Oldendorff appoints new CEO
OLDENDORFF Carriers has appointed Patrick Hutchins as its new president and chief executive officer, effective 21 March. Mr Hutchins succeeds Peter Twiss, who is retiring after 28...
IMO calls on maritime community to fight racism
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization is calling for the maritime community to combat racism and discrimination. IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim issued a message to the...
WiseTech launches freight forwarding diploma
WISETECH Academy, the online training arm of WiseTech Global, has launched a Diploma of International Freight Forwarding. The diploma was developed to prepare students around the...
Torres Strait, Northern Peninsula set for $80m marine overhaul
THE FEDERAL government has announced an $80-million overhaul of marine infrastructure in the Torres Strait and Queensland’s Northern Peninsula. The Australian and Queensland...
New Stella Maris bus to boost crew transport in Mackay
STELLA Maris Mackay has welcomed a new bus into its fleet with support from North Queensland Bulk Ports. The Mackay branch of the charity has completed more than 2000 crew...
New Geraldton facility to be home to local ship builder
THE WESTERN Australian government opened a new boatbuilding facility in Geraldton on Friday (17 March). It is to become home to local ship builder Dongara Marine. The official...
Maersk pulls NZ coastal service
MAERSK intends to phase out its Coastal Connect service in New Zealand, after less than a year of operation. In an advisory issued on Friday (17 March) Maersk said it had reviewed...
Safety plan launched for NZ ports
NEW Zealand’s Port Health and Safety Leadership Group has released a plan that aims to make the country’s ports safer in the wake of two fatalities last year. The leadership group...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 39
THIS week, the Victorian government named Port of Hastings as the location of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal, detailed in a statement on offshore wind energy...
Yangtze Fortune sold, released from arrest
YANGTZE Fortune, the livestock carrier anchored off the Victorian port of Portland, has been sold and released from arrest. An Admiralty Marshal of the Australian Federal Court...
Aussie ports announce community grant programs and recipients
TASPORTS has announced the recipients of its latest round of community grants, while NSW Ports has launched another round for local port communities. NSW Ports launched its 2023...
NQBP launches internship program at Port of Mackay
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has launched its 2023 internship program targeting local engineering students. The program is based in Port of Mackay and is intended as a...
Gladstone and university sign second MoU
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation and Central Queensland University this week signed an agreement that will see the two organisations join forces to build regional capacity through...
IMO calls for more work to ratify SAR Convention in Pacific
THE INTERNAITONAL Maritime Organization at a recent maritime event in Queensland called for more Pacific Islands nations to ratify the SAR Convention. The ninth Pacific Search and...
New leadership at DNV Maritime
DNV has appointed a new offshore classification director for DNV Maritime. The classification society announced on Monday that Torgeir Sterri had been appointed to the role. Mr...
