DNV joins methanol bunkering working group
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has joined a working group on methanol bunkering in Singapore. The Standards Working Group, managed by the Standards Development Organisation at the...
Two LNG-fuelled bulkers delivered
MARAN Dry Management has taken delivery of two Newcastlemax bulkers, Ubuntu Unity on 28 February and Ubuntu Community on 18 April. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Ship Building (SWS)...
Construction begins on Pilbara's $6 billion urea project
CONSTRUCTION has started on a $6 billion urea manufacturing project in the Pilbara, near the port of Dampier. The Perdaman project is to convert natural gas from Woodside’s...
Maersk Tankers launches voyage management service
MAERSK Tankers has launched a new voyage management service. The company said the service would help ship operators and owners “achieve greater economic and environmental...
Shipping companies preparing for multi-fuel future, survey finds
A SURVEY of 29 shipping companies found some carriers envisage a multi-fuel future for their fleets. The Global Maritime Forum, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and...
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended the week on 1504, up 5% from 1435 posted on the previous Friday. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending on 21 April 2023. Source: Baltic Exchange...
Pilbara throughput increases in March
TOTAL throughput volumes at ports of Port Hedland and Dampier increased last month. Pilbara Ports Authority said its ports handled a total of 62.1 million tonnes in March, a 3%...
$280m in construction announced for coal terminal
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure has announced it will design and construct a new ship loader and reclaimer for its coal terminal in Queensland. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary...
Program to train more truckies in the Pilbara and Kimberley
A TRUCK driver training program in the Pilbara and Kimberley aims to grow the local heavy vehicle workforce. The state government and logistics industry initially developed the...
Port Hedland breaks 24-hour throughput record
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported the largest 24-hour throughput on record at Port of Port Hedland. Following a temporary closure last week due to Cyclone Ilsa, the port...
National biosecurity action plan to tackle evolving threats
THE FEDERAL government has released a national biosecurity action plan exploring a biosecurity risk management trial at Port of Melbourne and plans for a sea container data...
LR and ClassNK award AiP for ammonia-fuelled gas carrier
LLOYD’S Register and ClassNK have issued approvals in principle for an ammonia-fuelled liquefied gas carrier. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi...
Port of Dampier welcomes first cruise ship
PORT of Dampier received its first-ever visiting cruise ship last week. The 91-metre-long APT cruise vessel MS Caledonian Sky called the port on Thursday last week (13 April). It...
IMB records lowest piracy levels since 1993
THE ICC International Maritime Bureau has recorded its lowest level of piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993. Twenty-seven incidents were reported in the first quarter of...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 43
PILBARA and Kimberley ports closed this week as category-five cyclone Ilsa approached the coast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6i4hUihd9sxgsbvvAA79dH?si=18c30b9f4f85427c Also...
