Container Port Performance Index shows some improvement at Aussie ports
PERFORMANCE at Australian container ports mostly improved last year, according to the third edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI). The CPPI is a data-based...
A-UKFTA comes into force
THE AUSTRALIA-UK Free Trade Agreement is now in force. The Australian government says the agreement will drive increased trade and economic growth, with tariffs removed on over...
In-principle agreement reached between Svitzer, unions
SVITZER Australia has come to an in-principle agreement with the three maritime unions for a new national harbour towage enterprise agreement. According to a spokesperson for the...
Shiling detained in Wellington
MARITIME NZ has issued a detention notice for Shiling, the containership that broke down in May. The Singapore-flagged ship (IMO: 9290452) is now at Wellington’s CentrePort. It...
BIMCO calls for uptake of ship recycling convention
BIMCO is calling for “urgent adoption” of the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, and for ship owners to be more...
New transport hub opens in NZ
DHL Supply Chain has opened a new regional transport hub in Hamilton, on New Zealand's North Island. The logistics business expects the hub to improve final-mile delivery...
AMSA launches pilot ladder incident investigation
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is investigating a pilot ladder incident which it said “could have ended in tragedy”. In a public post late last week AMSA said the pilot...
Ore train collision highlights need to follow rules: ATSB
AN INVESTIGATION into an ore train collision in Weipa has highlighted the importance of following published rules and procedures. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau on...
Cocaine bust at Botany container logistics company
TWO men have been charged after 120 kilograms of cocaine was found in a shipping container at a logistics company in Port Botany. Police will allege the men had travelled from...
DP World reports global 5% emissions cut in 2022
DP World claims to have cut direct carbon emissions from its global operations by 5% last year. The 2022 ESG report from DP World, published on Thursday, also indicates the...
Man charged for massive heroin smuggling operation
POLICE charged a Sydney man for allegedly orchestrating a massive heroin importation. AFP Eastern Command investigators, assisted by the AFP’s Offshore Disruption Taskforce...
ICS calls for better direction toward net zero
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has proposed amendments to the MARPOL convention to implement a global fuel standard. Amendments to annex VI are among several proposals the...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 49
IN THE news this week, Australian Border Force officers found 300 kilograms of methamphetamine in a steel hydraulic press sent from Mexico by sea....
BIMCO elects new president
SHIPPING association BIMCO has appointed Nikolaus Schües as its new president. Mr Schües is the owner and CEO of German shipping company Reederei F. Laeisz. He was elected during...
Zilch partners with 123Carbon
MELBOURNE-based Zilch Forwarding has partnered with Dutch company 123Carbon, a multi-modal carbon insetting platform. Zilch Forwarding was founded last year with the aim to...
