Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index declined over the past week to 1435 on Friday 14 April. This was an 8% decrease from the previous Thursday’s 1560 (reported ahead of the long weekend). The...
Kimberley and Pilbara ports reopen after cyclone
PORTS on the Kimberley and Pilbara coast are back in action having weathered Tropical Cyclone Ilsa. The storm crossed the coast between Port Hedland and Broome at category-five...
Port Hedland shuts, Cyclone Ilsa closes in
PILBARA Ports Authority has announced Port of Port Hedland is now closed. PPA closed the port at 1000 WST on Thursday (13 April) before Tropical Cyclone Ilsa reached category five...
Port of Newcastle named finalist for World Hydrogen Awards
PORT of Newcastle is in the running for the Port of the Future Award at the World Hydrogen Awards in the Netherlands next month. The port is one of four finalists for the award....
Ports close in WA as Cyclone Ilsa intensifies
PORT authorities in the Kimberley and Pilbara have cleared or closed ports as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa continues on its path toward the coast. Pilbara Ports Authority, which began to...
Ships cleared out of Port Hedland ahead of cyclone
PILBARA Ports Authority is preparing to clear ships out of Port Hedland as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa approaches the Western Australian coast. PPA issued an alert on Tuesday (11 April)...
Government responds to scathing Inland Rail review
THE FEDERAL government has accepted all 19 recommendations outlined in a damning review of the Inland Rail project. The government appointed Dr Kerry Schott to head up the...
Fractured axle a focus in coal and freight train collision investigation
A FRACTURED axle has become a focus in the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s investigation into a freight and coal train collision. The ATSB has been investigating the incident...
Rail freight line to close for maintenance
FREIGHT services on a section of the Hunter Valley rail network will stop while the line is closed for maintenance works. The Australian Rail Track Corporation is planning a major...
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index declined over the past week settling at 1389 on Friday (31 March). This was a week-on-week decline of 6.7%; however, this past week’s index numbers are still...
NYK to acquire entirety of Mitsubishi Ore Transport
NYK Line is buying all the shares of its joint company Mitsubishi Ore Transport (MOT), a ship management and ship owning business. NYK Line owns a 40.28% stake in MOT but has...
MOL and Rio Tinto sign crew welfare agreement
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and miner Rio Tinto have agreed to the Designated Owners and Operators program. The DOO program is a Rio Tinto initiative to enhance safety and improve crew...
ATSB details timeline of Portland Bay propulsion failure
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is progressing with its investigation into the Portland Bay incident, having published a timeline of events leading up to the ship’s loss of...
Spill response training prepares PNG for more ships
PAPUA New Guinea is increasing its oil spill response capacity to prepare for more maritime traffic through its ports in the coming years. Senior representatives from the...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 40
THIS week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its findings from an investigation into the allision that sunk two tugs in Devonport last year....
