Jeanine Drummond appointed chair of AMSA
JEANINE Drummond has been appointed chair of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board. The federal government announced Captain Drummond’s appointment on Wednesday (5 July),...
Four arrested over plot to smuggle 230 kilos of drugs
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have arrested three Sydney men and a boy, 17, for allegedly attempting to possess about 230 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in an...
NYK and GCMD to trial ammonia under new partnership
NYK Line has partnered with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation to boost the centre’s capacity to trial ammonia as a marine fuel. GCMD and NYK signed a five-year...
ICS launches ship recycling guide
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has launched a new ship recycling guide designed to help shipowners comply with new regulations. The publication follows the announcement in...
New logistics joint venture comes to Australia
Bertling Logistics and Clemenger International Freight have formed a new joint-venture company to work in the Australian market. Bertling is a global shipping and logistics...
MEPC 80 to tackle emissions, dark fleet and more next week
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee is meeting next week in London. It is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas emissions...
Human factor a key consideration in ammonia safety: report
A NEW report on ammonia safety outlines considerations for limiting the toxicity risks of ammonia as a marine fuel, particularly for crews. Lloyd’s Register Maritime...
Ship recycling convention to enter into force
LIBERIA has ratified the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, triggering the convention’s entry into force. It follows Bangladesh’s...
Summit convenes to thrash out simplified trade system
ON MONDAY (26 June) the Australian government convened a Simplified Trade System Summit in Melbourne and released a consultation paper outlining the directions reforms to boost...
Detained vessel Shiling begins harbour trials
THE CONTAINERSHIP Shiling was due to commence harbour trials on Monday afternoon ahead of a long-awaited departure from CentrePort Wellington. The Singapore-flagged vessel broke...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 53
IN THIS week's special edition of The DCN Weekly, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's national operations manager Greg Witherall spoke with DCN about pilot ladder safety....
More protests at Melbourne, Newcastle mark five days of disruptions
A PROTESTER blocked all five tracks of a rail line into Port of Melbourne on Friday morning while another protester climbed inside a stacker reclaimer at the Port of Newcastle....
Pilots threaten industrial action in Brisbane (UPDATED)
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union has warned marine pilots at the Port of Brisbane are considering taking protected industrial action over slow-moving enterprise agreement...
Port Kembla hosts maritime emergency exercise
PORT Authority of New South Wales is conducting a multi-agency training exercise at Port Kembla on Friday (23 June). The annual training event, this year named Scope, will involve...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen enters biofuel partnership with ExxonMobil
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has signed a biofuel contract with ExxonMobil with a goal to reduce emissions in the shipping industry. The contract entails the delivery of sustainable...
