Protesters target Zim again, disrupt operations at Botany
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters disrupted operations at Port Botany on Tuesday night (21 November). About 400 demonstrators gathered at the port to attempt to block the arrival of...
Five arrested over air-cargo cocaine haul
SOUTH African police have arrested five men allegedly responsible for loading 100 kilograms of cocaine into the cargo hold of an aircraft bound for Sydney. The Australian Federal...
Tobacco smugglers convicted in Adelaide
AN ADELAIDE court has fined two men found guilty of importing almost one tonne of illicit tobacco into Australia. A large portion of it was smuggled in a shipping container. The...
Mission to Seafarers centre opens in Port Walcott
MISSION to Seafarers has opened a new centre at Port Walcott in the Pilbara. Port Walcott is the location of Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert wharf iron ore loading facility. Rio Tinto’s...
Man lands 18-year sentence over meth in "suspicious" container
A MAN has been sentenced to 18-and-a-half years’ imprisonment for attempting to import 154 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia in a shipping container. Authorities seized...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 74
IN THE news this past week, container terminal operator DP World was hit by a cyberattack. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZaT9gvajeDMRRAyDaFJJp?si=139e773098154b62 The company...
Beveridge terminal survives infrastructure pipeline overhaul
THE BEVERIDGE Intermodal Terminal has withstood the infrastructure pipeline overhaul that cancelled 50 other infrastructure projects. National Intermodal, the company leading the...
Fifty projects cut from infrastructure pipeline
THE FEDERAL government has cut 50 projects from the national infrastructure pipeline. Federal minister for infrastructure Catherine King on Thursday announced the government would...
Minister says NSW has a unique opportunity to take action on freight
NEW South Wales minister for transport Jo Haylen said there is an opportunity for the state government to reform freight policy in the state. Speaking at Wednesday’s DCN...
Federal government reviewing freight strategies: minister
MINISTER for infrastructure and transport Catherine King said the government is “undertaking a look at the freight and supply [chain] strategy”. The minister was speaking at the...
Volumes up while profit drops at Kimberley Ports
KIMBERLEY Ports Authority has reported a profit of $203,000 for the 2023 financial year, a 92% decrease from $2.6 million in 2022. The port authority had predicted a loss of $2.7...
DHL Express opens expanded Asia Pacific hub
DHL Express has launched an expanded global hub in Hong Kong. The Central Asia Hub is one of three DHL Express global hubs positioned to connect the Asia Pacific region with the...
Silk Logistics reports revenue, profit growth in FY23
LANDSIDE logistics provider Silk Logistics reported robust increases in financial metrics for the 2022-23 financial year. The company reported revenues of $488.6 million, an...
Silk terminates Kemps Creek lease agreement
SILK Logistics is terminating its agreement for lease of a site in Kemps Creek NSW, where it intended to build new company warehouses. The ASX-listed company announced in November...
Austrans and PacNat ink 10-year rail freight deal
LOGISTICS company Austrans and rail freight operator Pacific National have signed a 10-year rail freight contract. A statement from Pacific National about the deal said the deal...
