World Container Index decreases by 1%
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased by 1.1% to US$1389.5 this past week The index has dropped by 62.3% when compared with the same week last year. It is now 2% below than...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Vietnam
The South East Asian nation of Vietnam has a proportionally long coastline, but its ports are located in some unexpected places VIETNAM has long relied on maritime transport for...
THE GRILL: Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh
DCN caught up with Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh from Shipping Australia to discuss autonomous shipping, life in Iran and Persian history What is your job and what does it involve? I am a...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended this past week at 1701 on Friday (29 September). This was an increase of 5.4% on Monday’s index of 1614. However, Friday’s index was a decrease on a...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 67
IN THE news this week, the Australian Federal Police seized 200 kilograms of cocaine from a ship that berthed at the port of Melbourne....
World Container Index falls yet again
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased by 5.1% to US$1404.38 per 40-foot container this past week and has dropped by 65% when compared with the same week last year. The index...
Three Linfox warehouses automated with SAP technology
LINFOX has automated three of its warehouse sites using a custom “digital warehouse solution” developed with support from SAP. Software company SAP helped Linfox implement the DWS...
World Container Index continues to slip
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased by 5.2% to US$1479.48 per 40-foot container this week. The composite index has dropped by 66.9% when compared with the same week last...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 66
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau this week released findings from its investigation into a fatal crew transfer accident in 2021....
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued its upward trajectory over the past week. The index kicked off the week on Monday (18 September) at 1439, already 4.2% above the previous week’s...
TIME IS RUNNING OUT – get your awards nominations in now
NOMINATE now for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Nominations will close in less than two weeks on Wednesday, 4 October, so don’t...
West Gate Tunnel machinery shipped back to Europe
A TUNNEL boring machine working on the West Gate Tunnel project in Victoria is on its final journey as major parts are shipped back to the machine’s manufacturer in Germany. The...
COP28 freight forwarding and logistics partner announced
COP28 has appointed Kuehne+Nagel as the official logistics partner at the global 2023 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. From November 30 until December 12, the event is...
TasPorts community grants go to 15 recipients
THE TASPORTS Community Grant Program has invested nearly $200,000 into projects around the state, and it has just announced this year’s 15 recipients in its fifth funding round....
Container index continues to decrease
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased by 7.1% this past week to US$1561.30 per 40-foot container. The composite index has dropped by 68.4% when compared with the same week...
