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DCN Magazine October 2023 edition: Feature Focus – bulk ports & trades

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The October 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Bulk ports & trades – Challenges and opportunities in the...
DCN Magazine October 2023 edition: Feature Focus – bulk ports & trades

Inland Rail’s design for Seymour-Avenel Road bridge revealed

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INALND Rail has released the design for the new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge ahead of the start of construction later this year. The current Seymour-Avenel Road bridge is too low...
Inland Rail’s design for Seymour-Avenel Road bridge revealed

The DCN Weekly: Episode 68

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IN THE news this week: the MUA has announced industrial action at all four DP World container terminals in Australia....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 68

World Container Index decreases by 1%

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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...
World Container Index decreases by 1%

MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Vietnam

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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...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Vietnam

THE GRILL: Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh

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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...
THE GRILL: Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh

Baltic Exchange weekly report

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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...
Baltic Exchange weekly report

The DCN Weekly: Episode 67

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IN THE news this week, the Australian Federal Police seized 200 kilograms of cocaine from a ship that berthed at the port of Melbourne....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 67

World Container Index falls yet again

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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...
World Container Index falls yet again

Three Linfox warehouses automated with SAP technology

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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...
Three Linfox warehouses automated with SAP technology

World Container Index continues to slip

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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...
World Container Index continues to slip

The DCN Weekly: Episode 66

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THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau this week released findings from its investigation into a fatal crew transfer accident in 2021....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 66

Baltic Exchange weekly report

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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...
Baltic Exchange weekly report

TIME IS RUNNING OUT – get your awards nominations in now

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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...
TIME IS RUNNING OUT – get your awards nominations in now

West Gate Tunnel machinery shipped back to Europe

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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...
West Gate Tunnel machinery shipped back to Europe