New managing director announced for Svitzer Australia
SVITZER Australia has named Videlina Georgieva as the company’s new managing director. Ms Georgieva has been Svitzer’s global chief commercial officer for the past three years....
Contract awarded for NZ port revitalisation
WHANGANUI Port on New Zealand’s North Island has awarded the contract for stage one of a port revitalisation project. NZ company Concrete Structures received the construction...
New vessels join NSW Maritime fleet
NSW Maritime has welcomed the first of five new incident response vessels into its fleet. The Australian-built vessels were designed to support first responders in maritime...
Two more charged over bulk-carrier cocaine bust
TWO more people have been arrested over an attempt to smuggle 850 kilograms of cocaine into Australia hidden on a bulk carrier. Police believe the man (37) and woman (32) from...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 59
IN THE news this week, a ballot for protected industrial action filed by the Australian Maritime Officers Union received unanimous support from its members working for Poseidon...
Tug adventure up for grabs in MtS Sydney Father's Day raffle
MISSION to Seafarers Sydney has teamed up with Engage Marine to offer a Father’s Day tugboat adventure. The mission’s 2023 Father’s Day raffle will give two people the chance to...
Fire-ravaged Fremantle Highway arrives in port
FREMANTLE Highway has arrived at the Dutch port of Eemshaven, scorched but no longer ablaze. The ro-ro vessel caught fire on 25 July while underway off the Netherlands and burned...
APSA elects new board
THE AUSTRALIAN Peak Shippers Association has announced its new board and committee of management. APSA appointed the new board following its 33rd annual general meeting on 3...
Poseidon pilots hold off industrial action in Brisbane
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union has agreed to hold off taking industrial action against employer Poseidon Sea Pilots at the Port of Brisbane for at least another week. The...
Drone attack hits Ukrainian seafarers centre
A DRONE attack on the Ukrainian port of Izmail on 2 August hit the local seafarers centre. The Izmail Seafarers Centre was housing families made homeless by bombing in other parts...
Biosecurity forum tackles risks of pests on containers
AN INTERNATIONAL forum co-hosted by Australia gave industry and government the opportunity to tackle the biosecurity risks of hitchhiker pests on containers. The Department of...
A change of leadership at DCN
DAILY Cargo News has announced Lindsay Reed as its new publisher. Ms Reed stepped into her new role on 1 August 2023, succeeding former CEO Ian Brooks and publisher Lloyd O’Harte....
Poseidon pilots in Brisbane vote in favour of industrial action
A PROTECTED industrial action ballot filed by the Australian Maritime Officers Union has received unanimous support from the Poseidon Sea Pilots workforce in Brisbane. The vote...
Hapag-Lloyd completes terminal business acquisition
HAPAG-LLOYD has acquired the entire terminal business of Chilean terminal operator SM SAAM. The transaction includes interests in ten terminals across Chile, the US, Mexico,...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: The power of positivity
THERE have been some great developments for diversity, equity, inclusion and acceptance in recent months, such as appointments of women to key industry roles and stronger...
