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LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS FOR THE 2022 AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING & MARITIME INDUSTRY AWARDS

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ACT NOW! There are limited seats are available for the 2022 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, to take place on 10 November at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne...
LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS FOR THE 2022 AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING & MARITIME INDUSTRY AWARDS

DSV posts significant profit growth for Q3 2022

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DANISH transport and logistics company DSV has reported increases in profit across its divisions for the third quarter of 2022. In the first nine months of the year, gross profit...
DSV posts significant profit growth for Q3 2022

Port Authority a winner at 2022 NSW Sustainability Awards

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PORT Authority of New South Wales took out the NSW Large Business Transformation award at the 2022 NSW Sustainability Awards in Sydney. The annual awards are an initiative of the...
Port Authority a winner at 2022 NSW Sustainability Awards

32nd annual National Merchant Navy War Memorial commemoration

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MARITIME industry figures gathered on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin on Sunday (23 October) for the annual commemoration at the National Merchant Navy War Memorial. The event...
32nd annual National Merchant Navy War Memorial commemoration

Port of Melbourne earns five-star sustainability rating

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PORT of Melbourne has received a five-star rating from the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). GRESB is a global benchmarking tool that ranks organisations based...
Port of Melbourne earns five-star sustainability rating

Newcastle welcomes Shofu Maru and a world-first in wind propulsion

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PORT of Newcastle welcomed the world’s first ship equipped with a Wind Challenger hard sail on Monday morning. Bulk carrier Shofu Maru called Newcastle as part of its maiden...
Newcastle welcomes Shofu Maru and a world-first in wind propulsion

HRAS asks: Is the global maritime sector effective in human rights implementation?

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SIGNIFICANTLY more investment and development is needed to increase the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the global maritime sector,...
HRAS asks: Is the global maritime sector effective in human rights implementation?

The DCN Weekly: Episode 20

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THIS week, the Australian government announced the composition of the taskforce that will look at ways to build a strategic fleet made up of Australian flagged and crewed vessels....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 20

MUA members to take industrial action at Svitzer

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THE MARITIME Union of Australia has announced its members at Svitzer would stop work for four hours on Wednesday 26 October at ports in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria,...
MUA members to take industrial action at Svitzer

Port of Newcastle launches 2022 Your Port, Our Community funding program

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PORT of Newcastle has announced the launch of this year’s Your Port, Our Community sponsorship program to create a vibrant and thriving port community. The annual sponsorship...
Port of Newcastle launches 2022 Your Port, Our Community funding program

Seafarer vaccination rates up, crew change in China still a problem

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THE NUMBER of seafarers able to leave their vessels has improved in the past months, but Covid restrictions in China are still causing crew change problems. The first Quarterly...
Seafarer vaccination rates up, crew change in China still a problem

Aussie ports celebrate top marks in global sustainability rankings

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GEELONGPORT, Port of Newcastle and Port of Brisbane are celebrating high scores in the latest round of Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) results. GRESB is a...
Aussie ports celebrate top marks in global sustainability rankings

PacTow GM takes on English Channel swim for charity

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PACIFIC Towing general manager Neil Papenfus could next year become the first person from Papua New Guinea to attempt to swim across the English Channel. Mr Papenfus plans to...
PacTow GM takes on English Channel swim for charity

And the finalists are …

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Daily Cargo News and our Major Host Sponsor Port of Melbourne invite all our friends and colleagues to join us for the announcement of the winners and recipients of the DCN 2022...
And the finalists are …

PIL announces community funding recipients

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PACIFIC International Lines marked its 55th anniversary this year by committing S$2 million in funding for community and charitable causes in Singapore. PIL donated $500,000 each...
PIL announces community funding recipients