The DCN Weekly: Episode 55
IN THE news this week, a new chair and board members were appointed to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board....
Vale David Shennan
DAVID Shennan – a well-known figure in the maritime industry in Victoria, Australia and the UK – died on Tuesday, 4 July of cancer, six months on from his diagnosis. He was 71. A...
MARITIME HISTORY: The Sumatra disaster
Two bodies washed up on a New South Wales beach in July 1923, confirming the loss of a missing steamer and its complement AN ISLAND steamer vanished off the coast of New South...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Mentoring the future
Mentoring provides an understanding of career pathways and role opportunities and it also is an essential component in fostering diversity in the maritime industry, Jeanine...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued its downward trend this past week. The BDI stood at 1233 on Monday (xx June) and ended the week at 1091 on Friday, a 11.5% decline on the start of...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 54
IN THE news this week, Victoria has announced a new offshore wind zone, a move welcomed by the MUA, which says it will boost Australian maritime jobs....
World Container Index continues steady decline
THE DREWRY World Container Index decreased week-on-week by 2.7% to $1494.46 per 40-foot container this past week. The composite index has dropped by 78.9% when compared with the...
Construction to start on port jetty
MID West Ports Authority has announced the immanent commencement of a new jetty in Geraldton. The Eastern Breakwater Jetty is to be built by contractor SMC Marine Fencing at the...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index saw a steady increase over the past week, rising from 1065 on Monday to 1240 on Friday (23 June). This is a continuation, albeit on a sharper incline, of the...
World Container Index continues to fall
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 3.5% to US$1535.75 per 40-foot container this week. The index has dropped by 78.9% compared with the same week last year. It...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 53
IN THIS week's special edition of The DCN Weekly, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's national operations manager Greg Witherall spoke with DCN about pilot ladder safety....
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index last week saw some fluctuation over the past week, but relative to previous weeks, there was little movement. The BDI started out on Monday (12 June) at 1056,...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 52
IN THE news this week, logistics company Qube trialled a new double-stacked container vehicle at the Port of Brisbane. The vehicle is the first of its kind to be trialled on...
DCN Magazine June 2023 edition: Feature Focus – pilotage
The June 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Pilotage – The state of pilotage around Australia Regional ports...
THE GRILL: Peter Sedgwick
Tell us about life at Smit Lamnalco. I’ve been with Smit Lamnalco for just under six years now. I started off as the operations manager then transitioned to GM a couple of years...
