Plane sailing - precious cargo arrives at Port Kembla
JOHN Travolta doesn’t often feature in DCN, but his name was very much on the lips of those at Port Kembla on Wednesday, as the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro vessel Thermopylae...
Sydney man charged over attempted meth import
A SYDNEY man, 23, from Kellyville, has appeared before Penrith Local Court after a multinational police operation saw 300kg of methamphetamine hidden inside pressure washers...
Underpaid crew sees another ship banned – corrected version
AMSA has issued a third ban in less than two months after another shipping company was found to have underpaid its crew, breaching the Maritime Labour Convention. On 23 April...
Range of views as stakeholders react to Inland Rail pause
INDUSTRY has broadly supported the federal government’s move to pause construction of Inland Rail beyond Parkes while redirecting money elsewhere in the rail freight network....
Inland Rail to pause at Parkes, federal government says
FEDERAL infrastructure minister Catherine King has cited whopping cost blowouts on Inland Rail for the decision to pause the project at Parkes in central New South Wales. In a...
Bridge reopening set to boost Port of Newcastle connection
BETTER access to the Port of Newcastle for regional producers is expected to result from the reopening of the Beni Creek rail bridge near Dubbo. The Australian Rail Track...
MSC lines up new rail options
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company is riding the rails via a new inland network assembled during the last six months. The carrier claims it can deliver a faster, simpler, and more...
Big energy components leave Port of Newcastle for Uungula Wind Farm
PORT of Newcastle says it has marked another milestone as a leader in renewable energy logistics, with the first oversize and/or overmass (OSOM) wind farm movement from its...
Inland Rail hails spending with local companies
NEW figures from Inland Rail show total spending with “local companies” on the project topped $660 million at the end of December. Some $130 million was spent during 2025, with...
A$32 million air cargo facility set for WSI
GLOBAL air services provider dnata says it will invest about A$32 million to establish a dedicated cargo terminal operation at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton)...
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Alleged cocaine importer denied bail in NSW court
A NSW man has been refused bail after being charged with allegedly importing 200kg of cocaine last week when police found drugs on the catamaran he was sailing near the...
Container hardstand storage running out for operators
THE PRESSURE is on to find land for container-rated hardstands in the east coast's major cities, with the availability of industrial-zoned land in Sydney now under 8%. With...
MEDLOG expands to Ettamogah
MSC’s Medlog has expanded again in Australia with the completion of its acquisition of the Ettamogah Rail Hub (ERH), near the twin cities of Albury/Wodonga on the NSW/Victoria...
TRAnsverse tugs near 3000 commercial jobs
SVITZER says its three TRAnsverse class tugboats are approaching 3000 collective commercial tug jobs this month, with on-water operations reportedly showing superior escort...
Renewables focus of $36m Mayfield port plan
PORT of Newcastle is increasing its diversification away from mineral trades, via a $36m extension to its multipurpose terminal (MPT) berth at Mayfield. The berth extension is to...
