Accidental remote movement sent loco into harbour: report
AN UNINTENDED remote-control movement caused a locomotive to end up at the bottom of Picton Harbour in 2021, a new report has found. New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation...
Publication outlines updates to the ILO MLC
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has published a detailed overview of new amendments to the International Labour Organization Maritime Labour Convention. This is the fourth...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 50
IN THE news this past week, containership CMA CGM Puccini lost steering and hit a navigational beacon as it left the Port of Melbourne....
Team Global Express announces new NZ CEO
TEAM Global Express has announced Stewart Smith as its new chief executive officer for the company in New Zealand. Mr Smith joins Team Global Express with more than 30 years’...
Australia's SCF acquires CSL Containers
AUSTRALIAN shipping container supplier SCF has acquired CSL Containers. CSL Containers has existed in New Zealand for more than 30 years and is currently managed by Roger...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Stevedore, port officer and mum
Maritime consultant Kendall Carter interviewed Cori York-Dumbleton about how she started in the industry and advice for women considering a maritime career Why did you consider a...
Company and master convicted over pilot ladder injury
AAL Dampier Navigation and a master have been convicted over a pilot ladder incident that seriously injured a marine pilot. The company and the master were prosecuted in the Perth...
Container Port Performance Index shows some improvement at Aussie ports
PERFORMANCE at Australian container ports mostly improved last year, according to the third edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI). The CPPI is a data-based...
ClassNK gives maritime cybersecurity service the all-clear
CLASSNK has endorsed Inmarsat’s Fleet Secure Endpoint, a cybersecurity service for ships. The classification society issued a certification under satisfaction that the product...
BIMCO calls for uptake of ship recycling convention
BIMCO is calling for “urgent adoption” of the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, and for ship owners to be more...
AMSA launches pilot ladder incident investigation
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is investigating a pilot ladder incident which it said “could have ended in tragedy”. In a public post late last week AMSA said the pilot...
700 students bound for Port Kembla
NSW Ports is preparing to host hundreds of school students for a tour of its Port Kembla industrial hub. NSW Ports CEO Marika Calfas said the tours would help 700 local students...
Ore train collision highlights need to follow rules: ATSB
AN INVESTIGATION into an ore train collision in Weipa has highlighted the importance of following published rules and procedures. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau on...
Cocaine bust at Botany container logistics company
TWO men have been charged after 120 kilograms of cocaine was found in a shipping container at a logistics company in Port Botany. Police will allege the men had travelled from...
BIMCO elects new president
SHIPPING association BIMCO has appointed Nikolaus Schües as its new president. Mr Schües is the owner and CEO of German shipping company Reederei F. Laeisz. He was elected during...
