The Baltic Exchange weekly market report
The Baltic Dry Index saw a calm week last week, continuing a period of relative calm and extending its plateau out one more week. The index was 1558 on Friday (5 May), down ever...
Video series to help educate about the CII
THE GLOBAL Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping has developed a series of videos to help educate industry about the Carbon Intensity Indicator. The videos – free to...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Peru
Geographic extremes have created challenges for Peru’s agricultural sector, and the national ports system appears to be filling in the gaps AGRICULTURAL, mineral and marine...
MARITIME HISTORY: The ill-fated voyage of the barque Amy Turner
The barquentine Amy Turner sank in a typhoon in 1923, taking an Australian crew down with it. Survivors spent the next three weeks in a lifeboat, searching for land A MESSAGE...
THE GRILL: John Kewa
What does a typical day at work look like for you? The good news is I did not sign a contract that sees me working from nine to five. It’s an amazing arrangement where I’ve just...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 45
IN THE news this week, construction started on a $6-billion urea manufacturing project in the Pilbara, near the Port of Dampier....
The Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index hit 1576 on Friday, continuing a plateau after a significant dip in the previous months. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending 29 April 2023. Source:...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 44
THIS past week, a reach stacker caught fire at NSW Ports' Enfield Intermodal Terminal after a malfunction....
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended the week on 1504, up 5% from 1435 posted on the previous Friday. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending on 21 April 2023. Source: Baltic Exchange...
THE GRILL: Stephen Hurd
Tell us about your work at AMC. I’m the director of our Centre for Seafaring and Maritime Operations, which includes the academic programs that support the certificates of...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 43
PILBARA and Kimberley ports closed this week as category-five cyclone Ilsa approached the coast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6i4hUihd9sxgsbvvAA79dH?si=18c30b9f4f85427c Also...
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index declined over the past week to 1435 on Friday 14 April. This was an 8% decrease from the previous Thursday’s 1560 (reported ahead of the long weekend). The...
DCN Magazine April 2023 edition: Feature Focus – Liner trades to north & east Asia
The April 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to north & east Asia – Carriers are dealing with a...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 42
THIS week, the government reported a 38-tonne biosecurity haul had been intercepted in Sydney. https://open.spotify.com/episode/36jsNG1F1p0SGd60LCHdoJ?si=f961dda29c324262...
MARITIME HISTORY: barque Garthsnaid
Excerpts of DCN’s reporting on the barque Garthsnaid being damaged in severe weather off the coast of Southern Victoria in April 1923 BY THE irony of fate the end of the long...
