National Freight Data Hub awarded for coverage of freight movements
THE NATIONAL Freight Data Hub prototype website has received the APSEA Award for Spatial Enablement in recognition of its geospatial visualisation tools such as maps and graphs....
Aussie company Visy to reduce carbon footprint with Maersk ECO Delivery
PACKAGING and resource recovery company Visy has become the largest customer of Maersk’s ECO Delivery product in Oceania. Visy’s stated goal is to invest in renewables and green...
Sydney man charged for 233kg meth shipment
A SYDNEY man has been charged with importing 233 kilograms of meth into Australia in a shipping container. In March this year the Australian Border Force examined a container...
Freight forwarder charged for smuggling 7000 litres of alcohol in container
A FREIGHT forwarder who was imprisoned for importing 100,000 cigarettes into Australia has been fined $20,000 for smuggling 7000 litres of alcohol in the same shipping container....
MSQ to host three-day pollution response exercise in Gladstone
MARITIME Safety Queensland has announced it will lead a pollution response exercise in Gladstone on Tuesday to protect coastal waters from ship-sourced pollution. MSQ general...
Independent review of NSW PAMA Act and PBLIS releases options paper
THE Independent review of the New South Wales Ports and Maritime Administration Act and the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy has released a paper outlining options to...
THE DCN WEEKLY PODCAST: A roundup of the week's news
THE LATEST episode of The DCN Weekly covers our top news stories for the week, including a milestone in reporting seafarer fatalities at sea and an investigation into a fatal...
ICS celebrates centenary ahead of Shaping the Future of Shipping summit
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping will celebrate its centenary next week, ahead of its Shaping the Future of Shipping summit. The ICS was established in 1921. The global body...
Shipping resilient despite congestion, war, fires and crew shortages, but challenges still growing
LARGER vessels, crew shortages, port congestion, challenging decarbonisation targets and the war in Ukraine allow no room for complacency in shipping, according to marine insurer...
Container throughput at Freo up slightly in April
TOTAL container throughput at Fremantle increased slightly in April on a month-on-month basis, but April this year saw a lower throughput than the same month last year, according...
MSC adopting biofuel in its ships
MSC announced it is adopting “sustainable biofuel” as a transition fuel in its ocean operations. The ocean carrier said the “MSC Biofuel Solution” is available at “selected world...
Port Marlborough and CentrePort partner to boost exports
PORT Marlborough and CentrePort have joined forces to provide an end-to-end logistics supply chain connecting exporters in the northern South Island directly to the world. The...
Yang Ming welcomes latest 11,000-TEU containership
YANG Ming took delivery of the new, chartered 11,000-TEU YM Tranquility on 14 June. The vessel was chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha. Imabari Shipbuilding built the vessel. YM...
Maersk to launch dedicated New Zealand coastal service
MAERSK is launching a new dedicated New Zealand coastal service called Maersk Coastal Connect. The company said the service would “enable a more resilient New Zealand supply chain...
ITF lauds POAL’s decision to halt container terminal automation
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed Ports of Auckland’s decision to halt its overdue and over-budget automation project at the Fergusson Container...
