MOL and Woodside partner on liquefied hydrogen studies
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia's Woodside Energy, HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Glovis to...
Seafarer charity creates safe haven for pilots
MARINE pilots in the UK will have access to a dedicated mental health and wellbeing support service in what is said to be a first for the pilotage community. The concept was...
ClassNK tackles complex safety management systems
CLASSNK and Lovoy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate with development and implementation of more user-friendly safety management systems (SMS). Lovoy, a...
IMO to review seafarer training standards
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization is looking to modernise seafarer training standards and address bullying and harassment in the maritime industry. The IMO sub-committee on...
Sea Swift calls for better marine infrastructure in Torres Strait
SEA Swift and the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) are teaming up to ask the state and federal government to help them improve marine infrastructure in the Torres...
Schedules begin to normalise after DPW/MUA peace
CONTAINERSHIP schedules are returning to normal faster than expected following the settlement of the prolonged DP World/Maritime Union of Australia dispute. Carriers contacted by...
New director at Austal
AUSTAL Limited (ASX:ASB) has announced the appointment of Kathryn Toohey as a non-executive director. Mrs Toohey will bring her strong program management, government procurement...
Plea for cargo owners' transport patience
CONTAINER transport operators across Australia are urging their customers to appreciate operational realities as container logistics chains in every capital city container port in...
Newcastle reports strong January trade
PORT of Newcastle’s total exports for the month of January were 13.1 million tonnes which was a 26.8% increase on the same month last year. Coal exports accounted for just over 13...
Ansar Allah hits Iran-bound bulker
YEMEN’S Ansar Allah has attacked a cargo ship transiting waters around Yemen on its way to Iran. Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis), a militia aligned with Iran, has been...
BIMCO blows hard on offshore wind
IN A move well-timed for the imminent explosion in offshore wind farm developments in Australian waters international shipping association BIMCO has begun work on a global...
Kwinana fire hits fertiliser supplies
A FIERCE fire that damaged bulk transport and storage infrastructure at Kwinana, WA on Friday [9 February] has the potential to disrupt fertiliser distribution to the state’s...
Returning cruise ships avoiding Red Sea
CRUISE lines repositioning ships to the northern hemisphere at the end of the Australasian summer season are rapidly revising itineraries to avoid Red Sea transits. Virgin and...
NZ stevedore to improve training after loading incident
AN enforceable undertaking between Maritime NZ and stevedoring company SSA is set to benefit a range of groups including port workers, emergency responders and health researchers....
DCN welcomes new editor
DAILY Cargo News is pleased to announce Matt Jones as its new editor. Mr Jones stepped into the role on Monday last week (5 February), succeeding former DCN editor Ian Ackerman....
