The DCN Weekly: Episode 55
IN THE news this week, a new chair and board members were appointed to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board....
WA port secures new export contracts
SOUTHERN Ports has secured export deals for iron ore and spodumene out of the Port of Esperance. The port authority has entered a three-year iron-ore export contract with Western...
AI-based voyage planning trial concludes
YARA Marine Technologies has concluded trials of an AI-based semi-autonomous voyage planning system. The so-called Via Kaizen project looked at a how AI and machine learning could...
New CEO at port infrastructure company
SOUTH Australian port infrastructure company T-Ports has appointed a new CEO. Nathan Kent stepped into the role on 1 July 2023, succeeding Scott McKay, who has served as CEO since...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued its downward trend this past week. The BDI stood at 1233 on Monday (xx June) and ended the week at 1091 on Friday, a 11.5% decline on the start of...
AiP for liquefied CO2 and ammonia carrier
CLASSNK has granted approval in principle to Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha for a ship that can transport ammonia and liquefied carbon dioxide....
MOL signs charter deal for two new LNG carriers
JAPANESE transportation company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and British energy company Ineos Energy Trading signed an agreement for the charter of two newbuild LNG carriers. The vessels...
New NYK compression system to reduce emissions
NYK Line is installing an engine air compression system on two LNG-fuelled coal carriers. It claims the system is a world-first. The variable compression ratio (VCR) system is...
Hydrogen for export plant takes a step forward
ASX-listed Provaris Energy has entered into a collaboration agreement with Norwegian Hydrogen to move to the next phase of development for the FjordH2 project at Ørskog in the...
Wharf upgrade progresses with 70-ton lift
AN INFRASTRUCTURE upgrade at New Zealand’s CentrePort is progressing with the installation of a 70-ton structure at Seaview Wharf. The soffit – a concrete structure designed to...
Port operators and first responders tested with emergency drill
A MARITIME emergency response drill in Port Kembla on Friday was a success, according to the Port Authority of New South Wales and NSW Ports. The annual multi-agency exercise aims...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index saw a steady increase over the past week, rising from 1065 on Monday to 1240 on Friday (23 June). This is a continuation, albeit on a sharper incline, of the...
More protests at Melbourne, Newcastle mark five days of disruptions
A PROTESTER blocked all five tracks of a rail line into Port of Melbourne on Friday morning while another protester climbed inside a stacker reclaimer at the Port of Newcastle....
Port Kembla hosts maritime emergency exercise
PORT Authority of New South Wales is conducting a multi-agency training exercise at Port Kembla on Friday (23 June). The annual training event, this year named Scope, will involve...
Government commits $50m to replace Queensland wharf
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports hosted a visit from state government representatives this week following the announcement of $50 million in funding for the Bowen Wharf. The Queensland...
