OOCL trials biofuel on AAA1 service
ORIENT Overseas Container Line has completed a biofuel trial on its AAA1 service, which runs between South East Asia and the east coast of Australia. The 4578-TEU OOCL Yokohama...
Tasmania to welcome new reefer service
BASS Island Line has announced it is introducing a refrigerated container service. The company said it would help King Island residents deal with higher costs of living. The...
VIC gov’t releases Container Storage Industry Guide
THE Victorian government has released a Container Storage Industry Guide. The state government formed the Container Storage Working Group, chaired by Freight Victoria, earlier...
HFW welcomes shipping lawyer as partner in Perth
GLOBAL sector-focused law firm HFW has welcomed leading shipping lawyer Ashwin Nair to its Perth office as partner. The announcement follows the law firm’s recruitment of a...
TIME IS RUNNING OUT – get your award nominations in NOW
NOMINATE now for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Nominations will close in less than two weeks on 5 October, so don’t delay in...
VICT to remove COVID recovery tariff
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is removing its temporary $3.97 per-container COVID recovery tariff as of 1 October. In an industry notice, the company said it would...
Patrick marks 20 years of automated straddle carriers
SATURDAY 24 September was the 20th anniversary of the first ship ever worked with automated straddle carriers in Australia. The crane gang assembled for the job. Three still work...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 16
IN THE news this week, the Australian Federal Police launched a major investigation after more than $182 million worth of drugs was found concealed in a shipment of coffee beans,...
Aurizon invests millions in port rail terminal
RAIL freight operator Aurizon has invested $5 million in the development of a multi-modal rail terminal at Port of Townsville. Aurizon’s port investment program involves investing...
Operations begin at new Timor-Leste port
TIBAR Bay Port in Timor-Leste has welcomed maiden calls from two vessels as part of the new port’s operational trials. Tibar Bay Port was built recently to alleviate congestion...
CMA CGM biofuel bunkering a success
TOTALENERGIES Marine Fuels has announced it has successfully refuelled a CMA CGM containership in Singapore with sustainable marine biofuel. CMA CGM Montoir was bunkered via...
Ceva and HMM enter partnership deal
CEVA Logistics has signed an agreement with South Korean shipping company HMM to connect more shippers with ocean capacity. The agreement will remain in place until 2025, bringing...
Drugs concealed in sea-cargo coffee shipment to Melbourne
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police this week launched a major investigation after more than $182 million worth of illicit drugs – concealed in a shipment of coffee beans – was seized...
Freight in focus at Roads Australia lunch
FREIGHT and logistics came into focus at the Roads Australia industry lunch in Sydney on Tuesday this week. Eighty-five representatives from a variety of organisations and...
Containers overboard after Sea Eagle sinking
GENERAL cargo ship Sea Eagle sank while cargo was being offloaded at the Turkish port of Iskenderun this week. According to reports, from 17 to 24 containers went overboard and...
