Container index continues to rise
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index increased 16% to US$3159 per 40-foot container this week. The latest index is an 81% increase compared with the same week last year and a...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index on Friday 10 May was 2129 following ups and downs throughout a shorter week in the UK. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 10 May 2024. Source:...
Vale Captain Dick Burgess
THE FUNERAL of one of the great characters of the Tasmanian ports and maritime scene was held last week in Devonport. Captain Dick Burgess passed away on 14 April at the age of 92...
Incat Crowther to design FSV for Africa's offshore sector
INCAT Crowther and shipbuilder Penguin International have been commissioned to design and construct a fast supply vessel for O3S – Oil Senegal Support Services, a Senegalese...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index remained fairly stable for the first part of the week before increasing to 1774 on Friday 3 May. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 3 May 2024....
Slight WCI increase ends downward trend
THE DREWRY World Container Index increased 1% over the week to US$2725 per 40-foot container. The index has been falling steadily since its spike at the beginning of the year. The...
Air cargo demand strengthens in March
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association has reported a continuing strong annual growth in air cargo demand in March 2024. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres,...
Melbourne container trade increases again
PORT of Melbourne’s total container throughput in March was up 5.1% against March 2023, according to the latest monthly statistics form the port. The port handled a total of...
IN DETAIL: Precious Cargo
TO BE clear from the outset, this is no ordinary race car. Porsche joined forces with DB Schenker for the vital logistics component of the GT4 e-Performance prototype demo tour....
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Tanzania
Among the most important connections between Australia and this Tanzania are Aussie-built ferries and Tanzanian coffee exports TANZANIA has a complex port history tied into...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Women of the wharves & waves
THE GROWING vision for gender equality in this industry culminates each year as the International Day for Women in Maritime. It’s a fairly recent addition to our calendars,...
THE GRILL: Tom Pinder
Australian Coastal Shipping director Tom Pinder sat down with DCN to chat about his days as a sailor, the future of the company he co-founded, and cycling around Europe What made...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index landed at 1721 on Friday 26 April following a steady decline over the week. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 26 April 2024. Source: Baltic...
Aussie-designed RSV delivered to Thailand
THAILAND’S Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has taken delivery of a new research vessel designed by Australia’s Incat Crowther. The Incat Crowther 25, built by...
World Container Index continues to slide
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased 3% this week to US$2719 per 40-foot container. Compared with the same week last year, the composite index has increased by 53%. The figure...
