Tobacco smugglers convicted in Adelaide
AN ADELAIDE court has fined two men found guilty of importing almost one tonne of illicit tobacco into Australia. A large portion of it was smuggled in a shipping container. The...
Ships divert after Galaxy Leader hijacking; Houthis release footage of seizure
TWO vessels diverted their course in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden after the cargo ship Galaxy Leader (IMO 9237307) was hijacked by Yemen’s Houthis. The Houthis – a militia with...
ITF inspection campaign targets SA, Victoria and Tassie
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation has re-launched its Nowhere to Hide vessel inspection campaign in ports across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The campaign...
Bulker crewmember charged over data access offence
A CREWMEMBER from a bulk carrier was arrested and charged on Sunday (19 November) at Port Hedland after allegedly refusing to comply with a commonwealth magistrate’s order for...
ICS and bunker industry propose simplified global GHG fuel standard
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping and the International Bunker Industry Association have submitted a joint proposal to the International Maritime Organization for a global GHG...
Cocaine bust on cargo ship in Melbourne
AUTHORITIES have seized 154 kilograms of cocaine from inside the hull of a cargo ship in Melbourne. This is the second seizure of its kind in recent months; authorities announced...
IMO and ILO hold first Work at Sea joint conference
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization held their first joint Conference on Work at Sea last week. The IMO and ILO met on 13 November at...
Cargo ship hijacked in Red Sea
A YEMENI militia with connections to Iran has hijacked a ship transiting the Red Sea. Ro-ro vessel Galaxy Leader (IMO 9237307) was sailing from Türkiye to India when members of...
Man lands 18-year sentence over meth in "suspicious" container
A MAN has been sentenced to 18-and-a-half years’ imprisonment for attempting to import 154 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia in a shipping container. Authorities seized...
AMSA bans BBC Jade for incorrectly stowed explosive substances
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has issued a 90-day ban for the general cargo ship BBC Jade after inspectors at Port Alma found 57 tonnes of explosive substances...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 74
IN THE news this past week, container terminal operator DP World was hit by a cyberattack. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZaT9gvajeDMRRAyDaFJJp?si=139e773098154b62 The company...
Energy efficiency measures can reduce underwater noise: report
MOST energy efficiency measures prescribed to the shipping industry can also reduce underwater noise, research from the University of Southampton has found. The new study...
New initiative aims to improve SAR information sharing
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Rescue Federation has launched an initiative developed to improve maritime SAR operations. The IMRF #SaferSAR initiative, funded by Lloyd’s Register...
Beveridge terminal survives infrastructure pipeline overhaul
THE BEVERIDGE Intermodal Terminal has withstood the infrastructure pipeline overhaul that cancelled 50 other infrastructure projects. National Intermodal, the company leading the...
SA Police find drugs on ship at Port Pirie
SOUTH Australia Police is investigating a significant amount of cocaine found on board a ship docked at Port Pirie. On Monday, 13 November 2023 crew from the ship contacted Port...
