Man jailed over "putrid" meth haul in container full of cow skins
A MAN was sentenced to 22 years in jail for attempting to import 668 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia in a shipping container full of rotting, raw cow hides. The...
ICTSI first-quarter results show increases
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services reported an increase in revenues, net income and EBITDA in its first-quarter financial results. ICTSI operates 33 terminals, including...
Hapag-Lloyd introduces green shipping service
HAPAG-Lloyd is introducing a new service called Ship Green, which it says is for climate-friendly transportation based on biofuel. The ocean carrier said the service is accessible...
World Container Index increases
THE LATEST Drewry World Container Index increased by 1% last week, but has dropped 77% compared with the same week last year. The latest Drewry WCI composite index of $1,763 per...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 46
IN the news this week: Qube announced two acquisitions – one a 50% stake in a New Zealand-based container logistics company and 100% of an Australian bulk haulage specialist....
63 alternative fuel vessels ordered this year
IN APRIL, 19 vessels with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered, according to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. Of those vessels ordered,...
Port hosts government aboard NZ coastal containership
CENTREPORT Wellington this week hosted government and shipping industry representatives who came to visit a containership on a New Zealand coastal service. The port welcomed NZ...
Wärtsilä and DNV roll out platform partnership on fleet
WÄRTSILÄ is integrating its fleet optimisation tool with an industry cloud platform built by DNV. Under their partnership, the companies are rolling out the connection across the...
Adelaide container volumes down in February
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in February saw a decrease compared with the same month last year, according to the latest available trade statistics from Flinders...
Container volumes set to rise at NZ port
INCREASED shipping activity at New Zealand’s Port Nelson is expected to lift container capacity by a third. The four shipping companies which call Port Nelson – Maersk, ANL, MSC...
March increase in Freo container throughput
FREMANTLE Ports reported an uptick in container throughput in March. The port handled a total of 68,648 TEU in March. This was the highest total monthly throughput since October...
SMF and shipping lines launch workforce transformation tool
THE SINGAPORE Maritime Foundation, Pacific International Lines and Pacific Carriers have launched a guidebook that aims to attract more talent to the shipping industry. The...
Qube acquires bulk logistics company and 50% of NZ container company
QUBE on Monday (1 May) announced it had acquired Australian bulk logistics provider Kalari, as well as a 50% stake in New Zealand container logistics company Pinnacle Corporation....
Charges laid in port worker deaths
MARITIME NZ has filed charges in relation to two fatal incidents and ports in New Zealand last year. Investigations started last April after the deaths of Atiroa Tuaiti at the...
Melbourne drug smuggler sentenced to 16 years
A MELBOURNE man, arrested under Operation Ironside, has been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for attempting to possess 360 kilograms of methamphetamine. The man, 40, who is an...
