AMSA rescue aircraft to feature Torres Strait artwork
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority’s Challenger rescue aircraft will soon feature traditional artwork from a remote island in the Torres Strait. AMSA’s Challenger aircraft...
Contract signed for Young Endeavour replacement ship
LLOYD’S Register has signed a contract with Australian shipbuilder Birdon for a new sail training ship to replace STS Young Endeavour. Operated by the Royal Australian Navy,...
Fleet Hotspot crew network receives innovation award
A CREW connectivity initiative developed by Inmarsat has been awarded for innovation at the Seafarers Awards 2022 in Singapore, hosted by Mission to Seafarers Fleet Hotspot is an...
IMO launches energy efficient technology guide
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has launched a guide and assessment tool to help shipowners and operators navigate energy efficient technologies available to them. A...
Taskforce uncovers 300 kilograms of drugs in air cargo
TWO men were arrested in Melbourne on Saturday after authorities seized more than 300 kilograms of liquid MDMA hidden in an air freight consignment of French wine bottles. The...
New welfare service supports Ukrainian seafarers through trauma
GLOBAL seafarers’ charity Stella Maris has launched a service providing mental health support to Ukrainian crewmembers and their families. The support service was set up to help...
Three trainee positions at NQBP
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and education, training and employment services provider Mrael have teamed up to offer three apprentice/traineeship horticultural positions...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 18
THE BIG story for this week was CMA CGM Estelle's visit to the Patrick terminal at Port Botany. It has become the ship with the biggest container capacity to visit the port....
Mission to Seafarers maritime art prize winners announced
MISSION to Seafarers Victoria has announced the winners of the 2022 MSC Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition. The maritime art exhibition is an annual art competition hosted at the...
Austal launches autonomy trials on decommissioned HMAS Maitland
AUSTAL Australia has taken possession of the former patrol boat HMAS Maitland to use in autonomy trials. Having been re-named Sentinel, the decommissioned Maitland will be the...
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire port operator's business in billion-dollar deal
HAPAG-LLOYD has agreed to acquire the entire terminal business and associated logistics services of SM SAAM, a Chilean terminal operator. Hapag-Lloyd signed a binding agreement on...
Maersk Container Industry welcomes new CEO
AP MOLLER – Maersk subsidiary Maersk Container Industry has appointed Søren Leth Johannsen to the role of chief executive officer. Mr Johannsen joined Maersk Container Industry 17...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 17
IN THE news recently, rail freight operator Aurizon invested $5 million in the development of a multi-modal rail terminal at Port of Townsville as part of the company's port...
Port sees record throughput and high profits for past FY
NEW Zealand’s Lyttelton Port Company reported a record-breaking 502,210 TEU throughput for the 2022 financial year. This was an increase of 15% on the previous year’s throughput....
OPINION: Australian seafarer welfare sustainability is in danger of failure
By David Hammond, CEO, Human Rights at Sea AT THE time of writing, the state of long-term sustainable seafarer funding throughout Australian ports stands into genuine danger of...
