Second person charged in air-cargo smuggling plot
NATIONAL Anti-Gangs Squad (NAGS) officers have charged a second person in New South Wales over the attempted importation of about 27.5 kilograms of phenylethylamine HCL, an...
Deadline set for compulsory maritime single windows
MARITIME single windows will be mandatory for ports around the world from 1 January 2024, the International Maritime Organization has confirmed. The IMO announced in May last year...
Marine insurers' portfolios not in line with climate goals: report
EIGHT marine insurers have published data to understand how their hull and machinery insurance portfolios are tracking against the shipping industry’s climate targets. Insurers...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 32
IN THE news this week, Maersk and MSC announced the end of their 2M alliance in 2025. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Afrvj5Acuuhq7OnLilNBc?si=297f2149d4c74cda The...
Investigation underway in Newcastle, reports of drugs on ship
A BULK carrier berthed in Port of Newcastle allegedly arrived with drugs attached to its hull. DCN understands the ship was escorted into the port this week to berth at the...
WiseTech to acquire landside logistics software platform
WISETECH Global is to acquire Envase Technologies, a transport management software provider, for US$230 million (around $326.5 million). Headquartered in the United States, Envase...
Marine insurers to merge next month
P&I CLUBS North and Standard Club have received all the approvals they need to merge as NorthStandard next month. The marine insurers said the merger will position them as one of...
$4 million committed to road transport industry projects
THE FEDERAL government is inviting the heavy vehicle industry to apply for project funding through a $4-million grant program. The government intends to provide around $4 million...
Seafarers repatriated from abandoned Yangtze Fortune
NINETEEN crewmembers have left the Yangtze Fortune, a livestock carrier abandoned off Victoria, while others remain on board. The Liberian-flagged vessel (IMO: 9336282) has been...
New Covid restrictions cause crew change problems
NEW Covid-19 testing requirements and restrictions in some countries are creating crew change problems, the Global Maritime Forum has found. Ship managers participating in GMF’s...
WA premier locks in hydrogen and ammonia talks with trade partners
GREEN hydrogen and ammonia production talks are on the agenda for premier Mark McGowan’s upcoming trip to Japan and South Korea. The Western Australian premier has locked in an...
ABF farewells celebrated detection dog
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force is celebrating the service of a detection dog responsible for one of the largest drug detections in the history of the ABF Detector Dog Unit. The...
Zero-tariff rate for lentil imports to India extended
ON 29 December last year, India extended its zero-tariff on lentils through 31 March 2024, a move unrelated to the just-implemented Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade...
SA exports on the up
DEMAND for South Australian exports continues to rise as trade ties with the state’s biggest export market – China – pick back up after months of decline, according to state trade...
"All but abandoned" livestock carrier to be sold
AUSTRALIAN Independent Shipbrokers has been appointed broker in the sale of a ship arrested of Portland, Victoria. Liberian-flagged livestock carrier Yangtze Fortune (IMO:...
