“Barometer” on exports shows industry confidence
THE results of the annual DHL Export Barometer signal a strong recovery in Australian exports. This year, 69% of Australian businesses surveyed believe that their export revenue...
ACFS Port Logistics hit with cyberattack
ACFS Port Logistics was hit with a cyberattack in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The company’s managing director and CEO, Arthur Tzaneros, told DCN that he expected the...
GeelongPort launches its first Reconciliation Action Plan
GEELONGPORT has taken a major step forward in its reconciliation journey by launching the organisation’s inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in partnership with the...
Maersk nixes Napier on OC1 service
MAERSK Line is to cease its bi-weekly call at Napier, NZ on its OC1 service and it is to re-instate a weekly call at Port Chalmers, NZ. The change is to be effective from the MVS...
DHL Supply chain makes Asia Pacific appointments
DHL Supply Chain has named Steve Thompsett as the company’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Thompsett is also CEO for Live Sciences and Healthcare, DSC Asia Pacific. At the...
Police seize drugs, make arrests in smuggling investigation
POLICE seized more than 1100 litres of pseudoephedrine following a joint-agency investigation into drug smuggling in New South Wales. Earlier this year, detectives from the NSW...
Tasmanian government applies for Bell Bay hydrogen funding
The Tasmanian government is lodging its official funding submission with the federal government to initiate the Tasmanian Green Hydrogen Hub project at Bell Bay. The federal...
BAL Container Line opens new route from China to Australia
BAL CONTAINER Line has launched a new liner service from China to Australia. The first vessel – ALS Ceres, a Marshall Islands-flagged 4395-TEU containership – called Brisbane on...
More biosecurity officers recruited to target frontline risks
AUSTRALIA’s frontline offensive against biosecurity risks, African swine fever (ASF) and hitchhiker pests, has been bolstered by the appointment of 96 new biosecurity officers....
Darwin ship lift project reaches milestone
PLANS to install a ship lift at Darwin have reached a key milestone. The Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority has released the draft environmental impact...
Port Kembla crew claim Business of the Year Award
THE Port Authority of NSW has taken out two awards at the 2021 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards, being named Illawarra Business of the Year and winner of the Excellence in...
Drugs smuggled in air-cargo dough mixer
THREE men have been charged by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) for an alleged attempt to import 140 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia concealed in...
Swire takes out long-term charter of six heavy-lift vessels
THE project division of Swire Shipping and Nordic Project & Finance have signed a charter agreement for the multipurpose heavy-lift vessels, to be delivered in December 2021....
New virtual space inspires women to take unique pathways
COMPANIES from around Australia are throwing their support behind an innovative new platform that was officially launched this week to inspire and prepare young women to enter...
Qube Bulk awarded logistics services agreement for Coburn WA project
STRANDLINE Resources has signed on Qube Bulk to a long-term haulage and logistics services agreement for its Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia. The agreement...
