Biosecurity haul intercepted in Sydney
BIOSECURITY officers have intercepted seven shipping containers’ worth of meat and risk material in what is claimed to be one of Australia’s largest single biosecurity detections....
Charges laid over heroin shipment into Port Botany
POLICE have charged a man over a shipment of 35 kilograms of heroin that arrived in Port Botany last month. The Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force began...
Vessels provided with biofuel for carbon "insetting" campaign
SEVENTEEN businesses are providing marine biofuel for a container shipping company to create more sustainable supply chains for their freight. The companies are involved in a...
Rail freight line to close for maintenance
FREIGHT services on a section of the Hunter Valley rail network will stop while the line is closed for maintenance works. The Australian Rail Track Corporation is planning a major...
Contract awarded to restore WA freight route
THREE companies have received a construction contract to build a new Fitzroy River bridge, after the original collapsed during the Kimberley floods. The contract went to...
Seafarers to protest withdrawal of NZ coastal service
NEW Zealand seafarers and community supporters are planning a demonstration in response to the withdrawal of Maersk’s Coastal Connect service. The Maritime Union of New Zealand...
Government grant aims to diversify Aussie wool export markets
AUSTRALIA’S peak body for the wool producing industry has received an $800,000 grant to diversify export markets for Australian wool. The funding from the Agricultural Trade and...
National Intermodal to acquire Beveridge land for terminal
NATIONAL Intermodal has exercised an option to acquire 1100 hectares of land at Beveridge previously identified as a site for an intermodal terminal in northern Melbourne. The...
DNV approves COSCO and SHI ship data collection systems
DNV has approved ship data collection systems developed by COSCO and Samsung Heavy Industries. The classification society’s D-INF type approval rules provide guidelines for the...
Four charged over drug shipment to Sydney industrial site
FOUR men were arrested at an industrial site over an alleged attempt to import methylamphetamine into Sydney. On 16 March the Australian Border Force intercepted a “suspicious”...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 40
THIS week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its findings from an investigation into the allision that sunk two tugs in Devonport last year....
Ceva Logistics celebrates Australian indigenous art
CEVA Logistics is rolling out an indigenous Australian artist’s design across six of its long-haul trailers as the company carries out its reconciliation action plan (RAP). A...
Hutchison to raise landside fees
HUTCHISON Ports has announced it is increasing its landside fees at its Sydney and Brisbane terminals. The terminals operator issued notices on 17 March informing road transport...
Maersk launches Europe-China air freight service
MAERSK has launched a new air freight service between Denmark and China. The inaugural flight on the Eurasia service took off on Monday (20 March). The service will continue with...
NSW Ports presents plans for Kembla at parliamentary expo
NSW Ports has presented its plans for Port Kembla’s renewable energy precinct at an event at Parliament House, Canberra. The business attended a clean energy expo on Monday (20...
