New Geraldton facility to be home to local ship builder
THE WESTERN Australian government opened a new boatbuilding facility in Geraldton on Friday (17 March). It is to become home to local ship builder Dongara Marine. The official...
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...
Floating ammonia production unit receives AiP
DNV has issued an approval in principle for a floating ammonia production unit. Dutch offshore energy company SwitcH2 and Norwegian company BW Offshore are developing the...
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...
Swire Projects’ new H-Class vessel completes first voyage
SWIRE Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, completed the inaugural voyage of its first of three chartered H-Class vessels, Pacific...
NYK to sell air freight division to ANA
NIPPON Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha announced this week that it would sell its air-cargo division, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), to ANA. The shipping line said the “considerable...
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...
Regional logistics centre opens at Cairns Airport
A NEW logistics centre has opened at Cairns Airport. The 2400-square-metre facility houses large cold and freezer rooms, temperature-controlled spaces and ambient transit areas,...
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...
Air-cargo demand declines in January
GLOBAL demand for air cargo fell 14.9% (measured in cargo tonne-kilometres) in January compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data from the International...
Pac Nat says it will step after demise of Scott’s
AFTER Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics went into liquidation, rail freight operator Pacific National said it was working to maintain the links in the national cold chain. Pacific...
Commercial hydrogen exports from Vic a step closer to reality
AN AUSTRALIAN joint venture between Japanese organisations J-Power and Sumitomo Corporation (JPSC JV) has been selected as the preferred hydrogen provider to Japan Suiso Energy...
Inland Rail supporting local communities
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation has announced the 16th round of the Inland Rail Community Sponsorships and Donations Program. Twenty-four community groups and associations...
Live sheep export phase-out consultation underway
THE PHASE-out process of the live export of sheep from Australia is underway as an independent panel is leading the consultation process. The panel is chaired by former chief...
Steel-cutting ceremony for new MPV
A TRADITIONAL steel-cutting ceremony took place on Wednesday (1 March) at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou China. The ceremony was celebrating the construction of...
