Key Lumsden Point contracts let
PILBARA Ports’ Lumsden Point common-user infrastructure project at Port Hedland has achieved two major milestones with the confirmation of two significant contracts. Jan De Nul...
Aussie-designed hybrid ferries launched in Med
THE FIRST vessels in a new fleet of hybrid ferries designed by Australia’s Incat Crowther is said to have exceeded performance expectations during sea trials, ahead of deployment...
TasPorts’ clean sweep in North West
A PROGRAM of bed-levelling is underway in the port of Devonport following similar work in Burnie that successfully increased alongside depth at several berths. Polaris Marine’s...
Q7000’s BMG job done
HELIX Energy Solutions’ deepwater offshore vessel Q7000 is this week wrapping up the main decommissioning work at Cooper Energy’s Basker Manta Gummy oil field in Bass Strait....
NYK commences alternative fuel test-run for crude oil tanker
NIPPON Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) line has begun a long-term test run on the safety and stable procurement of using biofuel onboard a very large crude oil (VLCC) tanker. The...
First Blue Visby trials demonstrate CO2 cuts
PROTOTYPE voyages of bulk carriers employing the so-called Blue Visby Solution have produced considerable savings in CO2 emissions and confirmed theoretical and pilot trial...
Noumea port working but uncertainty remains
THE port of Noumea is returning to some normality after recent New Caledonian upheavals but carriers remain cautious about the impacts of the ongoing political situation. Neptune...
Huge vape importation stopped in historic Sydney bust
ALMOST 400,000 disposable vapes have been detected by the ABF within one week in Sydney, in what is now the largest seizure of illegal vapes at the border since legislation...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen confidence high as extra orders confirmed
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has declared its options to build a further four next generation Shaper Class PCTCs in China. The Oslo based shipping line now holds firm contracts for a...
PNG ports sector partners on coastal conservation
PNG Ports Corporation, TotalEnergies and Motukea International Terminal have signed a conservation agreement aimed at preserving the mangroves that help protect port...
Drewry posts WCI increase
DREWRY’S World Container Index increased by 16% to US$4072 per 40-foot container this week. The index posted an increase of 142% when compared with the same week in 2023. The...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended last week at 1797, which is a 53% increase compared with the same week last year. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 24 May 2024. Source:...
First ferry in new Parramatta fleet enters service
THE FIRST vessel in the new fleet of Parramatta Class river ferries has entered service in Sydney, and will primarily operate along the busy Parramatta to Circular Quay route. The...
AAL to get additional newbuildings
AAL Shipping has confirmed two additional heavylift multi-purpose ships ordered by parent Schoeller Holdings will join its fleet. DCN earlier reported that Schoeller had place...
Restoration for historic pier
THE Victorian Government has opened tenders for repairs to the historic Workshops Pier in Williamstown, Melbourne as part of a $46 million program to rebuild piers and jetties...
