Lyttelton sees revenue growth in FY23 while container volumes drop
LYTTELTON Port Company has reported a revenue of NZ$181.7 in the 2023 financial year, up 12% on the previous year. The New Zealand port also recorded its second largest container...
Nine arrested over 200kg meth haul at NZ port
NINE people have been charged after New Zealand authorities intercepted almost 200 kilograms of methamphetamine at the ports of Auckland. NZ Customs Service seized the drugs from...
MUA gives notice of industrial action at DP World
THE MARITIME Union of Australia, a division of the CFMMEU, has given notice of industrial action at DP World terminals, starting on 6 October, in connection with ongoing...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 67
IN THE news this week, the Australian Federal Police seized 200 kilograms of cocaine from a ship that berthed at the port of Melbourne....
Sod turned on Blue Water Shipping facility at Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane and Blue Water Shipping have turned the sod at the site of a new warehouse on Fisherman Islands. PBPL and the international transport and logistics provider have...
ITF recovers almost US$120 million in crew wages
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation said it recovered almost US$120 million in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022. The union this week said its inspectors...
Aurizon launches east coast container service
AUSTRALIAN rail operator Aurizon has launched a new container service between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Aurizon will operate the weekly return service on the east coast...
DP World welcomes longest ship to berth in Brisbane
THE CONTAINERSHIP CMA CGM Pelleas has set another record at an Australian port, having docked at the DP World terminal at the Port of Brisbane. The Maltese-flagged vessel is 350...
Community reviewing new Eden wharf extension plans
PORT Authority of New South Wales has invited the community at Eden to review the modification report supporting the proposal to modify the Eden Breakwater Wharf Extension to...
Final 9500-tonne load of scrap metal shipped from Esperance
THE FINAL shipment of 9500 tonnes of old railway sleepers which spanned from Kalgoorlie to Esperance has been shipped out of the Port of Esperance. The sleepers are on their way...
New port infrastructure at Bundaberg opens
THE FIRST stage of the Pacific Marine Base at the Port of Bundaberg has officially opened. The project is developing previously unused shorefront at the port into a multipurpose...
Container throughput down at Adelaide in August
PORT of Adelaide saw a year-on-year decrease in container throughput in August, according to the latest available statistics from Flinders Ports. Adelaide handled a total of...
MPA Singapore strengthens collaboration with China's maritime industry
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has signed three memoranda of understanding with regional maritime administrations and partners in China. The MoU aim to advance...
Regular container service to Newcastle begins
A REGULAR container service to Newcastle commenced this month. The service, operated by Neptune Pacific Direct Lines, will call Newcastle monthly along with Brisbane, Sydney,...
26kg of cocaine found in reefer at Tauranga
NEW Zealand authorities seized 26 kilograms of cocaine from a reefer after an attempted break-in at the Port of Tauranga. NZ Customs Service said security at the Port of Tauranga...
