Government supports empty container park trial in Melbourne
THE Victorian government has backed an initiative to enhance productivity in the truck arrival interface at empty container parks, and the plan involves participation from...
Shipping association pushes GHG proposals to IMO
THE World Shipping Council has made suggestions to the International Maritime Organization to ensure GHG regulations adequately drive the industry’s transition to alternative...
Maersk and container manufacturer terminate divestment agreement
MAERSK has announced its US$987 million divestment agreement with China International Marine Containers has fallen through. In September last year, A.P. Moller – Maersk confirmed...
TotalEnergies’ completes COSCO’s first biofuel bunkering
TOTALENERGIES Marine Fuels in July completed the first refuelling of a COSCO containership with sustainable marine biofuel. This operation marks TotalEnergies’ first biofuel...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 12
This week, Port of Melbourne continued working through its proposed capacity enhancement program, which has objectives to enable the development of a new container terminal and to...
Record $1.6 billion drug bust at Port Botany
POLICE and border authorities have executed a record-breaking drug bust after a tonne of methylamphetamine was found sealed inside shipping containers arriving at Port Botany. The...
Brown Marmorated Stinkbug season is almost here
BORWN Marmorated Stinkbug season is fast approaching, putting the shipping industry and its stakeholders on high alert. Between 1 September 2022 and 30 April 2023, seasonal...
Silk Logistics reports bumper FY22
SILK Logistics reported a 2021-22 underlying net profit after tax of $115.8 million – an increase of 45% on the previous financial year. The ASX-listed logistics company’s...
Port of Melbourne continues with proposed capacity enhancement program
PORT of Melbourne is working through the next steps in its Port Capacity Enhancement Program. These steps, the port said, would help determine when additional capacity is needed....
Hapag-Lloyd to upgrade 150 ships
HAPAG-Lloyd has announced plans to upgrade 150 ships to technically modernise its fleet and reduce carbon emissions. The launch of the company’s Fleet Upgrade Program follows the...
Container trade volumes up at Port of Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne has reported strong container volumes in July, ahead of the traditional peak season. Total container throughput reached 285,561 TEU last month, up 3.7% on...
Industry drops Indian Ocean "high-risk" piracy classification
FROM 1 January 2023, the boundaries of the high-risk piracy area off the coast of Somalia will no longer exist. The global maritime industry bodies have decided to declassify the...
Police seize dangerous illicit drugs from Melbourne sea cargo container
THE Australian Federal Police has seized the largest shipment ever detected in Australia of the deadly opioid fentanyl following a joint operation with the Australian Border...
NSW man jailed for cocaine container shipment
A MAN has been sentenced to nine years in jail for a shipment of 188 kilograms of cocaine found in a shipping container in 2019. The New South Wales man was arrested as part of an...
Maersk announces new bio-methanol partnership
MAERSK has partnered with Chinese bioenergy technology company Debo on plans to develop a bio-methanol project for Maersk in China. A letter of intent signed by the companies...
