VICT welcomes two big cranes
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has received what it claims are the two biggest quay cranes in Australia. The new cranes are part a $235-million expansion that aims to...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 66
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau this week released findings from its investigation into a fatal crew transfer accident in 2021....
TIME IS RUNNING OUT – get your awards nominations in now
NOMINATE now for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Nominations will close in less than two weeks on Wednesday, 4 October, so don’t...
Flinders Ports to upgrade pilot vessel fleet
SOUTH Australian ports operator Flinders Ports gas inked an agreement to purchase three new pilot vessels over the next three years with Melbourne-based Hart Marine. FP general...
QLD to host hydrogen vessel demonstration
JAPANESE machinery manufacturer Yanmar is to demonstrate a 12-metre-long cruiser, which is powered by hydrogen, in Brisbane. Yanmar announced its intention to demonstrate the...
Incat Crowther to deliver new vessels for ports group
INCAT Crowther has been tasked with delivering two new ro-pax catamarans for Abu Dhabi Ports Group. The Australia-headquartered shipbuilder was commissioned alongside Penguin...
Höegh takes measures to reduce fire risk
HÖEGH Autoliners announced that it is taking measures to reduce the risk of fire onboard its vessels. “Together with a clear decarbonisation target, safety is our top priority...
West Gate Tunnel machinery shipped back to Europe
A TUNNEL boring machine working on the West Gate Tunnel project in Victoria is on its final journey as major parts are shipped back to the machine’s manufacturer in Germany. The...
Vale S/T Forceful
By Mark Walker IMAGINE, if you will, a furious ocean, cyclonic winds, mountainous seas, and a propellor missing one or more of its blades, unable to push your ship clear of a...
MOL buys chemical carrier business
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines’ subsidiary MOL Chemical Tankers acquired Fairfield Chemical Carriers from New York-headquartered Fairfield-Maxwell for US$400 million. The acquisition was...
Suiso Frontier arrives in Singapore
SUISO Frontier, the first liquefied hydrogen carrier, was recently welcomed in Singapore. The vessel berthed at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore on Pulau Bukom from 1...
MOL signs MOU with Shell
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Shell Marine Products have signed an agreement to “a joint focus on advancement of alternative maritime solutions and managing carbon emissions liabilities...
ClassNK and consortium to develop ammonia bunkering tanker
CLASSNK is one of five organisations setting out to develop an ammonia-fuelled ammonia bunkering tanker for the port of Singapore. ClassNK, Consort Bunkers, Daihatsu Diesel,...
QLD port counting down to huge cruises
PORT of Townsville is counting the days until the first big cruise ship arrives after the completion of its Channel Upgrade Project. The first big cruise vessel to arrive at the...
Kariyushi Leader repaired after losing steering in Bass Strait
CAR carrier Kariyushi Leader has been repaired after losing steering in Bass Strait in rough weather last week. Kariyushi Leader is currently 67 kilometres (36 nautical miles)...
