Opium imports on the rise: AFP
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have seized 155 kilograms of opium from more than 125 attempted imports via air, parcel and sea cargo since January this year. Police said the 155...
Australia re-elected to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organization Council for the 2024-25 biennium. Australia is one of 10 member states elected to category b of the...
More protected industrial action notified for DP World
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has on Monday (4 December) given notification of further industrial action through 18 December. The industrial action affects all four of DP...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 76
IN THE news this week, DP World confirmed employee was stolen in a recent cyberattack which shut down landside operations at the company's Australian terminals....
Aussie diversity champion celebrated at Maritime SheEO Awards
CHAMPIONS of diversity and leadership are celebrating their achievements in the wake of the Maritime SheEO Awards 2023. The awards ceremony concluded the Maritime SheEO Conference...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index skyrocketed this past week, hitting 3192 on Friday 1 December. The index has been on an upward trajectory for some weeks now up from a recent nadir of 1385 on...
NQBP names community fund recipients
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is awarding $60,000 in funding to community initiatives including a marine conservation program and an indigenous support program. NQBP announced the...
ITF inspection campaign expands to NZ ports
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation is expanding its Nowhere to Hide inspection campaign to include New Zealand ports. The ITF Australian inspectorate recently...
Ten indigenous students join maritime workforce
TEN indigenous students have become deckhands through a TAFE NSW maritime program. TAFE developed the Get Into Maritime program in partnership with the Sea Heritage Foundation and...
Brisbane sees slight October container downturn
PORT of Brisbane handled a total of 138,476 TEU over October, a decrease of 5.7% on the same month last year. This decrease was echoed in the rolling 12 months container...
Plans for new container port at Kwinana revealed
THE WESTERN Australian government has revealed the design and location of its planned new container port at Kwinana, which is set to replace the current container operations at...
Landing craft rescues sailors from sinking trawler
THE CREW of Sea Swift landing craft Albatross Bay rescued the crew of a sinking trawler on Tuesday night. Albatross Bay was en route from Cairns to Horn Island at around 1800 when...
QLD secures flights and cargo capacity to Shanghai
QUEENSLAND and China Eastern Airlines have locked in direct seasonal flights from Shanghai to Cairns to boost air cargo and export opportunities for the state’s far north....
Victorian project boosts female representation in freight sector
A PROJECT aimed at diversifying Victoria’s freight and logistics workforce has successfully increased the number of women in the sector, according to the state government. The...
Employee data stolen in DP World cyberattack
DP WORLD has confirmed employee data was stolen in a recent cyberattack that shut down operations at four Australian terminals. DP World said some files were accessed by the...
