Noisy nuisance ship niggles neighbours
A NOISY containership has left a trail of complaints across Australian and New Zealand ports and apologies to disturbed residents of port communities. Safeen Prime is operated by...
Three charged for alleged Botany sea-cargo drug smuggling
DRUG and Firearms Squad detectives have charged three men following the seizure of almost 750 kilograms of methylamphetamine. Police allege the drugs were imported by a criminal...
Freight rates to decline on lower vessel utilisation: analyst
WITH vessel utilisation rates declining, ocean shipping analyst Sea-Intelligence said freight rates are due for a decline. Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy said even though demand...
Shipping lines join forces on maritime job redesign
THE SINGAPORE Maritime Foundation has partnered Pacific International Lines and Pacific Carriers on a pilot project aimed at attracting new talent to the maritime industry. The...
ONE goes live with digital rate transfer through CargoWise
OCEAN Network Express has connected to logistics platform CargoWise to enable automated and fully digital transfer of contract rates. ONE said the digital connection will enable...
Freight platform merger to form Australia's largest freight marketplace
A MERGER between heavy haulage platforms Freightlancer and Loadshift is expected to create Australia’s largest freight marketplace, offering new features for shippers and...
Evergreen Marine’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory certified
DECARBONISATION is the name of the game these days – but you can’t reduce what isn’t measured in the first place. Evergreen Marine recently carried out a systematic inspection and...
Zim invests in tracking tech company
OCEAN carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services has invested US$5.5 million in asset and fleet visibility systems developer Hoopo. The investment was part of a Series A financing...
Drewry container index decreases for 24th consecutive week
DREWRY’s composite World Container Index decreased by 3% this week to US$6430 per 40-foot container. Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors The figure...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 10
The news this week followed the efforts to salvage sunken TasPorts tugs York Cove and Campbell Cove from Port of Devonport's Mersey River....
New service starting in September from east coast to Indian Subcontinent
NAUTICAL Shipping, as agents for Sea Lead Shipping, has announced a direct seasonal service from the Australian east coast to the Indian Subcontinent. A statement from Nautical...
Hapag-Lloyd profits up 188% for first half of 2022
HAPAG-LLOYD has reported a group profit of almost US$9.5 billion for the first half 2022, up US$6.2 billion on the first half of last year, a 188% increase. However, transport...
Seaspan parent company reports quarterly revenue increases
SEASPAN parent company Atlas Corporation announced a quarterly EBITDA of US$279.5 million – an increase of 2.6% on the same period last year. For the quarter ending 30 June, the...
Container trade at Brisbane up in June
CONTAINER trade at the Port of Brisbane has been picking up, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. The total container throughput at the Port of Brisbane for the...
New trans-Tasman service to launch this year
A KIWI logistics company has acquired a general cargo ship to launch a new trans-Tasman service later this year. Move Logistics has entered an agreement to acquire a vessel, Atlas...
