Maersk and container manufacturer terminate divestment agreement
MAERSK has announced its US$987 million divestment agreement with China International Marine Containers has fallen through. In September last year, A.P. Moller – Maersk confirmed...
TotalEnergies’ completes COSCO’s first biofuel bunkering
TOTALENERGIES Marine Fuels in July completed the first refuelling of a COSCO containership with sustainable marine biofuel. This operation marks TotalEnergies’ first biofuel...
Record $1.6 billion drug bust at Port Botany
POLICE and border authorities have executed a record-breaking drug bust after a tonne of methylamphetamine was found sealed inside shipping containers arriving at Port Botany. The...
Brown Marmorated Stinkbug season is almost here
BORWN Marmorated Stinkbug season is fast approaching, putting the shipping industry and its stakeholders on high alert. Between 1 September 2022 and 30 April 2023, seasonal...
Qantas Freight strong despite group's $1.9 billion loss
DESPITE reporting a loss before tax of $1.9 billion, Qantas said its air freight subsidiary has posted a record annual performance. Qantas released its results for the 2022...
NSW invests $65 million in biosecurity measures
THE New South Wales government has announced a $65 million funding package to boost biosecurity mitigation measures. The intent of the new package is to fast-track the development...
Industry drops Indian Ocean "high-risk" piracy classification
FROM 1 January 2023, the boundaries of the high-risk piracy area off the coast of Somalia will no longer exist. The global maritime industry bodies have decided to declassify the...
Police seize dangerous illicit drugs from Melbourne sea cargo container
THE Australian Federal Police has seized the largest shipment ever detected in Australia of the deadly opioid fentanyl following a joint operation with the Australian Border...
NSW man jailed for cocaine container shipment
A MAN has been sentenced to nine years in jail for a shipment of 188 kilograms of cocaine found in a shipping container in 2019. The New South Wales man was arrested as part of an...
ITF recovers US$37 million in unpaid crew wages
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation said is has recovered more than US$37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers. The union said its 125 inspectors and...
Maersk announces new bio-methanol partnership
MAERSK has partnered with Chinese bioenergy technology company Debo on plans to develop a bio-methanol project for Maersk in China. A letter of intent signed by the companies...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 11
The news this week ended with the launch of industrial action at Darwin Port. A dispute brewing over the past month led to work stoppages and a series of indefinite work bans as...
Darwin Port workers strike
INDUSTRIAL action commenced at Darwin Port on Friday morning with a series of strikes and indefinite work bans. The dispute between three workers’ unions and port management began...
Three charged for alleged Botany sea-cargo drug smuggling
DRUG and Firearms Squad detectives have charged three men following the seizure of almost 750 kilograms of methylamphetamine. Police allege the drugs were imported by a criminal...
Darwin Port braces for industrial action with "potential to cripple the port"
THE DARWIN Port community is inching closer to industrial action as workers prepare to strike this Friday. Three unions have notified Darwin Port management protected action will...
