Cruise season arrives in Sydney
ON THURSDAY (19 October) Sydney’s first international cruise ship of the season berthed at Sydney, kicking off the 2023-24 summer cruise season. The upcoming season will see 331...
Melbourne container trade down in September
TOTAL container throughput at Port of Melbourne came to 267, 392 TEU in September 2023, a 6.9% decrease since the same month last year. Full container import volumes (excluding...
New member appointed to port board
PORT of Tauranga’s board will have a new member after Fraser Whineray joins later this month. Mr Whineray, who will officially join on 31 October, will replace Quayside Holding’s...
More ships visit Tasmanian ports in 2022-23
TASPORTS saw a busy year in 2022-23, with increased vessel visits, which pushed its annual profits above forecasts. According to a statement from the state government TasPorts has...
Voluntary code of practice announced for ports
VICTORIAN ports and freight minister Melissa Horne has announced a voluntary code of practice that aims to manage periods of disruption to the container supply chain. Ms Horne...
Port of Melbourne ranks first in GRESB infrastructure asset assessment
PORT of Melbourne has ranked first among Australian and international ports in the 2023 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark infrastructure asset assessment. The port also...
DP World raises US$1.5 billion for sustainability ambitions
DP WORLD has raised US$1.5 billion through a green sukuk to support its decarbonisation efforts. A sukuk is a financial certificate that is essentially a bond that is compliant...
World's first LNG-fuelled Panamax bulker begins operation
THE WORLD’s first LNG-fuelled Panamax coal carrier has commenced operation and, according to AIS data, is now on its way to Newcastle. The 235-metre LOA, 59,233 DWT vessel Shoyo...
WA taskforce calls for broad coastal shipping reforms
WESTERN Australia’s Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce has recommended policy and regulatory reforms to support Australian-owned shipping lines competing in domestic sea-freight...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 69
IN THE news this past week, pilot vessel Corsair grounded and broke up at the entrance to Port Phillip Heads in Victoria....
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...
