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...
Hapag Lloyd to use MATCHBOX Exchange in NZ
HAPAG-Lloyd has tapped on-line open-market platform MATCHBOX Exchange to handle all its container re-use and triangulation in New Zealand. The carrier says the change will provide...
Gladstone sets new benchmarks
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation set new throughput and revenue records and exceed its forecast dividend in 2018-19, according to the just-released annual report. GPC’s three ports,...
VIDEO: Container ship does donuts in Sydney Harbour
FOOTAGE has emerged of a box ship doing turns in Sydney Harbour about a year ago. Sydney Harbour no longer hosts container vessels, but this was a special occasion to mark the...
50-year masterplan for SA ports
SOUTH Australian ports leaseholder Flinders Port Holdings has commissioned a new 50-year masterplan to guide the development of the seven ports under its control, including the...
ACCC working on Part X successor
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun work on a discussion paper about a ‘class exemption’ for liner shipping, ahead of a widespread stakeholder...
Asian trade carriers push Aus trade rates up
HAPAG-Lloyd has become the latest container line in the North & East Asia-Australia trade to announce a new rate restoration, applying a US$300/teu increase from 1 November. The...
Industry’s hopes for Melbourne land rent review
SHIPPERS and land transport operators are hoping the Essential Services Commission’s first formal review of land rentals in the port of Melbourne will draw regulators’ attention...
Resource exports tipped to be worth $282bn
THE Resources and Energy Quarterly report from the Office of the Chief Economist is maintaining a strong export result for resource and energy commodities in 2019-20. Its new...
