WA shipbuilder delivers third vessel under RAN contract
SHIPBUILDER Austal Australia has delivered the third of eight Cape-class patrol boats to the Royal Australian Navy. Austal built ADV Cape Naturaliste in Western Australia under a...
Heavy equipment for $1.8-billion energy project arrives in Port Kembla
TWO transformers weighing more than 118 tonnes each have arrived in Port Kembla aboard general cargo ship AAL Fremantle. They are the first major pieces of electrical equipment to...
Govt places $15 million vessel order with Austal
THE AUSTRALIAN government has ordered another patrol boat from shipbuilder Austal for $15.2 million. The Guardian-class patrol boat will be built in Western Australia. Delivery is...
Change in Teekay management
TEEKAY Corporation executive vice-president and chief financial officer Vince Lok is retiring after nearly 30 years with the company; he has been the company’s CFO for the past 16...
Big quarterly results at WW despite challenges
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has posted results for "strongest quarter on record". The shipping company’s EBITDA reached US$440 million in the third quarter of 2022, up 41% on the...
LETTER TO THE DCN: IFAW statement on slowing down ships ignores industry effort
Shipping Australia sent the following text to DCN in response to a recently published article concerning the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s call for regulation of vessel...
Further industrial action announced for Svitzer
SVITZER maritime workers in the coming weeks are taking more industrial action, including work stoppages and work bans at various ports across Australia. The Maritime Union of...
Spirit of Tasmania IV reaches new milestone
SPIRIT of Tasmania IV’s keel was laid on Friday (28 October). Shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the vessel at its facility in Finland....
Unions hit Svitzer with more industrial action
SVITZER maritime employees are taking yet more protected industrial action this coming week. The Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers, Australian Maritime Officers...
New liner service announced between North Asia and PNG
BLUE Water Shipping is launching a new regular liner service between North Asia and Papua New Guinea. The Kumul Service is to be an extension to the current Blue Water Shipping...
Queensland's volunteer marine rescue services officially join forces
THE AUSTRALIAN Volunteer Coast Guard in Queensland and the state’s Volunteer Marine Rescue have merged under a new name: Marine Rescue Queensland. The establishment of Marine...
Freight volumes up for Bass Island Line despite $2.2 million loss
TASPORTS has reported an increase in freight volumes for its Bass Island Line shipping service, and a financial loss of $2.2 million. BIL carried almost 25% more tonnes of freight...
LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS FOR THE 2022 AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING & MARITIME INDUSTRY AWARDS
ACT NOW! There are limited seats are available for the 2022 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, to take place on 10 November at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne...
Millions for strategic fleet in federal budget
THE federal government is providing $6.3 million in 2022-23 to establish the Strategic Fleet Taskforce. The purpose of the taskforce is to provide advice to the government on the...
Tasmania celebrates return of international cruise ships
THE ARRIVAL of cruise ship Pacific Explorer at Port of Hobart on Tuesday morning marked the return of cruise shipping in Tasmania. The occasion has been considered a milestone for...
