New communication data service "a turning point in maritime safety"
SATELLITE communications provider Inmarsat has launched a maritime data service to modernise safety communication in global shipping. The service, Fleet Safety, has been described...
Navigational aids overhaul lined up for Torres Strait
THIRTY-SEVEN new aids to navigation are being installed in the Torres Strait under a $4 million Queensland government investment. An assessment by the Department of Transport and...
CMA CGM launches US$1.5 billion fund for energy transition
CMA CGM is creating a US$1.5 billion energies fund to support the industrial production of new fuels and low-emission mobility innovations. The intent of the Special Fund for...
New ship launched on coastal service
PACIFICA Shipping, an operating division of Swire Shipping, is introducing a 1300 TEU containership on its New Zealand coastal service this month. Takutai Chief is scheduled to...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 13
MARITIME industry leaders from around Australia and overseas gathered at the Ports Australia Biennial Conference in Brisbane this week. The event was built around the theme of...
The state of ports and freight according to ACCC and Productivity Commission
ISSUES around productivity and competition at Australia’s ports fuelled presentations from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Productivity Commission at an...
Zim enters long-term LNG bunkering deal with Shell
ZIM has signed an LNG bunkering agreement with Shell to supply 10 LNG-fuelled vessels for the shipping company’s Container Service Pacific flagship service. The deal is a ten-year...
Ports Australia conference tackles competition and productivity issues
DAY two of the Ports Australia Biennial Conference featured presentations from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Productivity Commission, considered by...
Port Botany to receive new empty container park
AN EMPTY container park with a 6000 TEU capacity is now under construction at Port Botany. The new facility is expected to reduce both truck congestion and handling times due to...
Hapag-Lloyd to install tracking devices on 1.6 million containers
HAPAG-LLOYD has commenced a major project to install tracking devices on its fleet of 1.6 million dry containers. The first of the devices are currently being installed at a...
Risk, resilience, and global thinking the focus of Ports Australia conference
DISCUSSIONS at first full day of events at the Ports Australia Biennial Conference positioned Australia’s ports sector within the international maritime landscape and encouraged...
Data usage on the rise at sea, Inmarsat says
DATA usage on ships has jumped more than three-fold since 2019, according to an analysis from Inmarsat Maritime. Inmarsat said the surge underlines the shipping industry’s...
New Zealand shipping delays skyrocket
AN INCREASE in shipping delays to Oceania is hitting New Zealand particularly hard, according to a new report from logistics technology company project44. The report, State of...
Global schedule reliability on an upwards trend
GLOBAL shipping schedule reliability is gradually improving, according to the latest data from Sea-Intelligence. Schedule reliability has reportedly increased to 40.5% in July...
Maersk to sell share in Russian port operator
MAERSK has agreed to sell its 30.75% shareholding in Russian container terminal operator Global Ports Investments. Maersk said on Monday its terminals business APM Terminals had...
