THE GRILL: Monika Lemajic
Monika Lemajic and DCN caught up for a chat about life at WISTA, asset management, creative side-projects and dancing Tell us about your job and what it involves. My current role...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Finland
Shipbuilders, sophisticated maritime technology, ferries and icebreakers all form part of Finland’s vast maritime industry FINLAND has a coastline dotted with thousands of islands...
Ports in experienced hands
BORN in Sydney but a Tasmanian resident since 1987, Mr Wall was previously TasPorts’ marine manager and a licensed marine pilot for the ports of Devonport, Bell Bay and Stanley,...
World Container Index remains stable over the week
THE DREWRY World Container Index remained stable this past week at $1382 per 40-foot container. The index has dropped by 40% when compared with the same week last year. The latest...
2023 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards Winners Brochure
THE WINNERS Brochure for the 2023 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards is now live. Click here to read the 2023 DCN Awards Winners Brochure, complete with all the...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 76
IN THE news this week, DP World confirmed employee was stolen in a recent cyberattack which shut down landside operations at the company's Australian terminals....
Aussie diversity champion celebrated at Maritime SheEO Awards
CHAMPIONS of diversity and leadership are celebrating their achievements in the wake of the Maritime SheEO Awards 2023. The awards ceremony concluded the Maritime SheEO Conference...
DCN Magazine Dec 2023/Jan 2024 edition: Feature Focus – DCN Awards
The December 2023/January 2024 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: The 2023 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index skyrocketed this past week, hitting 3192 on Friday 1 December. The index has been on an upward trajectory for some weeks now up from a recent nadir of 1385 on...
OPINION: A focus on the future
There is an impending crisis in the freight forwarding and customs broker sector as experienced industry players retire, there are few people coming up through the ranks to take...
Increasing frozen food transport temp could slash carbon emissions: study
FROZEN food temperatures could be changed by three degrees during transport and storage to save 17.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, according to new...
Boatie charged in collision with ferry
FOLLOWING a collision between a twin-engine recreational power boat and the ferry Waitere in Russel, New Zealand this year, Maritime NZ has brought charges against the boat’s...
NQBP names community fund recipients
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is awarding $60,000 in funding to community initiatives including a marine conservation program and an indigenous support program. NQBP announced the...
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden attacks spark concern for seafarers
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has called for attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to stop immediately. The ICS voiced its “serious concerns” for commercial...
ITF inspection campaign expands to NZ ports
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation is expanding its Nowhere to Hide inspection campaign to include New Zealand ports. The ITF Australian inspectorate recently...
