Tibar Bay port officially inaugurated
THE TIMOR-LESTE government has inaugurated the new Tibar Bay deepwater port. The new port was built to ease congestion at nearby Port of Dili, the only international port in...
Maritime body makes board appointments
MARITIME NZ is welcoming new appointees to its governance board. The maritime body welcomed Lesley Haines and Mike Purchase to the board and Annabel Davies as a future director....
Shipping line to bolster Australia-Pacific Islands service
SWIRE Shipping is bolstering its services between Australia and the Pacific Islands. The company is to phase the Melanesian Chief into the service from mid-December. The vessel is...
Direct shipping between Tasmania and NZ begins
A DIRECT shipping service between Tasmania and New Zealand commenced last week. The launch of the new service was marked as general cargo vessel Muntgracht received the first...
Port posts FY revenue increase, profit decrease
NEW Zealand’s Napier Port reported an increase in revenue for the 12 months through September 2022, while its throughput decreased from a record set the previous year. The...
Zim opens agency in New Zealand
NEW York Stock Exchange-listed container line Zim has opened a fully-owned agency in New Zealand. The new agency replaces its third-party agent in the country, effective 1...
Port and local conservation group come to agreement on dredging project
PORTS of Auckland has come to an agreement with conservation group Protect Our Gulf and received consent to dredge the Rangitoto Channel, after a three-year-long court battle. As...
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...
Govt places $15 million vessel order with Austal
THE AUSTRALIAN government has ordered another patrol boat from shipbuilder Austal for $15.2 million. The Guardian-class patrol boat will be built in Western Australia. Delivery is...
PIL launches intermodal service
PACIFIC International Lines has announced the launch of PIL Intermodal Services to complement its container shipping service. PIL Intermodal Services offers train, truck and barge...
New liner service announced between North Asia and PNG
BLUE Water Shipping is launching a new regular liner service between North Asia and Papua New Guinea. The Kumul Service is to be an extension to the current Blue Water Shipping...
MUNZ comes out swinging against Auckland privatisation rumours
THE MARITIME Union of New Zealand has voiced its concerns about reports that DP World is considering leasing options for Ports of Auckland. Local media reports that DP World...
Deal closed on ship for trans-Tasman route
KIWI transport and logistics company Move Logistics Group last week completed the purchase of a vessel to be deployed on its new trans-Tasman route. The vessel, Atlas Wind, is a...
PacTow GM takes on English Channel swim for charity
PACIFIC Towing general manager Neil Papenfus could next year become the first person from Papua New Guinea to attempt to swim across the English Channel. Mr Papenfus plans to...
And the finalists are …
Daily Cargo News and our Major Host Sponsor Port of Melbourne invite all our friends and colleagues to join us for the announcement of the winners and recipients of the DCN 2022...
