New direct freight shipping service connects the Pilbara with Asia
MINING giant Rio Tinto has announced a new freight shipping service with Toll Group that will connect Western Australia’s Pilbara region to Singapore, shortening the lead-time for...
Swire Shipping opens new PNG office
SWIRE Shipping officially opened its new Lae office on 19 February. The company said the new office will provide customers and partners with easy access to the Lae Port which is...
Poseidon Sea Pilots expands its team
POSEIDON Sea Pilots has announced its plans to expand its operations nationally over the next few years. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMS Group and will deliver a...
LOC launches digital solution enhancing port pilotage safety
LOC, part of AqualisBraemar LOC Group, has announced the launch of a new digital solution to enhance safety of marine operations within ports and harbours. The service will be...
Survey work begins on women’s role in maritime
The International Maritime Organization, and the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association have launched a global survey to examine the proportion and distribution of...
Orcelle Wind stretches its wings in the ro-ro market
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has unveiled its first full-scale wind-powered ro-ro ship capable of achieving up to 90% reduced emissions compared to today’s most efficient vessels – which...
Two industry groups call for greater PBLIS regulations
ROAD Freight NSW and the International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia have called on the NSW government to implement new measures to put the brakes on...
Productivity Commission to review Australia’s supply-chain vulnerabilities
THE FEDERAL government has requested the Productivity Commission undertake an independent review into supply-chain vulnerabilities and risks to help ensure the economy is prepared...
dnata offers integrated cool chain solution
AIR services provider dnata has added four high-tech 'cool dollies’ to its Australian cargo fleet, becoming the first such provider to offer a fully integrated,...
Port Taranaki sees challenging second half
PORT Taranaki recorded an improved result for the first half of the 2020-21 financial year, but increased repairs and maintenance costs and challenging trading conditions in the...
Another Maersk ship loses containers overboard in Pacific
MAERSK Eindhoven lost up to “several hundred” containers overboard in heavy weather on 17 February while en route from Xiamen to Lost Angeles, according to a statement from MSC....
MOL to merge its marine and engineering subsidiaries
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines said it would merge MOL Marine and MOL Engineering, both wholly owned subsidiaries. The merger is to come into effect on 1 April. MOL Marine’s core expertise...
Maersk to operate world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel by 2023
MAERSK has announced it will speed up its decarbonisation activities with the advent of a new methanol-fulled feeder vessel in operation by 2023. The vessel will pilot a scalable...
Freight Victoria to commence study into empty container management
FREIGHT Victoria is to commence a study into empty container management capacity and supply-chain issues in Melbourne. DCN understands the study is to inform the development of...
Peak bodies call for supply-chain worker vaccine priority
THREE Australian peak bodies have written Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and health minister Greg Hunt calling on the government to provide priority vaccine access for...
