ICS reveals naughty or nice of flag states
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the Flag State Performance Table for 2025 to 2026. The report, which has been published for more than 20 years, is based...
US supply chains struggling: DP World
AS A stream of DCN contributors lament the glitches in and frustrations of supply chains in Australia a report by DP World has found similar problems in North America are costing...
Seafarer ditchings ‘rife’, industry findings reveal
SOME 390 cases of seafarer abandonment were reported during 2025 globally, the International Labour Organisation reports, based upon a joint IMO/ILO database. Of the cases...
Star turn frees Antarctic cruise ship
IN ITS fiftieth year of commissioned service the US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star has come to the rescue of Australian expedition cruise ship Scenic Eclipse II in Antarctic...
ICS launches Deck Procedures Guide
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has announced the release of its new Deck Procedures Guide. This publication seeks to address a gap in maritime safety guidance by...
Business confidence rallies amid uncertainty, DP World says
BUSINESS confidence has remained robust despite a ‘fragile’ global trade outlook, logistics giant DP World says. The core finding was published in the company’s new Global Trade...
Alarming report reveals seafarer exhaustion
THE profusion of on-board alarms has had a reverse impact on safety at sea, according to Lloyd's Register, with a study examining myriad marine incident investigations. LR says...
New ferry on manoeuvres
INCAT Tasmania’s pride and joy, the world’s largest battery-electric ship, began formal trials on Friday [16 January] and these continued over the weekend in Hobart’s River...
Singapore expands LNG bunkering
SINGAPORE’s Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has opened applications for additional licences to supply liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel in the port. The move comes...
Wisetech announces supply chain platform merger
WISETECH Global and European supply chain solutions provider Tailwind Shipping Lines have announced direct data integration enabling freight forwarders to plan, book, confirm and...
‘Death ship’ that haunted Australian shores sold for scrap
AN INFAMOUS vessel Australian media dubbed the “death ship” has been sold for demolition in Bangladesh more than a decade after the controversies. Splash 24/7 reported Japanese...
Transocean wins, NOPSEMA directs
SWISS-based Transocean Ltd has been awarded a six-well drilling contract in Australia with an undisclosed operator at an undisclosed location. Transocean says the estimated...
CMA CGM to slot with Maersk’s OC1
MAERSK Line is to sell slots on its OC1 service between Australia/New Zealand and Central/East Coast North America to rival CMA CGM ahead of MSC’s early February launch of its new...
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China Zorrilla sparks into life
IN YET another achievement for the DCN Newsmaker of the Year Incat Tasmania chairman Robert Clifford, on Sunday [14 December], powered up the largest battery-electric ship ever...
GT Wings closes funding deal with new investor
UK STARTUP GT Wings has secured significant funding from Grieg Kapital and other major investors to scale its wind-assisted, clean propulsion solution for commercial shipping....
