Protesters target Zim again, disrupt operations at Botany
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters disrupted operations at Port Botany on Tuesday night (21 November). About 400 demonstrators gathered at the port to attempt to block the arrival of...
ITF inspection campaign targets SA, Victoria and Tassie
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation has re-launched its Nowhere to Hide vessel inspection campaign in ports across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The campaign...
NQBP’s trainee pilots earn their licences
TWO trainee pilots have completed traineeships with North Queensland Bulk Ports, earning their marine pilot licences and pilotage area endorsements for Port of Hay Point. Over the...
Mission to Seafarers centre opens in Port Walcott
MISSION to Seafarers has opened a new centre at Port Walcott in the Pilbara. Port Walcott is the location of Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert wharf iron ore loading facility. Rio Tinto’s...
Cocaine bust on cargo ship in Melbourne
AUTHORITIES have seized 154 kilograms of cocaine from inside the hull of a cargo ship in Melbourne. This is the second seizure of its kind in recent months; authorities announced...
Lumsden Point hits construction milestone
LUMSDEN Point construction has achieved a construction milestone with the completion of the first stage of the facility’s seawalls. Construction on the second stage of the...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 74
IN THE news this past week, container terminal operator DP World was hit by a cyberattack. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZaT9gvajeDMRRAyDaFJJp?si=139e773098154b62 The company...
SA Police find drugs on ship at Port Pirie
SOUTH Australia Police is investigating a significant amount of cocaine found on board a ship docked at Port Pirie. On Monday, 13 November 2023 crew from the ship contacted Port...
SAL calls on minister to intervene in DP World industrial dispute
SHIPPING Australia has called on minister for employment and workplace relations Tony Burke to issue a ministerial declaration to stop the Maritime Union of Australia’s protected...
NZ port tests cruise strategy
LYTTELTON Port Company has tested a new berthing strategy to help transport cruise passengers into the nearby city of Christchurch. The arrival of Royal Princess in the first week...
Volumes up while profit drops at Kimberley Ports
KIMBERLEY Ports Authority has reported a profit of $203,000 for the 2023 financial year, a 92% decrease from $2.6 million in 2022. The port authority had predicted a loss of $2.7...
PPA handles 63.3 million tonnes in October
PILBARA Ports handled a total throughput of 63.3 million tonnes in October, in line with volumes in the same month last year. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly...
Napier Port gears up for record cruise season
NAPIER Port is anticipating a record cruise season with 92 cruise calls booked between November 2023 and April 2024. The North Island port on Tuesday welcomed the National...
Napier's revenue grows despite "significant" drop in trade volumes
NAPIER Port has reported an increase in revenue for the year to 30 September 2023 despite a “significant reduction” in trade volumes. The North Island port’s revenue grew 3.4% to...
Additional industrial action announced at DP World in wake of cyberattack
THE MARITIME Union of Australia will continue with protected industrial action at DP World terminals as it recovers from a cyberattack that halted operations at its four...
