Varroa mite found at Port of Brisbane
A VARROA mite has been found at the Port of Brisbane after an inspection by Biosecurity Queensland. But testing confirmed the mite was varroa jacobsoni and not varroa destructor....
Virgin Voyages pulls Aussie cruises over Red Sea dangers
CRUISE line Virgin Voyages has cancelled its Australian port calls for the 2024/25 cruise season over escalating dangers to shipping in the Red Sea. Virgin Voyages revised...
Silk revenue increases in first half of FY24
SILK Logistics has reported revenue of $276.5 million for the first half of the financial year, representing a 9% increase on the prior corresponding period (PCP). It was...
Big players sign on for clean hydrogen
FIVE companies have signed development agreements to use South Australia’s Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub near Whyalla. It is the state’s first clean hydrogen production precinct and...
Govt backs work to boost Broome's import capabilities
THE AUSTRALIAN government has given the all-clear for work to continue on expanding border services at the Port of Broome. The government is planning work to with border agencies...
370kg of drugs seized from Sydney storage facility
POLICE are calling on the public to help identify the criminal syndicate behind 300 kilograms of MDMA and 70 kilograms of ketamine seized from a Sydney storage facility. The drugs...
Strike action still on at DP World
ELECTRICIANS at DP World's Brisbane terminal continue not to work as they strike for a better pay deal. A DP World spokesperson confirmed to DCN late on Monday afternoon that...
Throughput at Pilbara Ports down
PILBARA Ports has delivered a total monthly throughput of 58.2 million tonnes for January, but it was a 10% decrease compared to January 2023. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a...
Maersk launches new facility in New Zealand
MAERSK has opened its integrated cold chain facility at the Ruakura superhub, solidifying Hamilton as a touch point within the Golden Triangle for freighting and logistics in New...
Tropical cyclone Lincoln goes easy on Pilbara Ports
THE news to come out of Pilbara Ports on Friday morning was good regarding ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) advised ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln was...
Industrial action “painful”
THE Electrical Trades Union and DP World failed to meet on Friday (23 February) to continue negotiations for the new enterprise agreement. Electricians at DP World’s Brisbane...
Prop-less tanker to be towed to Singapore
AN LPG tanker that lost its propeller in Bass Strait in early February and has since remained in sheltered anchorage off the Victorian coast will be towed to Singapore for...
Merchant ships to the rescue
LAST Friday [16 February] the Maersk-chartered container ship Northern Diamond, en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne via the Inner Route of the Great Barrier Reef, was tasked by...
Bulker banned over safety violations in Gladstone
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier KMAX Leader from entering Australian ports for a year. AMSA issued a refusal of access...
Cusack cracks the top 100
ALISON Cusack, the founder and principal lawyer of Cusack and Co, has been named on the list of the Top 100 Women in Shipping. The maritime lawyer is an influential force in the...
