Norway becomes first member state to support expanded IMO Council
THE International Maritime Organization is looking to expand the size of its council, extend the term of its members and recognise three additional language texts of the...
Australian fund buys into Brazil bulk ports operator
An Australian infrastructure fund has invested in a Brazilian company that runs one of Brazil’s largest bulk grain terminals TEXT AUSTRALIAN infrastructure fund Macquarie...
Sea Swift announces new CEO
AUSTRALIAN shipping company Sea Swift has appointed Dwayne Freeman as its new chief executive officer. Mr Freeman has a background in executive leadership roles across marine,...
Yang Ming gets another new 11,000-TEU ship
YANG Ming Marine Transport Corporation has welcomed its newest 11,000 TEU class container vessel, YM Tutorial. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha. Imabari...
Barge deployed to salvage tug wrecks delayed by weather again
A BARGE deployed from Brisbane to remove sunken tugs Campbell Cove and York Cove from the Mersey River in Tasmania has again been delayed by severe weather on the east coast. The...
"No need for alarm" as marine response exercise follows Portland Bay saga
THE NEW South Wales maritime community and the state’s leading emergency responders took part in a marine exercise in Port Kembla on Friday. The multiagency training event was...
THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 6: A roundup of the week's news
IN THIS week's episode of The DCN Weekly, we look at the Dutch court case which topped the Daily Cargo News headlines, a strike in a Queensland port and the conclusion of the...
East coast port a step closer to new infrastructure
WITH the announcement of key contractors, the Port of Bundaberg’s multi-million-dollar common user infrastructure project is a step closer to reality. The project will deliver a...
The week in bulk: Capesize market picks up, Panamax market slows down
THE Baltic Dry Index ended last week at 2150 after a climb from 2067 on the previous Friday. The index dipped slightly in the middle of the week, hitting a nadir of 2002 on...
Mariners advised of offshore drilling rig off Victorian coast
AN EXCLUSION zone has been established around an offshore exploration drilling rig currently anchored at Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Ocean Onyx is a mobile, column stabilised...
DCSA enters new phase of interoperable electronic bills of lading
THE DIGITAL Container Shipping Association has launched phase two of its electronic bill of lading platform interoperability proof of concept (PoC). eBL are a focal point of...
ACCC approves Aurizon’s One Rail acquisition
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has approved Aurizon’s proposed acquisition of One Rail Australia, subject to the divestment of ORA’s east-coast business. ACCC...
Norfolk Island barge voyage cancelled
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has cancelled the Cronus 001N voyage to Norfolk Island, scheduled to depart on 14 July. The company said it had been engaging with a third-party barge...
Global piracy incidents at lowest level in decades
THE International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since 1994. IMB’s latest global...
Open trade an important factor in food security
TRADE policy and reducing agricultural support have a strong role to play in guaranteeing international food security, according to the latest Insights report from ABARES....
