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Baltic Exchange weekly report

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THE BALTIC Dry Index saw slight movement over the past week, increasing 1% to 2374 on Friday 15 March, compared with the previous Friday. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending...
Baltic Exchange weekly report

World Container Index showing downs and ups

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DREWRY Supply Chain Advisors’ World Container Index has the bad and the good news this week, depending on your perspective. While the composite index decreased by 4% to US$3,162...
World Container Index showing downs and ups

New leader at DHL centre

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DHL has appointed Yi Ning Tay as the new head of Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore. Ms Tay plans to advance DHL’s innovation centre – the first in the region – as a...
New leader at DHL centre

Baltic Exchange weekly report

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THE BALTIC Dry Index dipped to 2176 this past week before returning to its upward trajectory. On Friday 8 March the index was 2345. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday...
Baltic Exchange weekly report

Aussie-designed ferry deployed in Hong Kong

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A NEW passenger ferry designed by Incat Crowther has entered service in Hong Kong. Xin Ming Xhu VIII was designed by the Australian marine engineering company and built by...
Aussie-designed ferry deployed in Hong Kong

Towage services determination for port of Melbourne

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PORTS Victoria has announced a towage services determination for the waters of the port of Melbourne. Ports Vic issued Svitzer Australia with a non-exclusive licence, effective 1...
Towage services determination for port of Melbourne

MARITIME HISTORY: Dismastings and other disasters

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Shipping mishaps filled the pages of the DCN one hundred years ago, including one story that involved a mysterious message from a missing vessel IN MARCH 1924 the Daily Commercial...
MARITIME HISTORY: Dismastings and other disasters

IN DETAIL: The small and mighty Barry Beach Marine Terminal

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IN THE sleepy part of Victoria is a port that’s becoming very important to the shipping industry. The ships making their way down to Barry Beach Marine Terminal aren’t just any...
IN DETAIL: The small and mighty Barry Beach Marine Terminal

DCN Magazine March 2024 edition: Feature Focus – Queensland

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The March 2024 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Queensland – Port leaders in the Sunshine State are looking...
DCN Magazine March 2024 edition: Feature Focus – Queensland

Drewry posts WCI decrease

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DREWRY’S World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 5% to US$3493 per 40-foot container this week. It had increased by 88% when compared with the same week last year. The latest WCI...
Drewry posts WCI decrease

MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Trinidad and Tobago

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The islands of Trinidad and Tobago have seen a lot of activity in the maritime space, from commercial shipping to drug smuggling and a recent oil-spill emergency THE ISLANDS at...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Trinidad and Tobago

Baltic Exchange weekly report

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THE BALTIC Dry Index continued on a sharp upward trajectory this past week, beginning the week on 1871 and hitting 2203 on Friday 1 March. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending...
Baltic Exchange weekly report

Cairns gets new marine operations base

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CAIRNS will be the location of Queensland’s first marine operations base. Queensland Water Police, the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association QF9 Cairns, and the soon to be...
Cairns gets new marine operations base

Drewry posts WCI decrease

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DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased by 1% to US$3733 per 40-foot container this week. It had increased by 91% when compared with the same week last year. The latest WCI...
Drewry posts WCI decrease

Baltic Exchange weekly report

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THE BALTIC Dry Index crept up again this past week, landing at 1610 on Friday 16 February. At the beginning of the week it was at 1572. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending...
Baltic Exchange weekly report