A very happy festive season to all our readers
As the year draws to a close, all of us at DCN would like to wish our readers a safe, joyful, and restful festive season. We hope you have the chance to spend time with family and...
Christmas joy for seafarers visiting southern WA
ALMOST 700 hampers are set to be delivered to merchant navy seafarers visiting southern Western Australian port as part of a combined effort to spread Christmas cheer. Southern...
All aboard for Bunbury harbour tours
A NEW partnership between Southern Ports and Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre is offering new ways to explore more of the commercial port. The new arrangement sees the DDC’s...
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Boluda Australia expansion underway
BOLUDA Towage Australia has kicked off the regional expansion promised when the Spanish owner acquired Smit Lamnalco’s local and PNG operations in early October. Boluda on Friday...
MUA announces Xmas Freo bans
THE WESTERN Australian branch of the Maritime Union has announced a series of bans affecting the port of Fremantle over the Christmas period, saying they are tired of waiting for...
New leadership for NPDL
SOUTH PACIFIC specialist Neptune Pacific Direct Line, owned by California’s The Wonderful Company, has appointed a new president, to be based in Singapore. Kim A. Kristensen...
ICTSI SEES BIG LIFT FROM TERMINAL OPS
MANILA-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc. has posted a 15% increase in revenue from port operations in 2024 to US$2.74 billion, well up from 2023’s US$2.39...
CUTTING EDGE BIO FUEL BACKED BY NT GOVERNMENT
THE NORTHERN Territory government is backing a pyrolysis plant that will provide green fuel for the marine industry and others. A government media release from 7 March said...
DHL, A DISAPPOINTING SHARE PRICE BUT REVENUE GROWTH
GLOBAL logistics group DHL has described 2024 as a “volatile period” in releasing its 2024 financial year report which overall showed increased revenue for the year of 3.0% to...
FORGING A FUTURE FOR FEMALE SEAFARERS
IT’S BEEN a bumpy ride for mother of two, Ruth Philip, on her journey to become PNG Ports first female marine pilot. Given that tomorrow (8 March) is International Women’s Day...
CANBERRA MEETING FAILS ON DARWIN PORT FUTURE
A MEETING between Northern Territory and federal government representatives has failed to reach agreement on the future of Darwin Port. The meeting in Canberra on 6 March 2025...
CMA CGM PLEDGES MULTI-BILLION US INVESTMENT
THE CMA CGM Group has announced a four-year program to invest US20 billion to contribute to U.S. maritime economy and support the transformation of America’s domestic supply...
ELECTRIC MOTORS INSTALLED ON WORLD’S BIGGEST E-FERRY
THE WORLD’S biggest electric ferry has taken a step towards completion with the installation of the first ever electric motors on an Incat vessel. According to a LinkedIn post on...
HPH SALE: AUST IMPLICATIONS YET TO UNFOLD
AS NEWS OF CK Hutchison’s decision to offload the majority of Hutchison Port Holdings’ global network of ports and terminals to a Black Rock/GIP-MSC consortium continues to...
HUTCH IN GLOBAL SELL-OFF
IN A STUNNING DEVELOPMENT Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings has reached an in-principal agreement to sell all its ports and terminals outside China/Hong Kong to the Black...
