Shipping community calls for release of seafarers still trapped in Ukraine
SHIPPING companies, maritime agencies and seafarer welfare providers have issued a joint letter calling on for the immediate release of 331 seafarers and 62 ships still trapped in...
Wilhelmsen Port Services acquires port agent
WILHELMSEN Port Services has acquired European port agent Vopak Agencies and a portion of its software company. Wilhelmsen announced the acquisition in October last year. As part...
Oldendorff welcomes Capesize bulker Gina Oldendorff
OLDENDORFF has named its latest Capesize newbuild after Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart. The German shipping company recently welcomed Liberia-flagged MV Gina Oldendorff...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 35
NEWCASTLE hosted the inaugural GreenPort Congress Oceania this week. https://open.spotify.com/episode/00Ml1oFS7hgY7xXusS2gzG?si=152eb7647b924eee Delegates from around the world...
GeelongPort and Fortescue Future Industries to study green hydrogen prospects
GEELONGPORT and Fortescue Future Industries have teamed up to study the prospect of developing a green hydrogen production facility in Geelong. The two companies signed a...
ICTSI proposes $500m expansion of VICT into Webb Dock North
VICTORIA International Container Terminal’s parent company, International Container Terminal Services, has mooted a proposal to expand the Melbourne terminal to include the nearby...
GreenPorts Congress Oceania unpacks the elements of sustainability
DAY two of GreenPorts Congress Oceania 2023 explored some of the most important and challenging aspects of sustainability in the ports sector. This is the first time the...
Rail bridge construction a milestone in Port Botany rail duplication
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation dismantled a steel single-track rail bridge and built a new, concrete, double-track bridge over a period of five days. The bridge is located...
Inaugural GreenPort Congress underway in Newcastle
THE INAUGURAL GreenPort Congress Oceania kicked off in Newcastle this week. Delegates from around the world travelled to the port city for the long-running industry gathering,...
Port project to nourish beach and reduce erosion impacts
FREMANTLE’S Port Beach Sand Nourishment Project will see up to 150,000 cubic metres of sand dredged from Fremantle Port’s Deep Water Channel and rainbowed onto the beach....
Tasmanian port project complete
A NEW $1.5-million floating pontoon has opened at Port of Stanley in Tasmania’s north west. The facility includes an access gangway leading to pontoons supported by steel piles,...
Cyclone Gabrielle causes havoc at NZ ports
CYCLONE Gabrielle is disrupting shipping and port operations in New Zealand. The New Zealand government declared a national state of emergency on Tuesday morning (14 February) as...
Aurizon reopens collision-damaged rail corridor
AURIZON has reopened the rail corridor that was damaged by a train derailment and collision in Marmor, Queensland. The track between Gladstone and Rockhampton had been closed...
Pilbara ports' monthly throughput up in January
PILBARA Ports Authority handled a total throughput of 64.9 million tonnes in January this year. PPA said the latest monthly figures are a 4% increase compared with the same month...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 34
PORT of Newcastle this week announced the establishment of an empty container park at its Mayfield site....
