Port of Melbourne targets net-zero by 2030
THE PORT of Melbourne has announced its intention to achieve net-zero scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions for port operations by 2030. The port said it would source 100% of the...
Community to help name port's new pilot boat
SOUTHERN Ports has invited the community to help name a new pilot boat for the Port of Bunbury. Southern Ports provides marine pilotage services at the ports of Albany, Bunbury...
Australia re-elected to IALA Council
AUSTRALIA was re-elected to the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Council for a four-year term. Australia will be...
ITF ramps up ship inspections under new campaign
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation has ramped up ship inspections in New South Wales this week as part of a campaign launched on Tuesday. The week of action is part...
Port receives barges for big infrastructure project
THE PORT of Hobart is facilitating the arrival and movement of parts for a major bridge construction project in Tasmania. Six barges that will form part of a temporary bridge...
VICT expansion on to be operational next year
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is in the midst of a project to increase its size and capacity, with the first phase due to be operational in 2024. Recently appointed...
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...
