QLD government launches $21m maritime industry grant program
THE QUEENSLAND government is launching a $21 million grants program to stimulate investment in the state’s maritime industry. The Backing Queensland Maritime Jobs program aims to...
Resolutions adopted for piracy repression code
SIGNATORIES to the Jeddah Amendment, a code focussed on preventing piracy, have agreed on next steps to enhance implementation of the code. The Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti...
North P&I Club to increase premiums for 2023-24
NORTH P&I Club has signalled its intention to apply a 10% general increase in 2023-24 premium rates amid swirling economic uncertainty and mounting inflationary pressures. The...
Labor IR bill gains Senate support
THE government announced over the weekend that it had secured the support of the Senate to pass its “Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill”. In a statement employment and workplace...
Gard and decarbonisation centre partner to de-risk uptake of technology
THE GLOBAL Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and insurer Gard have signed an impact partnership agreement, committing to a five-year collaboration to accelerate decarbonisation...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 25
In the news, a direct shipping service between Tasmania and New Zealand commenced last week. The launch was marked as a ship received the first load of cargo in Port of Devonport....
Drug bust at Sydney freight depot, logistics employee arrested
AUTHORITIES have seized about 60 kilograms of cocaine from a Sydney freight depot and have arrested a logistics worker for allegedly monitoring drug imports. The man was one of...
Net Zero Unit to drive down transport emissions
THE GOVERNMENT has established a Net Zero Unit in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts. The new unit aims to identify how...
Tassie government to launch Bass Island Line inquiry
THE TASMANIAN government is commissioning an inquiry into Bass Island Line’s pricing policies. Tasmanian treasurer Michael Ferguson said the shipping line’s freight volumes have...
Alternative fuels need more pilots projects, maritime tech forum says
THE SHIPPING industry needs more training and pilot projects to better understand the economic feasibility of bio-methanol and green ammonia, a report has found. An assessment...
Fire, inflation, etcetera – trends in marine insurance claims
FIRE and explosion incidents cause the most expensive insurance claims in the marine industry, while at a time of rising exposures and inflation, cargo damage is the most frequent...
New trade deals to strengthen trade and economic relationships: PM
AUSTRALIAN exporters, businesses, workers and consumers will soon be able to reap the opportunities and benefits of more open trade with India and the United Kingdom with the...
INSIGHT: Commencement of Australia’s free trade deals with the UK and India comes closer
IT HAS been a busy few weeks in the Australian Federal Parliament. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) in parliament issued its reports into proposed treaty action...
Spirit Super and Stonepeak to acquire GeelongPort
AUSTRALIAN super fund Spirit Super and US investment firm Stonepeak have agreed to acquire GeelongPort. Spirit Super and Stonepeak signed the definitive agreement on Sunday (20...
Maersk Line and Hope Hicks settle sexual assault case
MAERSK Line and former midshipman Hope Hicks have resolved Ms Hick’s litigation case against the company for sexual assault and harassment on one of its ships. Ms Hicks brought a...
