Northport joins port community system
NEW Zealand’s Northport has joined the PortConnect software platform as container volumes increase at the port. Northport commercial manager David Finchett said the investment in...
Revenue and profits up for software provider
WISETECH Global Limited, provider of the CargoWise logistics software platform, has announced its financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2021 (1H22). The company...
New Future International Trade Alliance to standardise digital trade
THE formation of the Future International Trade Alliance has brought together five leading industry associations in a commitment to standardise digital trade. The alliance was...
More data for supply-chain benchmarking dashboard
NEW data is now available on the federal government’s Supply Chain Benchmarking Dashboard. The government said this new data would help freight operators and the businesses they...
DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards - TOMORROW!
THE 26th annual DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards will be held tomorrow evening at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel. During the industry's night of nights, the best...
NHVR updates website with nation-wide close contact regulations
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has compiled COVID-19 information from across all states and territories on its website to provide freight workers with up-to-date...
CTAA and 1-Stop seal strategic alliance partnership
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia has sealed a three-year alliance partnership with logistics software provider 1-Stop Connections. Under the partnership, the organisations...
New coastal monitoring system in Papua New Guinea
NORWEGIAN technology company Vissim, together with M-Nav Solutions, has installed and upgraded an advanced coastal monitoring and surveillance system to ensure safer vessel...
Shipping line installs weather stations on vessels
SHIPPING line Maersk has collaborated with the National Meteorological Service of Germany, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), to install automated weather stations on 50 of its...
DCN 2021 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards are NEXT WEEK
TIME is running out to book your tickets to the 2021 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – the event is next Thursday, the 17th of February. We will gather at 6.30pm to...
Liner performance report reveals “staggering drop” in schedule reliability
GLOBAL schedule reliability plunged from 63.9% in 2020 to 35.8% last year, according to a recent analysis from Sea-Intelligence. The 2021 Global Liner Performance Report indicates...
QLD marine maintenance business shifts focus to shipping industry
INDUSTRIAL maintenance company Kelly’s Australia has received a boost from the Queensland government through the Manufacturing Hub Grants Program. The $443,500 grant has enabled...
“Discovery” of HMB Endeavour sparks archaeological dispute
THE shipwreck of the HMB Endeavour may have been positively identified after 22 years of searching, but some maritime archaeologists have denounced the confirmation. The...
“Ship of firsts” Nuyina returns to Hobart
AUSTRALIAN icebreaker RSV Nuyina has returned to Hobart following its successful maiden voyage to Antarctica. The 39-day voyage was one of the biggest annual station resupplies...
Lyttelton Port Company extends partnership with 1-Stop Connections
LYTTELTON Port Company has extended their agreement with 1-Stop Connections after the implementation of the logistics software provider’s vehicle booking system. 1-Stop...
