Maersk reports colossal 2022 profits and a big decrease in 2023
MAERSK expects the global ocean container market to decrease by up to 2.5% in 2023, according to its financial report for 2022. The company expects its underlying EBITDA for 2023...
NZ containerised freight manager commits to Timaru
KOTAHI has committed to more export cargo volume in an agreement with Timaru Container Terminal. The agreement runs to 2030, and the company said it would deliver confidence in...
Swire Shipping introduces new service to Pacific Islands
SWIRE Shipping has introduced the Pacific Weekly Express (PWX) service. The company said it is a new fixed-day weekly service that connects South-East Asia, Europe, India, and the...
Three charged over $115-million drug shipment
THREE men have been charged over the alleged importation of 130 kilograms of methylamphetamine into New South Wales on a ship. Australian Border Force officers intercepted a...
Piracy still a risk in Western Indian Ocean, IMO warns
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization is urging the shipping industry to stay alert to piracy in the Western Indian Ocean. The IMO and EU Naval Force Operation (EUNAVFOR)...
Increase in schedule reliability softens
THE RAPID increase in global schedule reliability toward the end of 2022 has abated, according to shipping analyst Sea-Intelligence. Sea-Intelligence’s latest Global Liner...
Adelaide January container throughput in line with last year
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in January saw very little change compared with the same month last year, according to the latest trade statistics from Flinders Ports....
Containers burn at Turkish port after devastating earthquake
A DEVASTATING earthquake has toppled containers and halted operations at ports on Turkey’s eastern Mediterranean coast. At the time of writing, the death toll from the...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Newcastle container legislation should not become national precedent
NSW government policy is to penalise the operator of the Port of Newcastle to recover the cost of paying the operator of Port Botany/Port Kembla for containers shipped through the...
Storms delay track recovery after Queensland train crash
STORMS have delayed rail recovery works at the site of a train collision and derailment in Queensland. The rail corridor between Rockhampton and Gladstone has been closed since 29...
WA to move forward on maritime infrastructure recommendations
THE WESTERN Australian government has announced support (mostly) for the state infrastructure body’s recommendations for Westport, the Australian Marine Complex and direct...
Port of Newcastle announces empty container park project
THE PORT of Newcastle is establishing an empty container park at its Mayfield 4 berth, adjacent to its multipurpose terminal. At a press conference on Monday (6 February), state...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 33
THIS week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its report an incident aboard liquefied hydrogen carrier Suiso Frontier....
Zim introduces new SE Asia to Australia service
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is launching a new service covering ports in South East Asia and Australia. The company said the new service would expand its coverage of the...
Discussion paper makes the case for coastal shipping reform
THE national regulatory regime does not support the aims of an Australian shipping industry, making it not “commercially attractive for Australian companies to put nationally...
