The DCN Weekly: Episode 29
THIS week was a sleepy week, but several stories rose to the surface and demanded attention. Firstly, there was the saga of the cruise ship Viking Orion. Biofouling was discovered...
Maersk to build green and smart logistics centre in Shanghai
MAERSK is to build its first “green and smart” flagship logistics centre in China in Lin-gang, Shanghai. The company signed the land grant contract with the administrative...
Rail line repaired after freight train derailment
PASSENGER services on the Main Western Rail Line in the Blue Mountains will recommence from 21 January 2023, following last month’s freight train derailment. NSW minister for...
Global assurance provider to acquire Australasian ESG specialist
LRQA, a global assurance provider, is to acquire Sustainable Assurance Solutions (SAS), a provider of supply-chain sustainability audit, consulting and training services based in...
Toll opens Belgium office
TOLL Group officially opened a new office in Belgium last month. Toll Group said it had been present in the country since 2009, serving customers through its office in the...
Asian port calls added to liner service
BREAKBULK and project cargo specialist AAL has added calls in Thailand and Singapore to its Asia to West Coast Australia liner service (AUWC). The company said the service had...
Wiseway cancels jet lease agreement
ASX-listed logistics and freight company Wiseway Group is cancelling an aircraft lease agreement announced in August. The company announced it would lease a Boeing 737-800. The...
Freight capacity increases on Victorian rail network
FREIGHT capacity has increased for trains operating along an 88-kilometre section of Victoria’s rail network. The Ararat to Maryborough line was recently upgraded as part of the...
First shipment from lithium mine loads at Darwin
THE FIRST shipment of lithium from Core Lithium’s Finniss Lithium mine began loading onto the bulker Rossana at the Port of Darwin last week. Construction on the mine began in...
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all our readers
AS 2022 draws to a close all of us here on the DCN news desk would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. We hope the coming weeks...
Cargo delivered to Antarctica via ADF air drop
AN AUSTRALIAN Defence Force aircraft this week dropped ten tonnes of cargo over Antarctica to build a deep-field camp for the Australian Antarctic Division. The ADF air drop...
Iberdrola to invest €1.1 billion in Tasmanian green hydrogen and methanol plant
SPANISH energy giant Iberdrola has announced intentions to invest more than €1.1 billion (around $1.7 billion) in a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Tasmania. Iberdrola is...
Qube acquires 12 locos for new interstate service
QUBE has acquired 12 new locomotives from Progress Rail, one of the largest providers of rolling stock and infrastructure for the global rail industry. The 12 locomotives are all...
Man jailed for shipping container cigarette haul
A MAN who orchestrated the import of three million cigarettes into Melbourne in a shipping container has been sentenced to jail. The Australian Border Force launched an...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Toll Shipping becomes Strait Link
IN early September, Toll Shipping announced it would become an independent shipping company in Tasmania under a new name: Strait Link. Toll Shipping was part of the Toll Global...
