And the finalists are...
Proudly sponsored by NSW Ports, the 2020 DCN Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards are to be announced on the DCN Awards website at 11.30am Thursday 18 February, 2021....
Government-funded projects offer hope to business
WHILE numerous business sectors have been negatively impacted by the events of 2020, risk management solutions provider SAI Global says there is “enormous hope” in the wave of...
New remote-controlled cranes for Qube in NZ
EARLIER this year, Qube's fully owned ISO Limited business in New Zealand commissioned four new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes. The cranes were commissioned at the Port of...
Aussie logistics tech company secures $30M in equity
AUSTRALIAN e-commerce and logistics technology company Shippit has raised an A$30m (US$22m) Series B equity round led by US-based technology investment firm Tiger Global alongside...
Autonomous shipping progress reported
PROVIDER of ocean shipping solutions, e5 Lab, has announced it has "successfully" completed a large-scale proof of concept testing on the ROBOSHIP Joint Value Creation Project in...
Rolls-Royce acquires supplier of ship control systems
ROLLS-ROYCE has acquired Servowatch Systems, a UK-based international supplier of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts....
RightShip announces appointment of new CEO
MARITIME risk and environmental assessment organisation, RightShip, has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Steen Brodsgaard Lund. He succeeds Martin Crawford-Brunt, who...
RightShip’s maritime emissions portal now available
AFTER partnering with The Australian Marine Environment Protection Association, and winning a $250,000 Google Impact grant in 2016, RightShip and AUSMEPA have successfully...
New interactive dashboard for LNG forecasting
A COMPREHENSIVE and interactive dashboard that predicts demand for liquefied natural gas and enables scenario modelling in Australia was developed as a result of the East Coast...
COMMENTARY: Cyber security, the key facts
What lessons are there from recent cyber-attacks in the supply chain sector? No person or firm can 100% guarantee safety against a cyber-attack. This means that supply chain...
Webfleet Solutions launches Safer Fleets Initiative
WEBFLEET Solutions has launched a new initiative called Safer Fleets, enabling users to harness its existing telematics system to track and trace the journeys of commercial...
Delivery operator predicts pre-Christmas surge
A RECENT expansion has prepared the CouriersPlease network to cope well with demand during the current December quarter peak period, management say. The business is forecasting a...
ICTSI ramps up blockchain network
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services says it has signed on to connect its 31 terminals to the TradeLens platform. So what is Tradelens you may ask? Well Tradelens is a...
COMMENTARY: Improving maritime cybersecurity and operational resiliency
CYBER security has become front of mind for the Australian maritime industry in recent months, with the Government highlighting transport as a focus area in its Cyber Security...
CSIRO report examines Australia’s biosecurity future
FREIGHT & Trade Alliance was one of numerous groups that collaborated with the CSIRO in the production of Australia’s Biosecurity Future: Unlocking the next decade of resilience...
