The DCN Weekly: Episode 60
IN THE news this week, Silk Logistics acquired port and bulk logistics provider Secon in a deal announced last Friday....
Panama shipowners association joins ICS
THE ASSOCIATION of Panamanian Shipowners (ARPA) has joined the International Chamber of Shipping as an associate member. Shipowners and vessel operators launched ARPA in 2020 with...
ARA launches strategy to increase numbers of women in rail
THE AUSTRALASIAN Railway Association on Thursday (9 August) released its three-year Women in Rail strategy aimed at increasing female participation in the industry to help ensure...
Incat Crowther crew boat launched
INCAT Crowther has announced the launch of the first of three new crew boats built for operation in Qatar. The Australia-headquartered company designed the vessels for Nakilat...
Patrick welcomes Maersk's rainbow container
MAERSK’S elusive rainbow container turned up at Port Botany this week. Patrick Terminals welcomed the 40-foot symbol of diversity and inclusion at its Sydney AutoStrad. The...
MOL and MSC join decarbonisation coalitions
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and MSC have joined coalitions aiming to decarbonise the shipping industry. MOL has signed a five-year impact partnership agreement with the Global Centre for...
Crew report pay problems and food shortages in Q2 happiness index
SEAFARERS reported unmanageable workloads, disregarded contracts and insufficient food supplies in the latest Seafarers Happiness Index survey. The quarterly index, published by...
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...
