Vessel operating costs rising: report
INFLATION of vessel operating cost inflation has accelerated in 2022, according to maritime consultancy Drewry’s Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and Forecast 2022/23 report....
Government to amend Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill
THE AUSTRALIAN government is introducing amendments to the Secure jobs, Better Pay Bill in Parliament today (Tuesday 8 November). Discussions about possible advantages and...
OPINION: Twelve years later, Australia still falling short on seafarer welfare funding
By David Hammond, CEO, Human Rights at Sea “WHAT an indictment on the UN system and to the shipping industry of the 21st century that such a salient piece of international...
Maritime taskforce to launch action plan at COP27
THE MARITIME Just Transition Task Force plans to use its position at COP27 to launch new material on seafarers' role in the shipping industry’s energy transition. The taskforce...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 22
THIS past week, unions have issued notices of protected industrial action on Svitzer tugboats almost every day....
Taskforce sets priorities for iron ore green corridor
AN INDUSTRY roundtable in Sydney has outlined what it considers priorities for establishing a green maritime corridor between Australia and Asia. Getting to Zero Coalition members...
OPINION: Unfair contract terms – more competition, better prices
ON 27 October 2022, the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 passed through the Senate, and now awaits Royal Assent. Among other things, the...
Govt places $15 million vessel order with Austal
THE AUSTRALIAN government has ordered another patrol boat from shipbuilder Austal for $15.2 million. The Guardian-class patrol boat will be built in Western Australia. Delivery is...
Big profits for Maersk again, but clouds are on the horizon
MAERSK continues its streak of big profits, with its 16th quarter in a row with year-on-year earnings increases. However, the company has signalled that earnings in its Ocean...
Industry underestimates danger of lithium-ion batteries, insurers say
FAILURE of lithium-ion batteries poses a larger safety threat to the maritime supply chain than the industry realises, a new whitepaper suggests. The Lithium batteries whitepaper,...
Record exports under Black Sea grain deal as Russia pulls out
THE BLACK Sea maritime corridor saw a record volume of agricultural products exported on Monday (31 October) despite Russia pulling out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Russia...
Environmental impacts of NT hydrogen export project in focus
A HYDROGEN export project proposed for the Tiwi Islands needs an environmental impact statement (EIS) to proceed. The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority advised...
Three jailed for $135 million meth shipment
THREE men who used air cargo to import more than $135 million worth of drugs into Australia have been jailed following a major investigation. The criminal syndicate members...
Record $1.6bn meth haul found in container bound for Australia
A RECORD-BREAKING shipment of liquid methamphetamine, worth $1.6 billion, has been intercepted on its way to Australia in a shipping container. The drugs were concealed in cartons...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 21
Port of Newcastle welcomed Shofu Maru this week, the world's first bulk carrier equipped with a Wind Challenger hard sail....
