IN THE news with week, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority announced it had banned the general cargo ship BBC Weser for 90 days.
It described the vessel as unsafe, unseaworthy and an unacceptable risk to the environment.
Also in the news, a hydrogen and methanol plant in Tasmania took a step forward as term sheet was signed for the sale of the decommissioned power Bell Bay Power Station.
And also, police charged three men allegedly linked to an organised crime syndicate that attempted to smuggle more than 800 kilograms of cocaine into Australia on a bulk carrier.
Finally, Team Global Express announced a new chief executive officer for the company in New Zealand.
The DCN Weekly is a podcast from Daily Cargo News providing a regular roundup of the biggest stories in Australian shipping and maritime logistics.
New episodes are published to our website at the end of each week and included in each Monday’s newswire.
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