Port of Brisbane's economic contribution set to rise
PORT of Brisbane and its supply chain contributed around $7.8 billion to the Queensland economy in the 2022 financial year, new research has found. Port of Brisbane commissioned a...
Changes to Southeast Asia shipping service
SWIRE Shipping is planning to upgrade its Southeast Asia (SEA) shipping service this month. The upgraded SEA service is scheduled to commence in mid-December with containership...
Ports Aus updates port asset assessment tool
PORTS Australia has launched an updated version of the Wharf Structures Condition Assessment Manual. Members of Ports Australia worked with engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV...
Melbourne sees significant October throughput uptick
PORT of Melbourne’s total container throughput saw a marked increase this past October, compared with the same month last year, according to the latest available trade data from...
Maersk and IBM to discontinue TradeLens
MAERSK and IBM are discontinuing global trade platform TradeLens. Technology corporation IBM and Maersk division GTD Solution developed the blockchain-enabled platform in 2018. By...
UNCTAD calls for greater investment in ports and shipping
THE UNITED Nations Conference on Trade and Development is calling for greater investment in ports, shipping fleets and landside logistics. UNCTAD explored issues in the maritime...
Biosecurity Act amendments increase fines
NEW amendments, to the Biosecurity Act 2015 will increase penalties for breaches of the act. These amendments, which passed Parliament this week, allow the government to react...
QLD government launches $21m maritime industry grant program
THE QUEENSLAND government is launching a $21 million grants program to stimulate investment in the state’s maritime industry. The Backing Queensland Maritime Jobs program aims to...
Port seeks Aboriginal artist
AS a component of Mid West Ports Authority’s first reconciliation action plan (RAP), Aboriginal artists who reside in and have connections to the Mid West have been invited to...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 25
In the news, a direct shipping service between Tasmania and New Zealand commenced last week. The launch was marked as a ship received the first load of cargo in Port of Devonport....
Firefighting helicopter arrives, takes off from Port Botany
A CH-47D Chinook helicopter that will join New South Wales’ firefighting arsenal for the upcoming bushfire season arrived at Port Botany’s Patrick Terminals this week. The Coulson...
Gladstone Ports Corporation celebrates trainees and apprentices
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation celebrated the work of its trainees and apprentices with an awards ceremony this week. GPC held its annual Apprentices and Trainee Awards ceremony on...
Tassie government to launch Bass Island Line inquiry
THE TASMANIAN government is commissioning an inquiry into Bass Island Line’s pricing policies. Tasmanian treasurer Michael Ferguson said the shipping line’s freight volumes have...
Patrick Terminals launches landside efficiency initiatives
PATRICK Terminals has announced plans to publish quarterly landside performance metrics and launch representative landside efficiency groups. The terminal operator is launching...
Increases in trade at Botany and Kembla
CONTAINER trade at Port Botany last month saw an increase, with upticks in both export and import volumes. In October 2022, the port handled a total of 252,425 TEU – an increase...
