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Drug bust at major port

Caucedo is a small port located on the south coast of the Dominican Republic.. The Anti-narcotics Agency (DNCD) on the 12th April seized 1,248 bricks (more than 1.5 tons) presumably cocaine at Caucedo port, hidden in canned beans inside a container from Panama headed to Belgium. The drug was found in the container # TCLU-735969-1 […]

Chain of Responsibility (CoR)

We’ve been talking about the new Chain of Responsibility laws for months years now.  This new legislation comes into force today.  Yes, on a public holiday. This new law is all about transport and container weight declarations, and is one of the most important subjects in the industry currently. Without container weight declarations being held […]

Protection works on Fremantle traffic and rail bridges start

Pier protection works at Fremantle’s traffic and rail bridges will improve safety for road, rail and river users. At the traffic bridge this involves repairing 62 piles then reinforcing the existing timber fender system with new metal structures. At the rail bridge concrete dolphins (bumpers) will be constructed in-river (downstream) to absorb significant force in […]

Aircargo shipment of ivory discovered in Perth

Investigations remain on-going after the discovery by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Services (ACBPS) of 110 kilograms of ivory in an aircargo shipment in Perth. The shipment was being transhipped via Perth to Malaysia, originating from Malawi, Africa. “The smuggling of endangered wildlife and wildlife parts is a very serious issue and we are […]

World’s first LNG-powered container ship

General Dynamics NASSCO is preparing to launch the world’s first LNG-powered containership built for US shipping firm Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE). NASSCO’s shipyard in San Diego started construction of this 764ft-long 3,100TEU Marlin-class vessel in February last year. The new vessel, which is part of a two-ship contract signed in 2012, is designed to […]

Container doors open on new art show

We’ve bought you shipping containers that have been turned into art, this time we’re showing containers that display art. VERNON – The shiny steel doors of Vernon’s new pop-up art gallery open to the public today. The large metal shipping containers donated by BigSteelBox represent the first art gallery of its kind in the Okanagan. […]

A shipping cat-astrophe

We’d like to introduce you to a cat.  This cat, a ginger tom, has been named Sinbad. Sinbad, a curious cat, was recently found in a shipping container located at a linen company in Moreton-on-Lugg, Hereford in the United Kingdom. The container, full of linen, had travelled all the way from Egypt. The cat’s 4800km […]

Puppies put a smile on children’s faces

It’s that time of year again, the annual Good Friday Appeal where Australia focuses on the great work of the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne. Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) will be doing their part by putting on a smile on children’s faces with six week old Labrador puppies, who will be […]

DP World acquires Prince Rupert Container Terminal

DP World has recently reached a deal with the Deutsche Bank to acquire Maher Terminal’s Fairview Container Terminal in Price Rupert, British Colombia. With a current capacity of 850,000 twenty foot units (TEU) per year, the Fairview Terminal is set to increase it’s capacity to 1.35 million TEU with the recently-annouced Phase 2 expansion. How […]