Swire Shipping introduces NW Australia to Singapore service
SWIRE Shipping is introducing the new North West Australia direct (NWD) service from June. It will offer a direct connection between Singapore and north western Australia. The new...
Ports Oz shortlisted for international sustainability award
PORTS Australia’s Port Sustainability Strategy Development Guide has been shortlisted as a finalist with two other Australian ports in the 2021 International Association of Ports...
Port Bonython progresses hydrogen plans
THE South Australian government is seeking expressions of interest to develop land near Whyalla at Port Bonython in the Upper Spencer Gulf. The site features more than 2000...
Newcastle receives its bulk ship unloader
ON THE afternoon of 16 May, specialist heavy lift ship Happy Star delivered a $35m bulk ship unloader to the Port of Newcastle. At more than 62 metres high and weighing 750...
Drugs hidden in sea cargo BBQs intercepted at Port Botany
A JOINT investigation was launched after 316 kilograms of methylamphetamine was seized on 4 May at Port Botany. The consignment of 62 large cardboard boxes originated in Thailand....
Patrick gets another PIA notice from MUA
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has issued a notice of protected industrial action for Patrick’s AutoStrad terminal at Brisbane. The notice includes “a ban on attending for work...
Charles Black Memorial Scholarship a tribute to the life of Tasmania’s first harbour master
TASPORTS recognised aspiring maritime engineer and Australian Maritime College student Zachary Paul as the company officially awarded the TasPorts Charles Black Memorial...
Specialist heavy lift ship delivers large cargo to Newcastle
SPECIALIST heavy lift ship, the 19,000-tonne Happy Star, delivered the important cargo on 16 May ahead of a meticulously-planned operation to safely transfer it onto Port of...
Steady trade throughput for Port Hedland
THE year-on-year monthly throughput for April was down just 2% at Pilbara ports. The Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 60.6 million tonnes for...
Watch new quay crane assembly at Patrick’s Sydney terminal
A NEW Liebherr Group ship-to-shore crane has now been moved to the Patrick Terminals – Sydney AutoStrad quay line after three months of assembly. The below video condenses three...
NSW Health vaccinates tanker crew at Botany
NSW HEALTH provided first vaccinations at Port Botany for 16 crew members of the Singapore-flagged tanker Epic St Agnes. A spokesperson for NSW Health told DCN the seafarers were...
Ports Australia signs Neptune Declaration
PORTS Australia has singed the Neptune Declaration. It has joined more than 800 organisations worldwide working to alleviate problems for seafarers caused by the COVID-19...
Inadequate standards contributed to Iron Chieftain fire: ATSB
THE FIRE that raged on the Iron Chieftain for five days at Port Kembla in June 2018 brought to light inadequate standards for self-unloading bulk carriers, according to a report...
Maersk expands logistics infrastructure in SE Asia
A.P. Moller-Maersk is expanding its contract logistics and distribution capabilities in Vietnam with three new facilities coming into operation in Song Than and Bac Ninh. The...
MUA gives notice of more Patrick protected industrial action
THE Maritime Union of Australia issued Patrick Terminals a notice of protected industrial action for its Port Botany terminal. This notice comes on the heels of two other PIA...
