Seafarers to protest withdrawal of NZ coastal service
NEW Zealand seafarers and community supporters are planning a demonstration in response to the withdrawal of Maersk’s Coastal Connect service. The Maritime Union of New Zealand...
Guidelines published for containerised lithium-ion battery transport
THE CARGO Incident Notification System Network has compiled a comprehensive publication that covers the properties of lithium-ion batteries and their potential to explode, start...
DP World opens new reefer facility
DP WORLD has opened a new refrigerated container facility in Sydney, called Reefer World. The new reefer facility aims to provide a range of reefer cleaning and repair services to...
Zim and Shell complete first LNG bunkering under 10-year agreement
ZIM and Shell have completed what they claim is the first LNG bunkering operation in Jamaican waters, involving the first of ten Zim containerships included in a 10-year LNG...
Four charged over drug shipment to Sydney industrial site
FOUR men were arrested at an industrial site over an alleged attempt to import methylamphetamine into Sydney. On 16 March the Australian Border Force intercepted a “suspicious”...
Maersk and Shanghai Port sign MOU on methanol bunkering
MAERSK has signed an agreement with Shanghai International Port Group on strategic co-operation for the Shanghai Port methanol marine fuel project. The two parties signed the...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 40
THIS week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its findings from an investigation into the allision that sunk two tugs in Devonport last year....
World Container Index continues to tumble
THE DREWRY World Container Index fell by 2% to US$1756.83 per 40-foot container this past week. The composite index has dropped by 79% when compared with the same week last year...
OOIL reports big revenues and profits for 2022
ORIENT Overseas (International), the parent company of ocean carrier OOCL, reported significant increases in revenues and profits for the 2022 calendar year. The company’ revenue...
Hutchison to raise landside fees
HUTCHISON Ports has announced it is increasing its landside fees at its Sydney and Brisbane terminals. The terminals operator issued notices on 17 March informing road transport...
Maersk pulls NZ coastal service
MAERSK intends to phase out its Coastal Connect service in New Zealand, after less than a year of operation. In an advisory issued on Friday (17 March) Maersk said it had reviewed...
PSA International’s 2022 volumes decline, revenues increase
PSA International, the Singapore-based port operator, posted a decrease in volumes over 2022, but increases in revenue and profits. The company’s flagship operations are in...
Safety plan launched for NZ ports
NEW Zealand’s Port Health and Safety Leadership Group has released a plan that aims to make the country’s ports safer in the wake of two fatalities last year. The leadership group...
MSC and Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation enter five-year partnership
MSC has agreed to contribute to the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation's resources and projects under a five-year partnership. The Impact Partnership agreement aims to...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 39
THIS week, the Victorian government named Port of Hastings as the location of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal, detailed in a statement on offshore wind energy...
