THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 5: A roundup of the week's news
THE NEWS this week was dominated by the story of Portland Bay, a bulk carrier which found itself in imminent danger of grounding on the rocks of the Royal National Park, south of...
Port of Townsville backs 15 local initiatives through $50,000 community fund
PORT of Townsville has backed 15 community projects in through its second annual $50,000 Community Fund. The fund was launched in 2020. This year, community-based initiatives...
Sailor rescued by AMSA and bulk carrier off Queensland coast
A LONE sailor has been rescued 167 kilometres off the coast of southeast Queensland with the help of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and a nearby bulk carrier. Shortly...
Maersk acquires safety training specialist company
MAERSK has completed the acquisition of safety training specialist ResQ for its subsidiary Maersk Training. According to a statement from Maersk, ResQ has five survival centres in...
Maintenance dredging wraps up at Port of Weipa
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has completed its annual maintenance dredging at Port of Weipa for another year. This year’s operation ran for 48 days. NQBP said the duration of the...
Global shipping industry and customs authorities join forces to tackle illicit drug trade
REPRESENTATIVES from shipping companies and customs authorities around the world met in Brussels recently to strategise ways to step up the fight against drug trafficking. A...
Deaths of 13 dockers and seafarers in Aqaba port should have been prevented, ITF says
THE TOXIC gas leak which killed 13 port workers and seafarers in Port of Aqaba, Jordan last week “should never have happened in the first place”, according to the International...
Incat Crowther launches new ferry for Queensland tourism service
MARINE design company Incat Crowther has launched the newest addition to a fleet of ferries operating out of Townsville, Queensland. Maggie Cat will operate as local ferry company...
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2022
AUSTRALIA’S maritime community is celebrating NAIDOC Week through efforts to foster reconciliation and support for Indigenous communities. Each year, NAIDOC Week celebrates the...
GMF refocuses Neptune Indicator as crew change crisis eases
THE NEPTUNE Declaration Crew Change Indicator is transitioning to reflect the apparent easing of the so-called crew change crisis. The Neptune Indicator has been published monthly...
Fair Work Commission validates Flinders' dismissal of unvaccinated stevedore
A STEVEDORE stood down by Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal for failing to vaccinate against COVID-19 has been refused permission to appeal the Fair Work Commission’s decision...
THE DCN WEEKLY EPISODE 4: A roundup of the week's news
IN THE latest episode of The DCN Weekly, we talk Great Barrier Reef shipping breaches, a dangerous protest in Port of Hobart, a toxic gas explosion and more....
New CEO for PIL
LARS Kastrup today (1 July) was named the new CEO of Pacific International Lines Mr Kastrup has been in the role of co-president and executive director since March 2021. He is a...
Master and officer fined $75,000 for Great Barrier Reef shipping breach
A MASTER and the first officer of bulk carrier Sea Coen have been fined $40,000 and $35,000 respectively for breaching a designated shipping area in the Great Barrier Reef. The...
Seafarers fear decline in job opportunities as technologies emerge, research shows
THE RELATIONSHIP between seafarers and emerging maritime technologies is broadly positive, but more needs to be done to alter crew perceptions of digitalisation, new research has...
