One-tonne cocaine haul intercepted at Port Botany
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers seized more than a tonne of cocaine from two shipping containers at Port Botany last week. The Australian Federal Police is now seeking...
Freight train derailment causes container pile-up, closes rail corridor
A FREIGHT train derailed in Victoria on Monday morning (14 November) leaving a pile-up of damaged shipping containers on the tracks. The incident occurred between Inverleigh and...
Drewry container index sees 37th consecutive week of decreases
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 9% to US$2773.49 per 40-foot container this week. The composite index decreased by 9% this week, the 37th consecutive weekly...
Bookings are closed for DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards
The 2022 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards are on TONIGHT in Melbourne! With the awards kicking off in a matter of hours, DCN wishes to advise the event is now...
Logistics company welcomes new leader
RÖHLIG Logistics has appointed Niels Rudolph as director of global contract logistics. The logistics company said Mr Rudolph will be responsible for its global warehouse...
Transport sector charity launches multilingual wellbeing resources
HEALTHY Heads in Trucks and Sheds has released a suite of new wellbeing resources in eight different languages. The charity translated the material into the most commonly spoken...
IATA reports softer air cargo demand in September
AIR cargo demand softened in September, according to the International Air Transport Association. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), fell 10.6% from figures...
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....
New ship and rotation on trans-Tasman service
ANL has added a Sydney loop to its ANZ Shuttle service and a new containership to facilitate the rotation. The new trans-Tasman loop calls Tauranga, Brisbane and Sydney. The...
Sydney freight rail projects progress
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has hit several milestones on its Port Botany Rail Line Duplication and the Cabramatta Loop projects. For the Port Botany project, ARTC...
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...
Drewry container index drops slightly over the week
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased by 3% this week, to US$3050 per 40-foot container. The latest composite index figure represents a 67% drop since the same week last year...
Airline launches cargo service for NT mango haul
CATHAY Pacific Cargo has launched a seasonal air cargo service to export mangoes from the Northern Territory. The airline said it will operate one flight out of Darwin each week...
WiseTech acquires data-entry automation business
SOFTWARE company WiseTech Global has acquired Shipamax, a data-entry automation software business. Shipamax uses and AI and machine learning to convert unstructured data – such as...
