The DCN Weekly: Episode 15
THIS week in the news, a Sydney-based logistics tech company Ofload announced its acquisition of CIA Logistics to increase shipment visibility and remove inefficiencies across...
Cruise returns to Melbourne
CORAL Princess berthed at Station Pier on Thursday 15 September – the first international cruise ship to call at Melbourne since March 2020. The ship was welcomed by the Victorian...
Ofload acquires CIA Logistics
AUSTRALIAN digital freight forwarding and transport management company Ofload has acquired Melbourne-based freight specialist CIA Logistics. The acquisition was Ofload’s first,...
AMSA, defence force and bulker rescue four from missing boat
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has co-ordinated the rescue of a boat with four people on board after it went missing in the Solomon Sea. The 14-metre workboat Ogoi Ratz...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to open new Queensland site
RO-RO specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen is establishing a new equipment processing and technical services facility at the Brisbane Airport precinct. The site, which is scheduled to...
Incat Crowther announces ferry launch
INCAT Crowther has announced the launch of the 72-metre passenger ferry Korea Pride. Incat Crowther supported Korea Express Ferry in the building of the vessel, which will operate...
Methanol-powered coastal shipping in the offing
NEW Zealand freight transport and warehousing company Move Logistics Group is working towards acquiring a methanol-powered ro-ro vessel to be deployed on coastal routes. Earlier...
Cruise to return to Geraldton
CRUISE is making a post-pandemic comeback around the country, and the Western Australian town of Geraldton is preparing to welcome one such vessel at the end of October. At 294...
Port workforce blamed for employers' "economic vandalism", MUA says
PORT workers are unfairly “bearing the brunt of criticism” from managers following the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report, according to the Maritime Union of...
Brisbane sees big container throughput in August
CONTAINER trade at the Port of Brisbane was on the up last month. Total containerised cargo throughput at the port in August came to 148,229 TEU, an increase of 11% on August last...
Efficient yacht to be built on Incat Crowther’s design
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilding and engineering company Incat Crowther has partnered with YCTS to design Shadowolf, a single-hulled support yacht. The design is catamaran support yacht...
Noisy nuisance ship to be shunted from service
NOISY nuisance ship Safeen Prime is scheduled to Port Nelson on Thursday in what the port expects to be its final visit to the port. The vessel will be phased out of ANL’s TTZ...
NSW Ports commits to building resilience in a changing environment
NSW Ports has outlined its support for clean energy and climate-change resilience in its recently published sustainability strategy. The strategy commits NSW Ports, which manages...
Port reports positive FY21 results
PORT Taranaki has reported increases in profits for the year to 30 June despite a decrease in trade volumes. The port said increased vessel visits and a rise in the volume of dry...
More reactions to Productivity Commission draft report
ANOTHER wave of responses to the Productivity Commission’s draft report follows a pattern of relief and frustration expressed on the day of its release. The draft report, Lifting...
