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DCN Magazine July 2023 edition: Feature Focus – Liner trades to SE Asia

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The July 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to SE Asia & Indian Subcontinent – The global...
DCN Magazine July 2023 edition: Feature Focus – Liner trades to SE Asia

MARITIME HISTORY: The Sumatra disaster

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Two bodies washed up on a New South Wales beach in July 1923, confirming the loss of a missing steamer and its complement AN ISLAND steamer vanished off the coast of New South...
MARITIME HISTORY: The Sumatra disaster

WOMEN IN MARITIME: Mentoring the future

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Mentoring provides an understanding of career pathways and role opportunities and it also is an essential component in fostering diversity in the maritime industry, Jeanine...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Mentoring the future

OPINION: Why the industry will come together

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IN RECENT times Australia’s maritime industry could reasonably be characterised as fragmented – as the many and varied players each have done their level best to survive,...
OPINION: Why the industry will come together

DCN Magazine June 2023 edition: Feature Focus – pilotage

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The June 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Pilotage – The state of pilotage around Australia Regional ports...
DCN Magazine June 2023 edition: Feature Focus – pilotage

THE GRILL: Peter Sedgwick

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Tell us about life at Smit Lamnalco. I’ve been with Smit Lamnalco for just under six years now. I started off as the operations manager then transitioned to GM a couple of years...
THE GRILL: Peter Sedgwick

MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Malaysia

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One of the world’s busiest shipping lanes is within Malaysia’s jurisdiction, fuelling the country’s strong maritime position and the ongoing threat of piracy MALAYSIA’S coastlines...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Malaysia

WOMEN IN MARITIME: Stevedore, port officer and mum

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Maritime consultant Kendall Carter interviewed Cori York-Dumbleton about how she started in the industry and advice for women considering a maritime career Why did you consider a...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Stevedore, port officer and mum

OPINION: The race is on

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ON 1 NOVEMBER 2022, the Melbourne Cup was supposed to be the focus for Aussie punters and non-punters alike who each year look forward to the festivities of the race that stops...
OPINION: The race is on

MARITIME HISTORY: The biggest ship fuel conversion

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In June 1923, Daily Commercial News carried a story about the largest ship in the world, the Leviathan, being converted from a coal-burner to an oil-burner IN OUR age, heavy fuel...
MARITIME HISTORY: The biggest ship fuel conversion

DCN Magazine May 2023 edition: Feature Focus – tugs & towage

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The May 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Tugs & towage – A focus on training in Australia’s towage sector;...
DCN Magazine May 2023 edition: Feature Focus – tugs & towage

WOMEN IN MARITIME: Celebrating women in maritime

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THE International Day for Women in Maritime on 18 May is a day dedicated to recognising the contributions of women in the maritime industry. This year’s celebration comes at a...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Celebrating women in maritime

MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Peru

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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 COUNTRY PROFILE: Peru

MARITIME HISTORY: The ill-fated voyage of the barque Amy Turner

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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...
MARITIME HISTORY: The ill-fated voyage of the barque Amy Turner

THE GRILL: John Kewa

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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 GRILL: John Kewa