International award for VICT
VICTORIA International Container Terminal was the winner of the Lloyd’s List Asia Pacific Award for Excellence in Port Management and Infrastructure. Based at Webb Dock, the...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: A chance to celebrate #womeninmaritime
WHEN was the last time you visited the United Nations website on Observances of International Days? I suggest you take a look – there are quite a few amazing days to celebrate. In...
Seafreight boosts K + N third quarter results
INTERNATIONAL logistics company Kuehne + Nagel has listed seafreight as an important contributor to “significantly improved results” for both the third quarter and the first nine...
Maersk figure to speak at Adelaide lunch
MAERSK Line Oceania sales director, Derek Singline, has been confirmed as guest speaker at an International Cargo Handling Coordination Association lunch in Adelaide. Mr Singline...
TRADE LAW: Improving trade through coastal shipping
EVEN with the current political pressures around global trade and the supply chain, there seems to be little prospect that there will be no reduction in goods being moved through...
Repeal of 'ANL Act' prompts debate
LEGISLATION restricting the use of Australian shipping business names has been repealed by federal Parliament. The move already has been criticised by the Maritime Union but drawn...
Newcastle CEO speaks on port's future
IMPLICATIONS of the global move away from coal were addressed by Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody during this week's Maritime Industry Australia conference in Sydney. Mr...
Transport industry group backs Mental Health Day
MENTAL ill-health is a growing problem in our workforces and communities, which is why the Victorian Transport Association has been increasingly supportive of industry efforts to...
World Mental Health Day a chance to focus on seafarer welfare
OCTOBER 10 is World Mental Health Day with this year's focus being on suicide prevention - #WorldSuicidePreventionDay Humanitarian group Human Rights at Sea, in partnership with...
VICT announces new board appointments
TWO new appointments have been made to the board of Victoria International Container Terminal, with prominent industry figures Philip Lovel AM and Tony Cousins stepping up to the...
Longer opening hours at Cooks River welcomed
A DECISION to extend opening hours at MCS/Qube Cooks River has been welcomed by the Container Transport Alliance of Australia. MCS / Qube Cooks River is extending operating hours...
NZ’s Pacifica adds second coastal feeder
Just weeks after replacing its New Zealand coastal feeder ship with a larger vessel, the Swire-owned Pacifica Shipping is returning the original to service to operate a new link....
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THERE are several reasons to follow the new Instagram feed of DCN, your most reliable source of news and information in maritime logistics. Firstly, you can keep up to date with...
Townsville bullish about frozen beef exports
PORT of Townsville has reported its first shipment of frozen beef in more than a decade. A recent shipment from Townsville is part of new trial by Mackay abattoir, Thomas...
SAL welcomes Part X discussion paper announcement
AN ANNOUNCEMENT by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of plans for a discussion paper into a ‘class exemption’ for liner shipping has been welcomed by Shipping...
