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...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 45
IN THE news this week, construction started on a $6-billion urea manufacturing project in the Pilbara, near the Port of Dampier....
MPA partners with class and tech companies on vision for maritime industry
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore and eight classification societies have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in areas of digitalisation and decarbonisation. MPA,...
Melbourne container volumes down in March
PORT of Melbourne reported a decrease in container volumes in March 2023 compared with the same month last year. The port handled a total of 267,294 TEU in March, a 2.3% decrease...
DNV joins methanol bunkering working group
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has joined a working group on methanol bunkering in Singapore. The Standards Working Group, managed by the Standards Development Organisation at the...
120kg cocaine haul at Port Botany
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers seized 120 kilograms of cocaine at the Sydney Container Examination Facility on Tuesday (25 April). The ABF said it has been targeting border...
Maritime and energy companies to explore methanol bunkering at Port of Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne, Maersk, ANL and Svitzer are among seven maritime and energy signatories to a memorandum of understanding that will explore the feasibility of establishing a...
