW Zealand’s Lyttelton Port Company reported a record-breaking 502,210 TEU throughput for the 2022 financial year. This was an increase of 15% on the previous year’s throughput....
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...
