Human factor still too frequent in shipping blunders
HUMAN errors are still frequent among marine pilots masters despite the advent of the digital age, managing director of the Fremantle Maritime Simulation Centre Captain Rory Main...
Wayfinder stages Ambassador Pilot Program launch in Melbourne
WAYFINDER’S ‘Ambassador Pilot Program’ has been launched in Melbourne with a gathering at Deakin Downtown (Melbourne CBD). Wayfinder is a program in its second year that has a...
Detention: Coal carrier in trouble after wage underpayment
PANAMANIAN bulker Fortune Genius (9221877) has been detained at Gladstone following claims by the International Transport Workers Federation of crew underpayment. The Australian...
GAC snares services deal in Malaysia
GAC Malaysia has been awarded the license to provide bunkering, freight forwarding, shipping and non-bonded warehousing services by the custodian of Malaysia’s national oil and...
Get in your nominations for the 2019 DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards!
NOMINATIONS are still open for the 2019 DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards. Always an industry highlight, this year’s function will be held at the Plaza Ballroom in...
Carnival brings music therapy to children in hospital
THANKS to the generosity of Carnival Cruise Line’s guests through the Wiggle for Westmead program, the company has donated $63,000 towards a number of services at The Children’s...
Gathering promotes women’s logistics careers
‘THERE has never been more opportunity for women to forge logistics careers than now’ was a key message from lunch in Melbourne. Held in Hawthorn, the Supply Chain and Logistics...
Call goes out for new maritime cadets
PORT Authority of New South Wales says it is seeking the next young seafarer to join its two-year cadet program. The Sponsored Deck Cadet Program is a two-year course helping...
WORKPLACE LAW: Fair Work Act payments for foreign crews
THE Federal Court of Australia recently dismissed the case of Fair Work Ombudsman v Transpetrol, an application by the Fair Work Ombudsman for civil pecuniary penalties regarding...
Top 10 risks for container terminal operators
INEVITABLY there are occasions where incidents are fortuitous and unavoidable and that is the key reason for buying insurance. However, TT Club has released its top rating risk...
Admiral speaks at tall ship fundraiser
FORMER chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett (retired) has addressed a fundraiser for the tall ship Alma Doepel at the historic Windsor Hotel in Melbourne. Admiral Barrett spoke...
John Fullerton to retire as CEO of ARTC
JOHN Fullerton has advised the Board of the Australian Rail Track Corporation that he intends to retire from his role as CEO and managing director of Australian Rail Track...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: We need all hands on deck
GENDER equality in the maritime industry is under the spotlight. Forums and conferences around the world are shining a light on the subject and for this year’s World Maritime Day...
Oceania has the happiest seafarers: survey
THE Seafarers Happiness Index, conducted by the Mission to Seafarers in association with the Shipowners’ Club, exists to provide an ongoing study into how people at sea feel about...
Industry ball raises thousands for charities
HEAVY hitters from the Western Austrlaian logistics industry recently gathered for the inaugural International Trade Ball. Nearly 200 people attended the charity ball at the...
