Port robot scales logs
ISO LIMITED, a New Zealand subsidiary of Qube, has opened a new robotic log scaling facility in New Plymouth. The facility is near Port Taranaki, and it includes a weighbridge and...
Piracy reporting centre launches incident dashboard
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has launched a dashboard for analysis of piracy and sea robbery incidents. The centre, formed under the the Regional Cooperation Agreement on...
Inchcape acquires full ownership of ISS-McKay
INCHCAPE Shipping Services – a British ship agency and services company – has acquired full ownership of ISS-McKay, which was a joint venture set up in 2008 with Inchcape to...
DP World calls for MUA to end its industrial action and to return to the negotiation table
DP WORLD has called on the Maritime Union of Australia to re-engage in “constructive” negotiations and stop its protected industrial action. The MUA commenced protected industrial...
Svitzer to install new simulator at Newcastle base
SVITZER Australia is installing a new simulator at its Port of Newcastle base under a contract with Norwegian technology company Kongsberg Digital. The simulator will support crew...
Qube acquires Stevenson Logistics
QUBE has entered an agreement to acquire Stevenson Logistics, a transport and logistics firm based in Fremantle. In an announcement to Stevenson Logistics customers last week,...
MUA announces more industrial action at DP World
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has announced yet more protected industrial action at DP World terminals in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle. The union commenced...
Bell Bay named preferred site for subsea cable facility
AUSTRALIAN renewable energy company SunCable has named Bell Bay as the preferred site for an advanced cable manufacturing facility. The proposed facility would aim to address...
Berth replacement project wraps up at Hay Point
A SHIPLOADER and berth replacement project has concluded at BHP’s Hay Point Coal Terminal. The project – known as SABR – involved replacement works that required 15,000 tonnes of...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 72
THE MARITIME Union of Australia announced more protected industrial action at DP World's four Australia terminals this week....
Big grain shipment exported from GeelongPort
A 52,000 thousand tonne export sale of durum wheat exported through GeelongPort is on its way to Algeria, while global supply of the commodity is tight. The bulk carrier...
Container management platform to launch at Melbourne terminal
PATRICK Terminals and OneStop are launching container management platform OptiBook at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal. OptiBook is integrated with the OneStop Vehicle Booking System....
VICT to hike landside charges
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing many of its landside fees from 1 January. The Melbourne terminal operator is increasing nearly all of its fees, according...
Maersk marks 30 years in Australia with seven new facilities
MAERSK has announced the opening of seven new facilities across the country as it marks its 30 years in Australia. Six of the seven new facilities will be omnichannel fulfilment...
MOL looks to expand market for electric vessels
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has partnered with a maritime electrification company Pyxis to promote the use of electric vessels. A memorandum of understanding between the companies...
