Drug bust at Sydney freight depot, logistics employee arrested
AUTHORITIES have seized about 60 kilograms of cocaine from a Sydney freight depot and have arrested a logistics worker for allegedly monitoring drug imports. The man was one of...
Shipwreck artefacts returned to Western Australian Museum
SEVERAL artefacts believed to be from the ship Vergulde Draeck, wrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1656, have been returned to the Western Australian Museum. Vergulde...
Gladstone Ports Corporation celebrates trainees and apprentices
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation celebrated the work of its trainees and apprentices with an awards ceremony this week. GPC held its annual Apprentices and Trainee Awards ceremony on...
Alternative fuels need more pilots projects, maritime tech forum says
THE SHIPPING industry needs more training and pilot projects to better understand the economic feasibility of bio-methanol and green ammonia, a report has found. An assessment...
Life at Sea 2022 crew photography winners recognised
WINNERS of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust photo competition will receive their awards this week at a crewing conference in Manila. Seafarers participating in the Life at Sea 2022...
Patrick Terminals launches landside efficiency initiatives
PATRICK Terminals has announced plans to publish quarterly landside performance metrics and launch representative landside efficiency groups. The terminal operator is launching...
BIMCO campaign to reduce plastic bottles on ships
BIMCO has launched a campaign to reduce waste from single-use plastic bottles on ships. The organisation has partnered with reusable bottle brand Ocean Bottle to create co-branded...
DNV and MPA partner for three more years of maritime research
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore and classification society DNV have extended a maritime research and development agreement by three years. The memorandum of...
TasPorts and Spirit of Tasmania sign QuayLink construction charter
TASPORTS and Spirit of Tasmania have signed a charter agreement for environmental responsibilities during construction of the Devonport East QuayLink project. The parties entered...
Maersk Line and Hope Hicks settle sexual assault case
MAERSK Line and former midshipman Hope Hicks have resolved Ms Hick’s litigation case against the company for sexual assault and harassment on one of its ships. Ms Hicks brought a...
Ports corporation launches mental health strategy
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has this week launched its first mental health strategy. GPC health and wellbeing superintendent Sandy Dunne said the launch was the culmination of...
Fair Work Commission suspends Svitzer industrial action
THE FAIR Work Commission has today suspended Svitzer’s lockout of its maritime employees for six months. During this time neither the unions nor the company can take protected...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 24
On Friday this week, the Fair Work Commission issued an order suspending Svitzer's lockout of its maritime employees, along with all industrial action by the company and unions...
Three jailed for one-tonne meth transfer at sea
THREE men who helped transfer nearly one tonne of meth in the middle of the ocean have been sentenced to jail. The Australian Border Force said the men transported 992 kilograms...
Svitzer lockout will not proceed
SVITZER’S lockout of its maritime employees will not go ahead tomorrow, the Fair Work Commission advised this evening (17 November). The hearing remains underway and the...
