Marine compressor companies offer one-stop-shop
A STRATEGIC co-operation agreement between TMC Compressors of the Seas and Sauer Compressors will enable them to offer offshore, marine and shipping companies a partnership to...
CMA CGM joins UN Global Compact
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has announced it is joining the United Nations’ Global Compact on protecting the environment and moving to cleaner energy. The announcement was made...
LINX virtual reality training delivers safety benefits
AN INNOVATION with virtual reality technology helped LINX Cargo Care Group win the Safety Award at the 2019 Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards in Melbourne. In a first for the...
ACCC consults on liner competition exemptions
A DISCUSSION paper on class exemptions from competition laws has been released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Liners providing cargo shipping services to...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Infrastructure surcharge hikes
I WRITE regarding the announcement by VICT of a 43.3% increase in the charge levied for the privilege of using their facilities that is to apply from 1 January. The new rate will...
VICT announces New Year surcharge hike
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has announced a New Year increase in the infrastructure surcharge. From 1 January, the fee will rise from $85 per full container to...
Qube ‘neutral’ following annual meeting
LOGISTICS giant Qube has been given a ‘neutral’ rating by analysts UBS following the company’s recent annual meeting. The company recent announced its annual figures, the...
Shipping bio-fuel trials successful
IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM Group and the GoodShipping Program have announced the successful completion of their 2019 biofuel test program. It follows positive...
2019 Maritime Awards digital magazine now available
The 2019 DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards digital magazine is now available! This is your complete digital round-up of all the award winners, highlights, festivities and...
ICTSI donates second police station in PNG
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services has inaugurated the new police station in Lae, through its Papua New Guinea unit, ICTSI South Pacific and its corporate citizenship arm,...
Hong Kong ship manager adopts Wärtsilä digital solution
A SPECIAL technology solution will be rolled out to the Hong Kong-based ship manager Anglo-Eastern’s global fleet of more than 600 vessels, supporting full voyage planning and...
CMA CGM reports “positive net result” in third quarter
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has reported growth in revenue, container volumes and net profit for the 2019 third quarter as compared with the corresponding quarter last year. The...
More changes announced at Maersk
SHIPPING giant A.P. Møller - Mærsk has announced further board changes, with chief finance officer Carolina Dybeck Happe departing after having “accepted another opportunity...
Industry groups pledge to battle Fremantle fee hikes
INDUSTRY bodies say they are working together to oppose an increase in the terminal access charge (previously the infrastructure fee) imposed by stevedore DPWA at its Fremantle...
Export opportunities buoy farmers on AgDay
AS AUSTRALIA celebrates AgDay on 21 November, the export opportunities and challenges facing agriculture are at the forefront. Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie said while...
