PPA throughput down 2% in September
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a total monthly throughput of 60.5 million tonnes in September 2023. The throughput figure was down 2% compared with the same month last year....
Aurizon’s Darwin container port concept takes shape
DURING a speech at Aurizon's 2023 annual general meeting, the company's managing director and CEO Andrew Harding outlined some plans for a so-called “land-bridge” to rail...
TasPorts transfers wharf assets to council
TASPORTS is transferring its wharf assets in Strahan to Tasmania’s West Coast Council. The Strahan precinct includes passenger terminal, a wharf deck, marina berths, finger pier,...
600 kilos of meth seized from toilet paper shipment
FOUR men have been charged after authorities seized 622 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of toilet paper rolls. The shipment arrived in Melbourne from Malaysia...
Port Nelson’s cargo throughput flatlines in FY 2023
NEW Zealand’s Port Nelson saw some ups, and some downs over the 2023 financial year, according to its recently released annual report. According to its statement on the port’s...
Harsher conditions impact future of icebreaking
THE ICEBREAKER fleet in Finland – and the foreign ships facilitating the country's trade – are facing harsher and more challenging ice conditions in the northern Baltic Sea. The...
Tunnel project causes Melbourne container freight congestion
TRAFFIC delays and road congestion caused dismay on Monday (9 October) among container transport operators in Melbourne as the West Gate Tunnel Project enters a new phase of road...
MUA announces new industrial action at DP World terminals
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has given notice of further industrial action at the DP World container terminals in Australia in connection with ongoing negotiations on a new...
Pilot vessel grounds, breaks up at Port Phillip Heads (UPDATED)
PILOT vessel Corsair grounded last night at about 23.19 on Point Lonsdale Reef at the entrance to Port Phillip heads in Victoria. All three onboard were rescued and the vessel...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 68
IN THE news this week: the MUA has announced industrial action at all four DP World container terminals in Australia....
Svitzer farewells Ivan Spanjic
SVITZER Australia has announced chief commercial officer Ivan Spanjic will leave the company at the end of the year. Mr Spanjic has worked with Svitzer for around 15 years; in...
Port Kembla Mission to Seafarers celebrates new bus
A BRAND new 12-seater bus was officially handed over on Friday to the Mission to Seafarers Port Kembla. Port Authority of New South Wales head of regional ports and chair of the...
Port of Brisbane maintains five-star sustainability rating
PORT of Brisbane has received a five-star rating from the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. The 2022 financial year was the fourth consecutive year the port has...
North Island supply-chain service launched
VIEWPOINT Supply Chain, a tripartite collaboration for North Island logistics, was launched on Thursday. The initiative was launched on Thursday by leaders from Napier Port, Kiwi...
ATSB releases interim report on CMA CGM Puccini loss of steering incident
AN INTERIM report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has shown some light on the causes behind a loss of steering incident in May in Melbourne. The containership CMA CGM...
