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September magazine available online now

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The September edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to Europe Green shipping Customs brokers and freight...
September magazine available online now

OPINION: The impacts of COVID-19 on express freight

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FedEx Express Australasia vice president, Peter Langley, speaks with Daily Cargo News about the challenges of logistics during global pandemic The challenges the logistics...
OPINION: The impacts of COVID-19 on express freight

August magazine available online now

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The August edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Gender diversity Maritime cybersecurity Tasmania, and Workplace...
August magazine available online now

July Magazine available online now

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THE JULY 2020 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to South-East Asia Rail Port and container...
July Magazine available online now

June magazine available online now

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THE JUNE 2020 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Pilotage Ro-Ro & car carriers Regional ports, and Marine...
June magazine available online now

THE GRILL: Alison Cusack

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What is your job and what does it entail? I am the principal lawyer at Cusack & Co, a maritime law services firm. Essentially this means I am the business owner, the lawyer, the...
THE GRILL: Alison Cusack

April magazine available online now

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GREAT news, Daily Cargo News would like to inform subscribers that the April edition of the magazine is now available to read online! DCN has taken this step in order to support...
April magazine available online now

INDUSTRY OPINION: Lessons from the past

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IN JULY 1971 I joined the exports transportation branch of the then Department of Trade and Industry in Canberra headed by Sir Alan Westerman. Interestingly Max Moore-Wilton (a...

MARITIME LAW: Digital shipping and the challenge of cybercrime

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A REVOLUTION in shipping is occurring. New technology allows the realisation of unmanned or autonomous vessels that could alter the shipping landscape in the same way steam-power,...
MARITIME LAW: Digital shipping and the challenge of cybercrime

INDUSTRY OPINION: M&A in transport and logistics

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IT IS perhaps unsurprising that global deal-making contracted somewhat in 2019, given deep economic uncertainties with a trade war and the resulting risk of global recession and...
INDUSTRY OPINION: M&A in transport and logistics

WOMEN IN MARITIME: A new year with new challenges

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A STRONG woman, Helen Keller, once said “Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy will form an invincible host against difficulties”. I’m...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: A new year with new challenges

THE GRILL: Kerry Egerton

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What is your job and what does it entail? I am the general manager corporate services for Ports North. We manage nine ports in Far North Queensland, with the main port and hub for...
THE GRILL: Kerry Egerton

WOMEN IN MARITIME: Leading the way in maritime law

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How did you get into maritime law? By accident. I expected to go into criminal law and started work as an articled clerk at a London law firm that had a reputation for dealing...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Leading the way in maritime law

WORKPLACE LAW: To be or not to be… an employer

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TODAY’S fluid and reactive work environments dictate the way in which businesses engage staff. Such relationships can range from full-time employment, to casual employment or...
WORKPLACE LAW: To be or not to be… an employer

INDUSTRY OPINION: IMO 2020 Regulations – a step in the right direction

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AS OF 1 January 2020, the International Maritime Organization ruled that marine sector sulphur emissions must be cut by more than 80% in international waters. The implications of...
INDUSTRY OPINION: IMO 2020 Regulations – a step in the right direction