The DCN Weekly: Episode 16
IN THE news this week, the Australian Federal Police launched a major investigation after more than $182 million worth of drugs was found concealed in a shipment of coffee beans,...
AMSA leads Indian Ocean search and rescue exercise
AN INTERNATIONAL exercise led by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has helped prepare maritime nations bordering the Indian Ocean for search and rescue operations....
New CEO announced for Victorian port
PORT of Portland has announced Greg Burgoyne has stepped into the role of chief executive officer at the southern Victorian port. Greg Burgoyne, new Port of Portland CEO. Image:...
Freight in focus at Roads Australia lunch
FREIGHT and logistics came into focus at the Roads Australia industry lunch in Sydney on Tuesday this week. Eighty-five representatives from a variety of organisations and...
GPC scholarship awarded to local student
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has awarded its Talent Today, Talent Tomorrow University Scholarship to Kai Mitchell, who hopes to become an instrumentational engineer in Gladstone...
Darwin Port announces new CEO
LANDBRIDGE Australia has appointed Peter Dummett as Darwin Port’s new chief executive officer. Mr Dummett has served as the port's acting CEO for the past three months. Following...
The time is now – nominate for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards
NOMINATE now for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – the deadline is coming up soon. Nominations will close in just two weeks on 5 October, so don’t delay in...
MtS Sydney recognised for acclaimed crew vaccination program
MISSION to Seafarers Sydney has been recognised for its contribution to the crew vaccination program that earned DCN’s Seafarers Welfare Award last year. The award itself was...
Maersk Tankers restructures business, welcomes new leaders
MAERSK Tankers will soon welcome two new executive leaders as it prepares to divide its commercial business into three strategic areas. Maersk Tankers manages chartering, partner...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 15
THIS week in the news, a Sydney-based logistics tech company Ofload announced its acquisition of CIA Logistics to increase shipment visibility and remove inefficiencies across...
AMSA, defence force and bulker rescue four from missing boat
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has co-ordinated the rescue of a boat with four people on board after it went missing in the Solomon Sea. The 14-metre workboat Ogoi Ratz...
IMO partnership promotes sustainable maritime transport in Pacific
THE International Maritime Organization plans to promote sustainable maritime transport through capacity building activities in the Asia Pacific region under a new partnership...
Port workforce blamed for employers' "economic vandalism", MUA says
PORT workers are unfairly “bearing the brunt of criticism” from managers following the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report, according to the Maritime Union of...
More reactions to Productivity Commission draft report
ANOTHER wave of responses to the Productivity Commission’s draft report follows a pattern of relief and frustration expressed on the day of its release. The draft report, Lifting...
AMC Search to launch autonomous vessel training program
AMC Search, the training division of the Australian Maritime College, is developing a course to prepare mates and masters for the transition to autonomous shipping. In a paper...
