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...
Port Hedland navigation aids project completed
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has completed a major $15.5-million two-year project, to repair and rejuvenate essential aids to navigation (AtoNs) off the coast of Port...
More cruise for Taranaki
PORT Taranaki is aiming to attract 28 cruise visits in 2028 – the main goal of the new Taranaki Cruise Strategy. The document is to ensure there is a co-ordinated, region-wide...
GeelongPort keeps its five-star GRESB rating
GEELONGPORT has achieved a five-star GRESB rating for a third consecutive year, again putting the business in the top 20% of all GRESB participants globally, with maintained score...
Govt funding to grow Cairns' maritime workforce
THE QUEENSLAND government has committed funding to growing the maritime workforce in Cairns. The local maritime industry is one of four regional sectors included in the new “Grow...
Ports minister stays in Vic cabinet shuffle
VICTORIAN Premier Jacinta Allan this week unveiled the state’s new cabinet, which includes Melissa Horne as minister for ports and freight, as well as the minister for roads and...
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...
