Goliath and limitation
THE LEGAL concept of limitation of liability in the world of transport often seems difficult to justify. When one party has caused damage to others and is liable, why should they...
OPINION: Supply chains must be rebuilt around volatility
IT IS halfway into 2025 and like most of us, economists looked forward to the end of 2024 and towards the new year with hope and also trepidation. However much in the last six...
DCN Magazine June-July 2025 edition: Feature focus – green fuels
The June-July 2025 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Pilotage – As technology advances, pilotage companies aim to...
OPINION: Reporting of import e-commerce in the future regulatory
THE INTEGRATED Cargo System (ICS), operated by the Australian Border Force (ABF), is central to the management of goods moving across Australia’s borders. It underpins customs...
NSW: Keeping the wheels turning
NSW Ports provides an update on current trade flows and progress on its projects to improve capacity especially on rail THE CURRENT year is so far proving to be a positive one for...
NSW: Gateway to the Hunter
Port of Newcastle is investing in the region with plans for greater container capacity and renewable energy generation, while continuing to support traditional markets PORT of...
DCN Magazine April-May 2025 edition: Feature focus – tugs & towage
The April-May 2025 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Tugs & towage – Towage operators must adapt to an ever...
RAIL: Steel Lifelines
Australia’s ports, cities and communities are connected by a vast, complex rail network that is expanding with trade growth THE SUPPLY chain is full of unpredictability, from...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Digital age
ACCORDING to International Maritime Organization secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez, digitalisation is critical for greater efficiency in shipping. Digitalisation is the...
OPINION: Heart of Data-ness
THE GLOBAL supply chain has, in the past several years, been severely disrupted by numerous challenges, ranging from weather events, environmental disasters, social unrest and...
OPINION: Vertical integration is a growing cause for concern
THE LOGISTICS landscape is undergoing a significant shift, with vertical integration emerging as a dominant force shaping the industry. This trend has sparked concerns among...
INSIGHT: TPM25 - finding reliability in an unreliable world
WHILE the maritime world held its breath as world leaders tore up the existing rule book and Houthis re-established threats in the Red Sea, a group of more than 4500 logistics and...
THE GRILL: Tony Zarb
DCN caught up with Tradecorp International managing director Tony Zarb for a chat his career, family, and cheap fruit How did you first start your career at TradeCorp? I was a car...
QLD: From Queensland to the world
With the covid era now in the rear-view mirror, Queensland’s ports are pursuing expansion through new infrastructure and initiatives TWENTY-twenty-four was a positive year...
MARINE SURVEYORS: Off the grid
An evolving workforce and shifting market are among the many complexities facing the marine surveying sector MARINE surveying may be a small cog in the multi-faceted maritime...
