Maersk to divest Maersk Supply Service
A.P. MOLLER – Maersk has announced plans to divest Maersk Supply Service, its offshore marine service company. Valued at US$685 million, the sale of the MSS business would...
NSW Ports presents plans for Kembla at parliamentary expo
NSW Ports has presented its plans for Port Kembla’s renewable energy precinct at an event at Parliament House, Canberra. The business attended a clean energy expo on Monday (20...
Safety plan launched for NZ ports
NEW Zealand’s Port Health and Safety Leadership Group has released a plan that aims to make the country’s ports safer in the wake of two fatalities last year. The leadership group...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 39
THIS week, the Victorian government named Port of Hastings as the location of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal, detailed in a statement on offshore wind energy...
NT hydrogen export project progresses
ASX-listed energy company Provaris is anticipating the completion of several Tiwi H2 milestones in the coming months. The vision behind the Tiwi H2 project is to export green...
Yangtze Fortune sold, released from arrest
YANGTZE Fortune, the livestock carrier anchored off the Victorian port of Portland, has been sold and released from arrest. An Admiralty Marshal of the Australian Federal Court...
Dachser acquires Aussie freight forwarder
GERMAN logistics company Dachser has acquired ACA International, an air and sea freight forwarding company headquartered in Melbourne. A statement from Dachser said it would...
Aussie avo exporters can access India
MINISTER for agriculture, fisheries and forestry Murray Watt said Australia and India had agreed on two-way agricultural trade that will provide new market access for Australian...
China ends unofficial ban on Aussie coal
CHINA has completely lifted its unofficial ban on the import of Australian coal, according to global media reports. Customs offices and ports have been instructed to allow cargoes...
IMO calls for more work to ratify SAR Convention in Pacific
THE INTERNAITONAL Maritime Organization at a recent maritime event in Queensland called for more Pacific Islands nations to ratify the SAR Convention. The ninth Pacific Search and...
Zim reports a big year, dismal fourth quarter
ZIM posted big earnings for 2022, but by the fourth quarter of the year, earnings had fallen off a cliff. The Israeli shipping company posted a net income of US$417 million for...
New leadership at DNV Maritime
DNV has appointed a new offshore classification director for DNV Maritime. The classification society announced on Monday that Torgeir Sterri had been appointed to the role. Mr...
Floating ammonia production unit receives AiP
DNV has issued an approval in principle for a floating ammonia production unit. Dutch offshore energy company SwitcH2 and Norwegian company BW Offshore are developing the...
Second charged in maritime drug smuggling case
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has charged a second man in connection with a transnational drug trafficking investigation following the discovery of more than 300 kilograms of...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 38
IN the news this week, Senator Bridget McKenzie called for the infrastructure and transport minister to issue a Section 11 exemption from the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow...
