OFFSHORE & ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: Maritime and the future of offshore energy
The maritime sector and Australian ports are instrumental in developing and sustaining the offshore projects surrounding our coastline THE WORLD needs more energy. Demand is...
MARITIME HISTORY: Pillaging curse still rife
The following articles on pilfering appeared in the Daily Commercial News in July 1924 after a Brisbane judge sentenced two men for stealing goods in transit and buying goods...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Sweden
A strong seafaring culture since the Vikings raided foreign shores, Sweden remains a leading maritime nation, home to a host of major shipping lines, shipbuilders and nautical...
DCN Magazine July 2024 edition: Feature Focus – Rail
The July 2024 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Rail – How Australia’s rail industry is expanding and responding...
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: Paths to the sea
THERE is a brilliant language-trend tool on the internet called the Google Ngram Viewer. It trawls vast collections of books, documents and other textual resources to produce a...
REGIONAL PORTS: Local first
UP IN the northern end of Western Australia, trade is flourishing for port operator Kimberley Ports Authority. It has ambitious plans over the next 12 months to complete master...
DCN Magazine June 2024 edition: Feature Focus – Port & container technology
The June 2024 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Port & container technology – Projects involving the latest and...
THE GRILL: Allen Dobie
Allen Dobie talks about growing up around boats in Canada and an upcoming once-in-a lifetime voyage with his wife Linda How did you get into the shipping industry? My father had a...
OPINION: In search of “just right”
IN THE popular fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, poor Goldilocks is criticised for wanting things to be “just right”, but as we consider the intricate web of the supply...
OPINION: Diplomas as pathways to a stronger industry
IN MANY parts of the world, higher education through universities is the only option for post-school education. However, in Australia, we have the option of vocational education....
MARITIME HISTORY: A tale of two vessels
Australian newspapers in June 1924 wrote of a steamer and hulk bound for New Caledonia. The vessels eventually limped back to Sydney after an unexpected towing adventure A TUGBOAT...
IN DETAIL: Precious Cargo
TO BE clear from the outset, this is no ordinary race car. Porsche joined forces with DB Schenker for the vital logistics component of the GT4 e-Performance prototype demo tour....
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Tanzania
Among the most important connections between Australia and this Tanzania are Aussie-built ferries and Tanzanian coffee exports TANZANIA has a complex port history tied into...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Women of the wharves & waves
THE GROWING vision for gender equality in this industry culminates each year as the International Day for Women in Maritime. It’s a fairly recent addition to our calendars,...
THE GRILL: Tom Pinder
Australian Coastal Shipping director Tom Pinder sat down with DCN to chat about his days as a sailor, the future of the company he co-founded, and cycling around Europe What made...
