Pacifica Shipping confirms new vessel for NZ coastal service
PACIFICA Shipping, an operating division of Swire Shipping, has confirmed it will introduce a second vessel on its New Zealand coastal service. The announcement follows talks this...
Softer container volumes at Port of Melbourne in May
PORT of Melbourne has reported a decline in container throughput volumes in May this year, down 6% from the same month last year. Total container throughput through the port...
DHL Supply Chain to acquire national road freight company
DHL Supply Chain has announced it will acquire the Glen Cameron Group, a national logistics company specialising in road freight and contract logistics. Glen Cameron Group...
Royal Wolf updates safety container for rail transport
ROYAL Wolf has released a new edition of its Wolf Lock safety container, having evolved its design with input from Pacific National to be suitable for rail transport. Since the...
Pacifica Shipping announces plans for new vessel on NZ coastal service
PACIFICA Shipping’s recent announcement that it plans to add a second vessel to its coastal shipping service in New Zealand has been met with support from the country’s maritime...
National Freight Data Hub awarded for coverage of freight movements
THE NATIONAL Freight Data Hub prototype website has received the APSEA Award for Spatial Enablement in recognition of its geospatial visualisation tools such as maps and graphs....
Aussie company Visy to reduce carbon footprint with Maersk ECO Delivery
PACKAGING and resource recovery company Visy has become the largest customer of Maersk’s ECO Delivery product in Oceania. Visy’s stated goal is to invest in renewables and green...
Freight forwarder charged for smuggling 7000 litres of alcohol in container
A FREIGHT forwarder who was imprisoned for importing 100,000 cigarettes into Australia has been fined $20,000 for smuggling 7000 litres of alcohol in the same shipping container....
Independent review of NSW PAMA Act and PBLIS releases options paper
THE Independent review of the New South Wales Ports and Maritime Administration Act and the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy has released a paper outlining options to...
THE DCN WEEKLY PODCAST: A roundup of the week's news
THE LATEST episode of The DCN Weekly covers our top news stories for the week, including a milestone in reporting seafarer fatalities at sea and an investigation into a fatal...
Shipping resilient despite congestion, war, fires and crew shortages, but challenges still growing
LARGER vessels, crew shortages, port congestion, challenging decarbonisation targets and the war in Ukraine allow no room for complacency in shipping, according to marine insurer...
Wormald Technology joins industry group
MARITIME fire detection, gas detection and fire suppression systems provider Wormald Technology has joined Shipping Australia. The company has expertise in the design, supply,...
Port Marlborough and CentrePort partner to boost exports
PORT Marlborough and CentrePort have joined forces to provide an end-to-end logistics supply chain connecting exporters in the northern South Island directly to the world. The...
Major air-cargo player signs sustainability agreement
CARGOLUX and Bolloré Logistics have signed an agreement for the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in joint operations. The deal covers 800,000 litres of SAF forms part of the...
Rail works to increase freight between Mildura and Melbourne
THE Victorian government said it is soon to begin to upgrade the freight corridor between Mildura and the Port of Melbourne. The works will allow for heavier and more frequent...
