Poseidon pilots to strike in Brisbane
PILOTS at the port of Brisbane will go ahead with industrial action against their employer Poseidon Sea Pilots. Pilots represented by Australian Maritime Officers Union intend to...
NQBP welcomes new CEO
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has announced the appointment of Brendan Webb as its new Chief Executive Officer. Brendan Webb, incoming CEO of NQBP and outgoing...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 61
IN THE news this week, the CEO of Ports Victoria announced his resignation. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kwaLRsZBbpHljoyydM6ai?si=2443c9a60ece41eb Also this week, Port of...
Ports Vic CEO resigns
BRENDAN Webb has announced he is stepping down as chief executive officer of Ports Victoria. Mr Webb will leave Ports Victoria in September and is to take up the role of chief...
RightShip and NYK link platforms for port state control processes
RIGHTSHIP and NYK Line have linked their digital platforms with an aim to streamline port state control processes. The two companies worked with technology firm Solverminds...
Svitzer gears up for emergency exercise in QLD
SVITZER Australia is preparing for an emergency towage exercise in Cairns and Mourilyan. Svitzer is planning emergency response training in Far North Queensland on 29 and 30...
Qube welcomes last two locos in new fleet
QUBE has received the last two locomotives in a new fleet built by Australian manufacturer UGL. The handover completes the order of 20 new QL Class locomotives placed in February...
Boxes burned in containership blaze
A FIRE on a containership off the Malaysian coast appears to be under control, but 24 containers have reportedly been affected. Fire broke out on KMTC Shenzhen (IMO 9626417) on 12...
Union welcomes offshore wind designation
THE MARITIME Union of Australia says maritime workers will benefit from investment and expansion of offshore renewable energy projects. The union welcomed the federal government’s...
TasPorts welcomes WISTA to Tasmania
TASPORTS and the CSIRO welcomed WISTA Australia to the Port of Hobart this week to re-invigorate the organisation in Tasmania. A networking event at the port saw a turnout of...
Police call for public assistance in sea-freight meth bust
AUTHORITIES are appealing for public information after 60 kilograms of methamphetamine was found in a sea-freight consignment shipped from Canada. Australian Border Force officers...
Local contract awarded for Spirit of Tasmania fit-out
A COMPANY based in Launceston has won the contract to supply carpets for all passenger and crew cabins on the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. Rauma Marine Constructions’...
Austal delivers 16th Guardian-class patrol boat
AUSTAL Australia has delivered its 16th Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The Australian government gifted the vessel to the Federated States of...
AMOU and Poseidon continue FWC negotiations
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union and Poseidon Sea Pilots returned to the Fair Work Commission on Friday to continue negotiations that will determine whether pilots launch...
MOL to crew and operate Japan's first arctic research icebreaker
TWO MOL subsidiaries have been chosen to supply crew for Japan’s first arctic research icebreaker and operate the vessel once it is delivered. MOL Ship Management and MOL Marine &...
