Port of Brisbane secures sustainability-linked financing
PORT of Brisbane has locked in $500 million in sustainability-linked financing. The port on Monday announced it had agreed to terms on the sustainability loan, to be financed by a...
OPINION: How did the government get into this mess in the first place?
FURTHER to my article published in the May 2023 edition of the Daily Cargo News (p 18) “New South Wales port privatisation saga”, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 51
IN THE news with week, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority announced it had banned the general cargo ship BBC Weser for 90 days....
Unions divided on Svitzer's proposed enterprise agreement
UNIONS representing Svitzer Australia’s maritime workforce have encouraged their members to vote in favour of, and against, a new national harbour towage enterprise agreement. The...
Logistics contract awarded for WA lithium plant expansion
DB Schenker has received a contract to provide freight forwarding and logistics services for the Kemerton Lithium Expansion Project (KEP) in Western Australia. Albemarle’s...
Dates announced for King Island slipway repairs
REPAIRS to the Port of Currie slipway on King Island are due to begin next week. TasPorts closed the slipway at the port late last year because of the poor condition of submerged...
Government to progress offshore wind project in Bass Strait
THE TASMANIAN government on Thursday (8 June) signed a memorandum of understanding to progress the Bass Offshore Wind Energy project. The BOWE project is a partnership between...
Qube trials double stacked container vehicle at port
QUBE has trialled a new double-stacked container vehicle at the Port of Brisbane. The port claims the trial was a first for Australia. The new Super B Double Double Stacked...
ATSB sheds light on bulk carrier grounding in Port Hedland
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau is progressing with its investigation into bulk carrier grounding in Port Hedland, having published an interim report on the incident. The...
Study for northern hydrogen hub announced
DARWIN is the latest locale to announce it is looking at how to establish a clean hydrogen industry. The territory government announced $1 million in funding for the Darwin Clean...
Southern Ports hosts industry challenge
SOUTHERN Ports hosted nearly 30 industry experts in an industry challenge to increase efficiency at its iron-ore circuit at the Port of Esperance. Southern Ports partnered with...
Accidental remote movement sent loco into harbour: report
AN UNINTENDED remote-control movement caused a locomotive to end up at the bottom of Picton Harbour in 2021, a new report has found. New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation...
Proposal for $1.2-billion hydrogen development at Bell Bay moves forward
A COLOSSAL green hydrogen and methanol plant in Tasmania has taken a step forward, as Hydro Tasmania and Bell Bay Powerfuels have signed a term sheet for the sale of the...
Australia and Singapore to develop green, digital shipping corridor
AUSTRALIA and Singapore plan to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between the two countries by the end of 2025. The announcement follows the eighth...
Brisbane cruise terminal celebrates one-year anniversary
THE BRISBANE International Cruise Terminal has welcomed 138 cruise ship visits since opening one year ago. Port of Brisbane is celebrating the terminal’s first 12 months of...
