Empty container park trial highlights benefits of automation
A REPORT from the Department of Transport and Container Transport Alliance Australia found higher automation at empty container parks could boost truck turnaround times by 32%....
PacTow GM's channel swim triples fundraising target
A FUNDRAISING swim across the English Channel by Pacific Towing general manager Neil Papenfus has raised more than three times the original target. Mr Papenfus is preparing to...
Hope for container-market rebound: Container xChange
SUPPLY-chain leaders are hopeful of a container-market rebound, according to the latest Market Forecaster report from online logistics platform Container xChange. A majority of...
Medlog to acquire Botany-based transport operator
MEDLOG has announced plans to acquire Port Botany-based transport operator Trojan Transport. Medlog, a logistics and supply chain operator, said the acquisition would complement...
Orient Overseas International revenue falls from great heights
ORIENT Overseas International has reported a decrease in revenue and profit in its interim results for the first half of 2023. The parent company of ocean carrier OOCL posted a...
VICT receives ASCs
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has received a delivery of six automated stacking cranes. VICT purchased the equipment as part of an ongoing expansion projects. The new...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 61
IN THE news this week, the CEO of Ports Victoria announced his resignation. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kwaLRsZBbpHljoyydM6ai?si=2443c9a60ece41eb Also this week, Port of...
World Container Index posts another week of modest gains
THE LATEST Drewry World Container Index increased by 2.3% to US$1832.48 per 40-foot container this past week. However, the WCI has dropped by 70.6% when compared with the same...
Zim sees grim second quarter
CONTAINER shipping line Zim’s financial results for the second quarter of 2023 show a slight increase in volumes, but revenues and profits falling off a cliff. The company’s net...
Earnings and volumes drop at Napier Port
NAPIER Port has reported reduced earnings and container volumes for the nine months ended 30 June 2023. The North Island port attributed the results to the impact of Cyclone...
DP World aims to increase global capacity
DP WORLD aims to add about 3 million TEU of new container-handling capacity to its international operations by the end of this year. The Dubai-based container terminal operator...
Boxes burned in containership blaze
A FIRE on a containership off the Malaysian coast appears to be under control, but 24 containers have reportedly been affected. Fire broke out on KMTC Shenzhen (IMO 9626417) on 12...
Tasmanian trade decreased in FY22
TASMANIAN ports handled a total of 14.513 million tonnes over the 2022-23 financial year, according to the most recent data from state ports operator TasPorts. Last year’s total...
Melbourne container trade dips in June
TOTAL container throughput at the Port of Melbourne dipped in June this year compared with the same month in 2022. The port handled a total of 258,073 TEU in June 2023, which was...
Police call for public assistance in sea-freight meth bust
AUTHORITIES are appealing for public information after 60 kilograms of methamphetamine was found in a sea-freight consignment shipped from Canada. Australian Border Force officers...
