New harbour master for Melbourne
CAPTAIN Kell Dillon has been announced as the new ‘executive general manager marine and navigation’ at Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne), a position that includes the role...
Porteous praised for Mission contribution
THE contribution of Captain Nigel Porteous to the Melbourne Mission to Seafarers has been praised. As was reported in the DCN earlier this week, Captain Porteous was this week...
Ocean Network Express joins Shipping Australia
SHIPPING Australia has welcomed Ocean Network Express as a full voting member. “Our mission is to represent the interests of all sectors of shipping in Australia, but we are...
Austal awarded contract for high-speed catamaran
AUSTAL Limited announced that it has been awarded a A$15.5m contract for a 41 metre, high-speed catamaran. The new vessel is based on an existing and proven Austal...
Qube announces fire package
A TOTAL of $500,000 in financial contributions together with critical transport and logistics support is the basis of a bushfire support package announced this week by Qube...
New faces grace the gate of RG Tanna
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has, over the past week, welcomed its 21 new apprentices and trainees – specifically 12 apprentices, four trainees and five work experience students....
SAFC welcomes GlobeLink cancellation
THE announcement by the SA minister for transport and infrastructure Stephan Knoll that the GlobeLink air-road-rail infrastructure plan will not proceed has been welcomed by the...
Agreement to aid IMO in reaching more women
ON 27 January, IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim and WISTA International president Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou were joined by numerous dignitaries to sign an agreement with the...
Shipping industry responds to 2019-nCoV threat
A NUMBER of cruise line operators have cancelled services to Chinese ports due to the threat of novel coronavirus. While in Australia, the government has issued advice for...
Celebrating Australia Day on the water
THERE’S no more iconic an Australian image as a party on Sydney Harbour and this year was no exception. Svitzer tugs were again on display on Australia Day, cutting moves through...
Deal seeks to deliver air cargo expertise to Western Sydney airport
WESTERN Sydney Airport has partnered with an additional two freight companies, dnata and Toll Group, to work on the design of its freight precinct. Western Sydney Airport chief...
On the lookout for a new Sydney harbour master
PORT Authority of New South Wales is on the lookout for the role of Sydney harbour master. The role of the harbour master ensures the “safe and efficient” navigation of all...
Freight movement to be aided by NSW road reclassifications
AN EXPERT Panel to help identify 15,000km of roads to be transferred to the NSW state government offers an important chance to enhance freight movement, the Australian Logistics...
Open the box for commercial vehicle safety and savings
WITH more commercial vehicles on our roads, up 16.4% in the last five years, comes higher fuel consumption, more fatalities, crashes and poor driving, with heavy vehicles...
Deficiencies found on tug
A FLAG-state inspection on the tug SL Quoin Island in Gladstone last week revealed “a number of deficiencies”, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority says. These included...
