World Container Index increases
THE DREWRY World Container Index this past week increased by 5% to US$1406 per 40-foot container. This is the first increase since the index peaked on 17 August at US$1832. This...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended this past week at 1462. This was a decrease of 6.5% on the previous Friday’s index of 1563. The BDI began last week at 1502, but it started declining,...
THE GRILL: Leanne Lewis
Industry recruitment specialist Leanne Lewis sat down with DCN to share her love of logistics, 90s dance music and people in general Tell us about your work at Insync Recruitment...
MARITIME HISTORY: The search for Montevideo Maru
On World Maritime Day 2023 a member of the expedition team which discovered the wreck of Montevideo Maru reflected on the worst maritime disaster in Australian history THE...
YOUNG ACHIEVERS: Ruby Peterlin
PORT officer Ruby Peterlin is the youngest member of the Port Authority of NSW team in Port Kembla. When she looks back on the past few years of her life, it’s a rapid progression...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Ghana
The West African nation of Ghana is a huge exporter of gold and cocoa, and it is currently battling an economic crisis GHANA is positioned as a maritime gateway for a cluster of...
MOU signed for collaboration on autonomous shipping
Samsung Heavy Industries and classification society DNV have inked a memorandum of understanding at South Korean maritime exhibition Kormarine. The two entities committed to...
Tasmania-produced boats employed across the ditch
THE ROYAL New Zealand Navy has launched its fleet of Tasmanian produced Sentinel 1250 Littoral Manoeuvre Craft. The vessels were designed and manufactured by Tasmanian powerhouse...
Victoria aims for net-zero freight emissions
THE VICTORIAN government, along with industry, will co-design policies, regulations, infrastructure and technology to accelerate the development of sustainable mobility. In a...
World container index at lowest point in three years
THE DREWRY World Container Index dropped by 2% this past week. The composite index decreased by 2% to US$1342. The WCI has dropped by 57% when compared with the same week last...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 71
IN THE news this week, the Maritime Union of Australia announced more protected industrial action at DP World’s Australian terminals....
MOL enters charter contact for new LNG carrier
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has signed a long-term charter contract for a newbuild LNG carrier with a vessel operation management company funded by Japanese energy firm Jera. This is the...
ONE trials electric bunker delivery note
OCEAN Network Express and Shell have trialled an electric bunker delivery note (e-BDN) with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The e-BDN trial was...
Operational efficiency key to decreasing emissions: GMF
INTERNATIONAL shipping decarbonisation advocacy group Global Maritime Forum has identified five key areas of cation to improve the operational efficiency of vessels. The...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 70
IN the news this week: Western Australia’s Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce has recommended policy and regulatory reforms to support Australian-owned shipping lines competing...
