Roads revamp to boost Esperance port access
ROAD upgrades are coming to Esperance as the Western Australian government aims to improve safety, access and efficiency at Southern Ports’ Port of Esperance. The state government...
Biggest boxship in PNG calls two terminals
THE LARGEST containership ever to berth in Papua New Guinea has called at South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) and Motukea International Terminal (MIT). The...
MUA withdraws one PIA notice for DP World, defers another
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has withdrawn a notice of protected industrial action at DP World’s Brisbane terminal for Thursday (23 November). The union is no longer carrying...
ONE to trial containerised wind propulsion units
OCEAN Network Express is launching a trial of containerised wind propulsion devices. The autonomous wind-assist units are based on 40-foot containers. They are designed for use on...
Melbourne container trade drops in October
CONTAINER volumes decreased at Port of Melbourne in October 2023, down 4.7% on the same month last year. Total container throughput for October 2023 came to 281,741 TEU. Full...
Protesters target Zim again, disrupt operations at Botany
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters disrupted operations at Port Botany on Tuesday night (21 November). About 400 demonstrators gathered at the port to attempt to block the arrival of...
Tobacco smugglers convicted in Adelaide
AN ADELAIDE court has fined two men found guilty of importing almost one tonne of illicit tobacco into Australia. A large portion of it was smuggled in a shipping container. The...
ICS and bunker industry propose simplified global GHG fuel standard
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping and the International Bunker Industry Association have submitted a joint proposal to the International Maritime Organization for a global GHG...
Cocaine bust on cargo ship in Melbourne
AUTHORITIES have seized 154 kilograms of cocaine from inside the hull of a cargo ship in Melbourne. This is the second seizure of its kind in recent months; authorities announced...
IMO and ILO hold first Work at Sea joint conference
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization held their first joint Conference on Work at Sea last week. The IMO and ILO met on 13 November at...
World Container Index declines
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased by 2% to US$1469 per 40-foot container this past week and has dropped by 43% when compared with the same week last year. The latest WCI...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 74
IN THE news this past week, container terminal operator DP World was hit by a cyberattack. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZaT9gvajeDMRRAyDaFJJp?si=139e773098154b62 The company...
Energy efficiency measures can reduce underwater noise: report
MOST energy efficiency measures prescribed to the shipping industry can also reduce underwater noise, research from the University of Southampton has found. The new study...
Third-quarter results show Zim in the red
ISRAELI ocean carrier Zim reported a third-quarter loss of US$2.27 billion compared with a net income of US$1.166 billion in the third quarter of 2022. The company’s revenues for...
SAL calls on minister to intervene in DP World industrial dispute
SHIPPING Australia has called on minister for employment and workplace relations Tony Burke to issue a ministerial declaration to stop the Maritime Union of Australia’s protected...
