Gladstone and university sign second MoU
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation and Central Queensland University this week signed an agreement that will see the two organisations join forces to build regional capacity through...
Freo Ports pilot boat contract goes to local company
A CONTRACT to build and supply two new pilot vessels for Fremantle Ports has been awarded to Geraldton-based ship builder, Dongara Marine. The contract has a total value of $7.6...
MOL offsets emissions from Australia-Japan voyage
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines said it has offset emissions from an iron ore carrier’s voyage from Australia to Japan. Japan-flagged bulk carrier Shinzan Maru, operated by MOL, is engaged in...
Swire announces new East Timor Service
SWIRE Shipping is launching a new shipping service connecting Darwin with Timor-Leste, Singapore and Indonesia. The East Timor Service (ETS) will call ports of Singapore, Dili,...
Increase in February throughput in the Pilbara
TOTAL cargo throughput at ports in the Pilbara in February increased by 5% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data available from the Pilbara Ports...
Port of Hastings to be home to renewable energy terminal
THE VICTORIAN government has named the Port of Hastings as the location of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal in its Victorian Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 38
IN the news this week, Senator Bridget McKenzie called for the infrastructure and transport minister to issue a Section 11 exemption from the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow...
Port of Brisbane and QTLC host future freight energy hub event
PORT of Brisbane Pty Ltd and the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council (QTLC) have hosted a zero-emissions (ZE) vehicle ride day for port and logistics operators interested...
Brisbane container trade sees January slowdown
CONTAINER trade through the Port of Brisbane saw a slowdown in January. Over the month, the port handled a total of 114,631 TEU, a decrease of 13% on January 2022. However there...
DP World to implement new high-bay container storage system
DP WORLD has announced the first commercial use of its revolutionary Boxbay high-bay storage system at its terminal in Pusan, South Korea. A contract was signed on Wednesday...
Government says it would consider Section 11 exemption for Kimberley
A SPOKESPERSON for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts told DCN the government is aware of and monitoring the flooding...
Call for coastal shipping to aid flood-stricken Kimberley
“I’M calling on Minister King to urgently lodge a Section 11 exemption of the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow international carriers, who are at the ready, to bring in the...
ICTSI reports strong 2022
INTERNATIONAL Container Services – parent company of Victoria International Container Terminal – reported increases in throughput, revenue and EBITDA for 2022 in its consolidated...
NQPB’s university-port partnership inspires next generation
THIS International Women’s Day North Queensland Bulk Ports is recognising NQBP senior environmental advisor Nicola Stokes’ contribution to educating and mentoring James Cook...
ANL adds Vanuatu calls to Westpac service
ANL’s Westpac service is now calling the Vanuatu ports of Santo and Port Vila. The shipping line said the addition of these calls make its Westpac service the only direct...
