OMC marks 30 years of DUKC
TWENTY twenty-three is the 30th anniversary of OMC International’s DUKC. The dynamic under-keel clearance system was first installed at the Queensland coal port of Hay Point. OMC...
Höegh explores ammonia bunkering for Aurora fleet
HÖEGH Autoliners is looking into the supply of ammonia as a bunker fuel for the company’s upcoming Aurora Class fleet. Höegh signed a letter of intent with Japan’s Sumitomo...
MUA suspends DPW industrial action for 24 hours, more suspensions may come
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has called off its protected industrial action at DP World’s Australian terminals for today (Tuesday 5 December). The 24-hour suspension comes...
Nuyina returns to Tassie after Antarctic voyage
RESEARCH vessel Nuyina has returned to Tasmania after resupplying the Davis Station in Antarctica. The ship sailed across the Southern Ocean to its home port of Hobart before...
Seafarer Christmas gift appeal kicks off in Port Botany
PORT Authority of NSW marine pilot Michael Kelly and Stella Maris chaplain Sister Mary Leahy have joined forces again this year to pack hundreds Christmas presents for visiting...
QuayConnect breaks ground on inland port
PORT Nelson’s logistics division QuayConnect has started building an inland port on the South Island of New Zealand. The Marlborough Inland Port aims to support logistics for the...
Australia re-elected to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organization Council for the 2024-25 biennium. Australia is one of 10 member states elected to category b of the...
Ports of Auckland pleads guilty over fatal accident
On Friday (1 December) Port of Auckland was sentenced after pleading guilty to two charges under the New Zealand Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The charges were filed by...
More protected industrial action notified for DP World
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has on Monday (4 December) given notification of further industrial action through 18 December. The industrial action affects all four of DP...
Port of Newcastle joins ammonia research partnership
PORT of Newcastle and the University of Newcastle have signed a tripartite agreement with Pusan National University on developing a research centre for green ammonia power...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 76
IN THE news this week, DP World confirmed employee was stolen in a recent cyberattack which shut down landside operations at the company's Australian terminals....
NQBP names community fund recipients
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is awarding $60,000 in funding to community initiatives including a marine conservation program and an indigenous support program. NQBP announced the...
ITF inspection campaign expands to NZ ports
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation is expanding its Nowhere to Hide inspection campaign to include New Zealand ports. The ITF Australian inspectorate recently...
Brisbane sees slight October container downturn
PORT of Brisbane handled a total of 138,476 TEU over October, a decrease of 5.7% on the same month last year. This decrease was echoed in the rolling 12 months container...
Plans for new container port at Kwinana revealed
THE WESTERN Australian government has revealed the design and location of its planned new container port at Kwinana, which is set to replace the current container operations at...
