Five new tugs to be chartered to Port Hedland
SVITZER has signed an agreement for the delivery of five new tugboats to service BHP’s Port Hedland operations. The new RAstar 2800 tugs are slated for delivery from the first...
Berth refurbishment to begin at WA ports
BERTH refurbishment at the ports of Albany and Bunbury is ready to begin under a $4.5 million program. Southern Ports on Monday announced the contract for the program. The program...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index last week saw some fluctuation over the past week, but relative to previous weeks, there was little movement. The BDI started out on Monday (12 June) at 1056,...
Australia delivers maritime facilities in Jakarta
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has handed two new maritime facilities over to the Indonesian government. Australia supported the development of the Solid Bulk Cargoes...
Increase in May throughput at PPA
PILBARA Ports Authority reported a total monthly throughput of 62.5 million tonnes of cargo during May, a 1% increase on the same month last year. The colossus of iron ore...
Miner to build ore rail cars in the Pilbara
AUSTRALIAN mining giant Rio Tinto is partnering with Perth-based company Gemco Rail to build and maintain iron ore rail cars in the Pilbara region. In a statement, Rio Tinto said...
ITF ramps up ship inspections under new campaign
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation has ramped up ship inspections in New South Wales this week as part of a campaign launched on Tuesday. The week of action is part...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index crept up last week, hitting 1055 on Friday. The index started the week at 939 on Monday. The index hit a low last week of 919 – its lowest point since a nadir...
Study finds seafarer training deficit in decarbonised, digitalised industry
A SURVEY of 500 seafarers found the maritime workforce needs more training to work in a decarbonised and digitalised shipping industry. DNV and the Singapore Maritime Foundation...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 51
IN THE news with week, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority announced it had banned the general cargo ship BBC Weser for 90 days....
Ammonia-powered gas carrier gets AiP from DNV
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has awarded several organisations an approval in principle for the design of a new ammonia-powered gas carrier. The design was from the Mærsk Mc-Kinney...
ATSB sheds light on bulk carrier grounding in Port Hedland
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is progressing with its investigation into bulk carrier grounding in Port Hedland, having published an interim report on the incident. The...
Biofuel production limitations may impact industry uptake: DNV
LIMITATIONS to biofuel production capacity may hinder uptake in the shipping industry, a report from DNV has found. DNV’s new whitepaper Biofuels in shipping suggests biofuels can...
Ammonia release mitigation system receives AiP
DNV has issued an approval in principle for Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation Systems (WARMS), a new system from the technology company. The system is designed to mitigate the...
Ag sector value to fall from record heights: ABARES
THE OVERALL value of the agriculture sector is expected to fall by 14% in 2023-24, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences. ABARES’...
