Cruise ship Covid protocols scrapped ahead of busy season
NEW South Wales premier Chris Minns has scrapped remaining Covid mandates for the cruise sector. The Eastern Seaboard and Western Australian Cruise Protocols were introduced in...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 62
IN THE news this week, pilots at the port of Brisbane called off a strike against their employer Poseidon Sea Pilots....
MOL and Aussie institutes partner on CO2 shipping project
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines is one of three Japanese companies to have partnered with Australian research institutes to study the bulk transport of carbon dioxide by ship. MOL, Low...
Silk Logistics posts revenue growth for FY23
SILK Logistics has reported a 24% increase in revenue for the 2023 financial year, to $488.6 million. The ASX-listed logistics company said its full-year revenue growth was...
Police make arrests after 560kg of cocaine allegedly imported on bulker
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has charged three men from Queensland for their alleged involvement in the importation and possession of about 560 kilograms of cocaine. Police will...
Orient Overseas International revenue falls from great heights
ORIENT Overseas International has reported a decrease in revenue and profit in its interim results for the first half of 2023. The parent company of ocean carrier OOCL posted a...
Radioactive material seized after air-cargo detection
RADIOACTIVE isotypes were found at a property in Sydney after Australian Border Force officers detected “a range of illicit substances” being imported through air cargo, the ABF...
Poseidon pilots to strike in Brisbane
PILOTS at the port of Brisbane will go ahead with industrial action against their employer Poseidon Sea Pilots. Pilots represented by Australian Maritime Officers Union intend to...
National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy review launched
THE FEDERAL government has commenced a review of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy. The strategy was published in 2019 as a 20-year agenda for improving the safety,...
Earnings and volumes drop at Napier Port
NAPIER Port has reported reduced earnings and container volumes for the nine months ended 30 June 2023. The North Island port attributed the results to the impact of Cyclone...
Trade alliance launched to boost horticulture exports
THE FEDERAL government has announced a $130-million horticulture research initiative to boost biosecurity initiatives for the sector. Industry and research partners’ move to sign...
Police call for public assistance in sea-freight meth bust
AUTHORITIES are appealing for public information after 60 kilograms of methamphetamine was found in a sea-freight consignment shipped from Canada. Australian Border Force officers...
AMOU and Poseidon continue FWC negotiations
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union and Poseidon Sea Pilots returned to the Fair Work Commission on Friday to continue negotiations that will determine whether pilots launch...
Ministers meet for trans-Tasman trade talks
FEDERAL minister for trade Don Farrell hosted his New Zealand counterpart on Friday to discuss the next stage of collaboration under the Closer Economic Relations (CER) agreement....
Hapag-Lloyd profit tumbles in H1
HAPAG-LLOYD’S profit fell 66% in the first half of this year and almost 78% in the second quarter. The company’s first-half profit dropped from US$9.5 billion last year to US$3.1...
