DCN Magazine February edition: Feature Focus – 130 years of DCN
The February 2022 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition, we take a look back at DCN's history of maritime reporting in celebration of 130...
2021 DCN Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards winners announced
THE winners of the 2021 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards were announced last night at a gala dinner in Sydney. Congratulations to all winners, highly commended...
OPINION: Crew welfare self-assessment tool is a failure
By Human Rights at Sea, a nongovernmental organisation that advocates for the human rights of people at sea THE RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool as part of the...
Pictured: the 2021 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards
LAST week many in the Australian maritime and logistics industry gathered in Sydney to eat, drink and celebrate the achievements of the past year. Jillian Carson-Jackson, the...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 17 February 2022
THE BALTIC Dry Index last week remained flat after a steep incline following a period of long decline. The BDI on Friday (18 February) was 1964, a very slight decrease on the...
Biosecurity surveillance program guidelines released
THE AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences has released guidelines that provide practical insights to support the design and implementation of...
DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards - TOMORROW!
THE 26th annual DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards will be held tomorrow evening at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel. During the industry's night of nights, the best...
The week in bulk: dwindling rates, rising bunker prices
THE Baltic Dry Index last week continued its precipitous decline, hitting its lowest point in more than a year. On Friday (21 January) the index was 1415, a decrease of 20% on the...
DCN Magazine January edition: Feature Focus - Logistics & supply chain
The January 2022 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Logistics & supply chain – Logistics and supply chain...
The week in bulk: Capesize, Panamax markets drop, BDI falls apace
THE Baltic Dry Index saw a significant dip over the past week, falling to its lowest since March 2021. On Friday (14 January) the index was 1764, a decrease of 22% on the previous...
Vale Jack Oostrum
ONE of Australia’s regular maritime visitors, Jack Oostrum, far east director of Spliethoff Transport, died of cancer on 26 December in the Netherlands. Spliethoff’s success in...
And the finalists are…
DCN and our Major Host Sponsor NSW Ports, invite all our friends and colleagues to join us for the online announcement of the winners and recipients of the DCN 2021 Australian...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: Seafarer dies during offshore crew transfer
IN AUGUST, a seafarer died after falling while transferring from Formosabulk Clement to a smaller vessel as part of a crew-change operation 5 nautical miles off Point Cartwright...
Week in bulk: Capesize market moves sharply lower
THE Baltic Dry Index fell sharply over the past week, arresting an upward trend that had been growing over the past weeks. On Friday (17 December), the index was 2379, a decrease...
The week in bulk: Capesize market hits peak, declines slightly
THE Baltic Dry Index continued to increase over the past week, continuing an upward trend that came after a significant fall from its peak in October. On Friday (10 December), the...
