Ports Australia releases safety management guidelines
PORTS Australia has published an updated version of the Australian Port Marine Safety Management Guidelines. The guidelines aim to promote the implementation of good practice...
National biosecurity action plan to tackle evolving threats
THE FEDERAL government has released a national biosecurity action plan exploring a biosecurity risk management trial at Port of Melbourne and plans for a sea container data...
LR and ClassNK award AiP for ammonia-fuelled gas carrier
LLOYD’S Register and ClassNK have issued approvals in principle for an ammonia-fuelled liquefied gas carrier. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi...
Svitzer drops EBA termination action
SVITZER has abandoned action to terminate an enterprise bargaining agreement with three unions representing its tugboat workers. Svitzer announced in August last year it would...
IMB records lowest piracy levels since 1993
THE ICC International Maritime Bureau has recorded its lowest level of piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993. Twenty-seven incidents were reported in the first quarter of...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 43
PILBARA and Kimberley ports closed this week as category-five cyclone Ilsa approached the coast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6i4hUihd9sxgsbvvAA79dH?si=18c30b9f4f85427c Also...
MOL joins methane abatement coalition
MITSUI O.S.K Lines has joined an initiative tasked with reducing the global maritime industry’s methane emissions. The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII)...
Officers awarded for 60-container meth bust
FOUR police officers have been awarded for their roles in a drug investigation that saw 60 shipping containers of meth seized in Papua New Guinea. The Australian Federal Police,...
Cargo.one unveils new digital platform
DIGITAL air cargo bookings marketplace cargo.one has launched a new platform designed for freight forwarders and import and export agents. The company said the platform, cargo.one...
ICS strengthens ties with China Shipowners' Association
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has announced intentions to strengthen its relationship with China’s shipping industry. ICS chairman Emanuele Grimaldi was in Shanghai...
WA Museum proposes legislative change to safeguard shipwrecks
THE WESTERN Australian Museum is proposing changes to maritime archaeology legislation to better protect shipwrecks in WA waters. The WA Museum is reviewing the Maritime...
Swire Projects receives ISO certifications
SWIRE Projects has received ISO certifications in quality management, environmental management and occupational safety management. The projects and heavy lift shipping division of...
CTAA calls for safer port access detours during West Gate Tunnel works
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia is calling for safer heavy-vehicle detour routes during the next construction phases of Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel Project. The project,...
Government responds to scathing Inland Rail review
THE FEDERAL government has accepted all 19 recommendations outlined in a damning review of the Inland Rail project. The government appointed Dr Kerry Schott to head up the...
Fractured axle a focus in coal and freight train collision investigation
A FRACTURED axle has become a focus in the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s investigation into a freight and coal train collision. The ATSB has been investigating the incident...
