QuayConnect breaks ground on inland port
PORT Nelson’s logistics division QuayConnect has started building an inland port on the South Island of New Zealand. The Marlborough Inland Port aims to support logistics for the...
Australia re-elected to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organization Council for the 2024-25 biennium. Australia is one of 10 member states elected to category b of the...
Ports of Auckland pleads guilty over fatal accident
On Friday (1 December) Port of Auckland was sentenced after pleading guilty to two charges under the New Zealand Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The charges were filed by...
More protected industrial action notified for DP World
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has on Monday (4 December) given notification of further industrial action through 18 December. The industrial action affects all four of DP...
OPINION: Strategic Fleet or Tragic Fleet?
THE OLD chestnut of Australian flagged and operated vessels has reared its head again with the recent release of the Strategic Fleet Taskforce Report. The fleet The issue of ships...
Port of Newcastle joins ammonia research partnership
PORT of Newcastle and the University of Newcastle have signed a tripartite agreement with Pusan National University on developing a research centre for green ammonia power...
New project to prepare crews for decarbonisation
THE MARITIME Just Transition Task Force is launching a project designed to prepare seafarers for work in a decarbonised maritime industry. The International Maritime Organization...
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...
