PPA sees November throughput decrease
PORTS in the Pilbara have handled a total monthly throughput of 61.5 million tonnes for November 2023, according to the latest available statistics from the Pilbara Ports...
Adelaide sees November slowdown in container throughput
PORT of Adelaide saw a year-on-year decrease in container throughput in November, according to the latest available statistics from Flinders Ports. Adelaide handled a total of...
Happy holidays to all DCN readers
AS 2023 draws to a close all of us here on the DCN news desk would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. We hope the coming weeks...
FWC approves industrial action ballot for TasPorts pilots
TASPORTS marine pilots, represented by the Australian Maritime Officers Union, are considering taking protected industrial action against their employer. The Fair Work Commission...
Bulk wheat port code no longer fit for purpose: ACCC
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has called for the Port Terminal Access (Bulk Wheat) Code of Conduct to be allowed to sunset on 1 October 2024. In its...
Botany container trade sees November slump
THROUGHPUT at Port Botany decreased in November, compared with the same month last year, according to the latest available statistics from NSW Ports. Last month, the port handled...
New minister for transport and main roads in QLD cabinet shakeup
BART Mellish was named this week as Queensland’s new minister for transport and main roads. Mr Mellish came into the portfolio with a major cabinet reshuffle that came after the...
IMO publishes onshore power supply resource
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has published a workshop package on onshore power supply (OPS). The package is for use by port stakeholders and explains how ports can use...
Port Authority of NSW joins Blue Visby Consortium
PORT Authority of NSW has joined the Blue Visby Consortium, which aims to reduce international shipping carbon emissions by potentially 15%. Port Authority of NSW CEO Philip...
Cyclone aftermath affects shipping in FNQ
MARITIME Safety Queensland has reported obstructions in shipping channels and damage to port infrastructure in Far North Queensland. Several ports closed last week when...
Floods disrupt freight flights in QLD
SEVERE flooding in Cairns is disrupting the movement of freight and hindering transportation for marine pilots. Heavy rainfall continued after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore...
Court makes interim decision on Tauranga wharf extension
THE ENVIRONMENT Court of New Zealand has issued Port of Tauranga with an interim decision provisionally granting resource consent for the first stage of a wharf extension. The...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 78
WOODSIDE Energy signed a deal with three maritime unions this week to employ about 70 Australian seafarers on a Woodside-chartered LNG carrier....
Ports reopen in wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper
ALL ports have reopened in northern Queensland in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Several ports were shut or put on alert this past week as the cyclone lashed the coast....
NYK joins ammonia research partnership
NYK Line, JERA and chemicals company Resonac have partnered for a joint study on ammonia bunkering. Shipping company NYK and Japanese power company JERA said the companies are...
