The DCN Weekly: Episode 57
THIS week, AMSA halted the tender process for the contract to maintain aids to navigation around Australia for the next 10 years. Also in the news, the product tanker Nord Vision...
Man charged over meth imported through Melbourne
A MAN has been charged over the importation of 112 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a container that arrived at the Port of Melbourne this month. Australian Federal Police...
Tanker encounters engine trouble off Queensland
A PRODUCT tanker experiencing engine trouble off the Queensland coast is hoping to lay up in Cairns for repairs. Marshall Islands-flagged vessel Nord Vision (IMO 9899985) was...
NQBP funds manta ray research in Great Barrier Reef
RESEARCH funded by North Queensland Bulk Ports has shed light on how manta rays travel and connect with habitats in the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists from James Cook University...
Sailor rescued by bulk carrier visits AMSA search and rescue team
A SAILOR rescued by a bulk carrier earlier this month visited the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to meet the search and rescue officers who co-ordinated the response. The...
Captain fined over "reckless" deviation from passage plan
THE CAPTAIN of a bulk carrier has been convicted in New Zealand over a decision to deviate from a passage plan during Cyclone Gabrielle. Captain Yongyu Li was captain of...
QLD ports gear up for Talisman Sabre military exercise
QUEENSLAND ports will host visiting warships over the coming weeks as the military exercise Talisman Sabre unfolds along the state’s coast. Exercise Talisman Sabre is the largest...
IMO elects new secretary-general
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization council has elected Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco as the next IMO secretary-general. Mr Dominguez Velasco, from Panama, was one of...
Australasian Supply Chain Institute appoints new directors
THE AUSTRALASIAN Supply Chain Institute has appointed Abdul Jaafar and Leesa Chen directors. ASCI Board chair Dr Tom Janoshalmi said Mr Jaafar and Ms Chen’s expertise and divers...
Mission to Seafarers Newcastle to mark 150 years with gala dinner
MISSION to Seafarers Newcastle will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year and will mark the occasion with a gala dinner. The Gala Fundraising Dinner at the heritage-listed...
GMF considers new crew change indicator post-Covid
THE GLOBAL Maritime Forum is considering launching a Neptune Indicator 2.0 to collect and communicate data on seafarer wellbeing. GMF began publishing the monthly (now quarterly)...
Transport minister represents Australia on IMO visit
FEDERAL minister for infrastructure and transport Catherine King is meeting with the International Maritime Organization to reinforce Australia’s role as a member state ahead of...
Ro-ro ship transports turtles for migration research
THE RO-RO vessel Galaxy Ace recently transported 25 loggerhead turtles and the staff of a Japanese aquarium as part of a research project. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines teamed up with the...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 56
THE FEDERAL government officially declared an offshore wind zone off the Hunter coast this past week, during a visit to Newcastle....
Man charged over meth shipment in gas heaters
A MAN has been charged over a shipment of methamphetamine sent from Malaysia to Australia hidden in gas heaters. The Victorian man, 31, is the second man charged as a result of an...
