Floods disrupt freight flights in QLD
SEVERE flooding in Cairns is disrupting the movement of freight and hindering transportation for marine pilots. Heavy rainfall continued after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore...
Court makes interim decision on Tauranga wharf extension
THE ENVIRONMENT Court of New Zealand has issued Port of Tauranga with an interim decision provisionally granting resource consent for the first stage of a wharf extension. The...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 78
WOODSIDE Energy signed a deal with three maritime unions this week to employ about 70 Australian seafarers on a Woodside-chartered LNG carrier....
Ports reopen in wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper
ALL ports have reopened in northern Queensland in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Several ports were shut or put on alert this past week as the cyclone lashed the coast....
NYK joins ammonia research partnership
NYK Line, JERA and chemicals company Resonac have partnered for a joint study on ammonia bunkering. Shipping company NYK and Japanese power company JERA said the companies are...
Ports remain shut as Jasper closes in
PORTS remain closed on Wednesday as Cyclone Jasper bears down on Far North Queensland. The ports of Cairns, Mourilyan, Port Douglas, Cooktown and Cape Flattery closed on Tuesday...
Shipping industry talks net-zero strategy at COP28
SHIPPING industry representatives at COP28 set a course to deliver on the International Maritime Organization’s net zero strategy. More than 60 organisations and 300 leaders met...
Ports close in Queensland as Cyclone Jasper looms
PORTS on the Queensland coast have closed as Cyclone Jasper tracks toward the state’s north. The regional harbour master for the ports of Cairns, Mourilyan, Port Douglas, Cooktown...
Queensland ports brace for Tropical Cyclone Jasper
PORT of Townsville and Ports North are preparing for wild weather as Tropical Cyclone Jasper approaches the Queensland coast. The cyclone was tracking westward toward the coast as...
Maersk prepares to launch first large methanol-fuelled ship
MAERSK is preparing to launch the first of 18 large methanol-enabled vessels currently on order. The containership is due to enter service on 9 February 2024 on the AE7...
PIL and DP World to collaborate to reduce emissions
PACIFIC International Lines and DP World have singed a memorandum of understanding to develop ways to decarbonise global supply chains. The companies aim to help each other to...
MPA and US ports partner on Pacific green shipping corridor
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has partnered with two US ports to develop a strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean. MPA unveiled...
AMSA secures emergency response vessel for Torres Strait and GBR
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has signed a contract with Smit Lamnalco for first-response capability in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef. The contract is to...
Höegh explores ammonia bunkering for Aurora fleet
HÖEGH Autoliners is looking into the supply of ammonia as a bunker fuel for the company’s upcoming Aurora Class fleet. Höegh signed a letter of intent with Japan’s Sumitomo...
Nuyina returns to Tassie after Antarctic voyage
RESEARCH vessel Nuyina has returned to Tasmania after resupplying the Davis Station in Antarctica. The ship sailed across the Southern Ocean to its home port of Hobart before...
