The DCN Weekly

Woodside Energy agreed to employ about 70 Aussie seafarers on an LNG carrier and the ACCC published its annual stevedore monitoring report. Two companies received coastal shipping grants and some Queensland ports closed as a tropical cyclone swept through the state's north.

The MUA has been suspending its planned industrial action at DP World terminals this week. AMSA signed an emergency towage contract and police reported an increase in the amount of opium seized from air and sea cargo.

DP World confirmed employee data was stolen in a recent cyberattack and the WA government revealed plans for its new container port. An initial phase of expansion at VICT is approaching completion, protesters disrupted shipping at the Port of Newcastle and champions of diversity celebrated their achievements at the Maritime SheEO Awards.

Protected industrial action continued at DP World's Australian terminals and pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Port Botany. Houthis hijacked a ship, cocaine was found on a vessel in Melbourne and AMSA banned the BBC Jade.

DP World was hit by a cyberattack and pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at Port Botany to block an Israeli shipping line's vessel. Maersk and ANL announced changes to trans-Tasman services and police raided a ship at Port Pirie.