Authorities charge man for dark web air-cargo drug smuggling
A WESTERN Sydney man has been charged for allegedly attempting to import a variety of illicit drugs, including a synthetic opioid, via air cargo. The drugs, which were allegedly...
Move Logistics revenue drops with "disappointing" freight results
MOVE Logistics has reported lower earnings and revenue in the 2023 financial year, attributed to “disappointing” results in the freight division. The Kiwi transport and logistics...
Sydney-bound meth haul intercepted in Hong Kong
A SYDNEY man has been arrested for his role in facilitating a 240-kilogram haul of methamphetamine that was bound of Australia in a shipping container. Hong Kong authorities...
New DNV guidelines to validate hydrogen and ammonia claims
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has released new guidelines for validating claims around low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia. Service specification DNV-SE-0654 outlines DNV’s procedures...
Freight industry golf day raises $50k for charity
THE FREIGHT industry in Victoria got together on Friday 25 August for the first Friedreich's Ataxia Charity Golf Day since 2019. The event began in 2012 as a fundraiser to support...
Lindsay posts record revenue and profit in FY23
LINDSAY Australia said it achieved record revenue, profit and dividends for the full year ending 30 June 2023. The company’s full year operating revenue of $676.2 million in the...
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,...
