Korean consortium to explore green ammonia supply chain
OCEAN carrier HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding with LOTTE Fine Chemical, Lotte Global Logistics, POSCO, Korean Register, and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering...
Hapag-Lloyd to add 60,000 TEU of standard containers
SHIPPING line Hapag-Lloyd has announced the order of 60,000 TEU new standard containers that are scheduled to be delivered as early as July. The sharp increase in demand has led...
Two Sydney men were arrested for importing cocaine via air freight
TWO Sydney men have faced Central Local Court after allegedly importing $1.25 million worth of cocaine in two air freight parcels. A 39-year-old Green Valley man and a 66-year-old...
Carrington Terminal to go quiet for maintenance
PORT Waratah Coal Services said its Carrington Coal Terminal is to undergo a “major outage” this month as it undergoes more than $7.5 million worth of work, comprising 15...
Port of Melbourne talks intermodal
PORT of Melbourne CEO Brendan Bourke hosted minister for communications, urban infrastructure, cities and the arts Paul Fletcher for a tour of the port, following the Commonwealth...
Logistics real estate and supply chain firms join forces
JAPANESE construction and real estate firm Fukuda and Partners and Asia-Pacific business transformation consultancy TMX have announced a new strategic partnership agreement. With...
New scheme at Port Botany to tackle container problem
NSW Ports has announced its intention to increase port charges and introduce a new incentive scheme at Port Botany from 1 July 2021. The increase in port charges will be a...
World-first test of auto berthing and unberthing system
MITSUI OSK Lines and various partners have announced the success of a demonstration test (from March to April 2021) of their jointly developed auto berthing and un-berthing system...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Credit where credit is due
YOUR story on the recent regulatory blitz in Port Botany highlights the need for continuous safety vigilance. Yet unfortunately, it doesn’t give credit to the container transport...
Trade diversity mitigates pandemic effects at NZ port
THE Port of Napier’s revenue for the half year to 31 March 2021 rose 0.6% to $52.6m from $52.3m in the same period a year ago. The port’s total container trade of 135,000 TEU was...
Freelancer acquires digital freight marketplace Loadshift
ASX-LISTED Freelancer Limited, a freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, has acquired Australia’s digital freight service Loadshift. Launched in 2007, Loadshift has received...
Call for input into new data hub for regional decision-making
THE Australian government committed $13.7m to the Better Data Use to Support Delivery for Regional Australians program over four years from 2020-21. As part of that program, the...
New president for international shipping organisation
SABRINA Chao is taking over as the 45th president of BIMCO, the fifth president of the shipping association to be based in Asia and the third to be based in Hong Kong. Ms Chao...
Port CEO stepping down amid controversy
PORTS of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson will step down in his role at the port at the end of next month. The announcement comes after a damning report on safety at the port was released...
Shipping association meeting focuses on plight of seafarers
AT the 18 May annual general meeting of the Asian Shipowners’ Association, delegates discussed the continuing difficulties of crew changes for seafarers due to the pandemic....
