MUA members to take industrial action at Svitzer
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,...
Port of Newcastle launches 2022 Your Port, Our Community funding program
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...
Seafarer vaccination rates up, crew change in China still a problem
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...
Aussie ports celebrate top marks in global sustainability rankings
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...
PacTow GM takes on English Channel swim for charity
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...
And the finalists are …
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...
PIL announces community funding recipients
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...
Inmarsat launches new digital service
INMARSAT has announced the launch of Fleet Xpress portfolio, an addition to its existing Fleet Xpress network. The release of the new portfolio responds to a reported 45% increase...
Forum series plans for future of regional freight
A SERIES of freight forums lined up for seven regional communities from later this month will explore the future of freight in regional New South Wales. Freight forums in Parkes,...
MUA celebrates 150th anniversary
THE MARITIME Union of Australia celebrated its 150th anniversary last week with a gala dinner on Sydney Harbour. More than 600 guests attended the event, including Prime Minister...
Portland Bay responders lauded at parliamentary event
THE HEROIC actions of responders to the Portland Bay emergency were formally recognised at a special parliamentary event on Thursday. NSW transport minister David Elliott hosted...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 19
THIS week in the news, severe weather in Tasmania prompted TasPorts to suspend shipping at Port of Devonport....
Shipping company welcomes new leader
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has appointed a new chief operating officer shipping. Xavier Leroi has worked with the shipping company since 1997 and was most recently its chief customer...
ANL aids recovery of marine life with Turtle Preservation Project
SHIPPING company ANL has outlined is recent work to aid the rescue and rehabilitation of sea turtles with its Turtle Preservation Project. Established in May this year, the...
Geodis acquires contract logistics company
TRANSPORT and logistics company Geodis has completed its acquisition of Need It Now Delivers, an American contract logistics specialist. Need It Now Delivers is based in New...
