Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued its decline last week, hitting a nadir of 530 on Thursday (16 February) before inching up to 538 on Friday – 11% down on a week prior. The Baltic...
MSC, others commit to eBLs
MSC announced it would transition to 100% use of standardised electronic bills of lading by 2030, with an intermediate target of 50% within five years. MSC CEO Soren Toft said he...
THE GRILL: Paul Damkjaer
Describe your role at IFCBAA. I’ve been chief executive officer since June 2017. I took over from industry stalwart Stephen Morris when it was still the Customs Brokers and...
Vale Harold Lewis
HAROLD Lewis, a former general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation, has died. Dr Lewis began working with the ITF in 1955 as an editor and translator. He...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 34
PORT of Newcastle this week announced the establishment of an empty container park at its Mayfield site....
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended on 602 on Friday (10 February), down from 621 a week earlier. The sharp decline that started in late December appears to be softening. The Baltic Dry...
Adelaide January container throughput in line with last year
FULL container throughput at Port Adelaide in January saw very little change compared with the same month last year, according to the latest trade statistics from Flinders Ports....
The DCN Weekly: Episode 33
THIS week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its report an incident aboard liquefied hydrogen carrier Suiso Frontier....
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index hit yet another nadir on Friday (3 February) when the index was 621. This was a decrease of 8% on the previous Friday and a decrease of 50% on one month ago...
DCN Magazine February 2023 edition: Feature Focus – Seafarer welfare
The February 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: New South Wales – Reflecting on a big year in NSW and looking...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE - India
One of Australia’s most important trade partners, India, has a complex logistics environment and significant maritime presence AUSTRALIA'S relationship with India took the...
MARITIME HISTORY: Newcastle - Australia’s steel city
An article published a century ago in the DCN forecasted Newcastle’s enduring importance as an industrial centre in Australia THE BHP Newcastle steelworks opened in 1915,...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 32
IN THE news this week, Maersk and MSC announced the end of their 2M alliance in 2025. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Afrvj5Acuuhq7OnLilNBc?si=297f2149d4c74cda The...
Baltic Exchange weekly market report
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued its fall last week, hitting a new nadir of 676 on Friday (27 January). This was a decrease of 11.4% on the previous Friday. The BDI has not been at...
BV carries out 3D model-based class approval
CLASSIFICATION society Bureau Veritas has reviewed a 3D design of a 2500-cubic-metre hopper dredger from Damen Shipyards, a step to granting it approval in principle. The pilot...
