WOMEN IN MARITIME: The climb to success
AS THE clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, it was not just a time to bid farewell to the old but also an opportunity to welcome the new. For women involved in maritime...
OPINION: The vital role of member-owned industry associations
THE International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia is the only member-owned industry association in Australia dedicated to international freight forwarding...
MARITIME HISTORY: Safety and seaworthiness
January 1924 saw a decision in the US courts that employment of abusive officers could render a vessel “unseaworthy” SEAWORTHINESS – USA DECISION It has been held in England that...
SEAFARERS: The shifting seascape
A FEW rough years of supply-chain pressures, geopolitical tensions and crew-change chaos have taken a toll on seafarers, but they continue to keep up with the momentum of modern...
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...
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...
OPINION: A focus on the future
There is an impending crisis in the freight forwarding and customs broker sector as experienced industry players retire, there are few people coming up through the ranks to take...
DCN Magazine November 2023 edition: Feature Focus – liner trades to Europe
The November 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Liner trades to Europe – Carriers rely on multi-segmented...
OPINION: Large conference events are good for our industry
IT HAS been an interesting couple of years for professional development and networking events in our industry – and all other industries for that matter – with the pandemic...
THE GRILL: Leanne Lewis
Industry recruitment specialist Leanne Lewis sat down with DCN to share her love of logistics, 90s dance music and people in general Tell us about your work at Insync Recruitment...
MARITIME HISTORY: The search for Montevideo Maru
On World Maritime Day 2023 a member of the expedition team which discovered the wreck of Montevideo Maru reflected on the worst maritime disaster in Australian history THE...
YOUNG ACHIEVERS: Ruby Peterlin
PORT officer Ruby Peterlin is the youngest member of the Port Authority of NSW team in Port Kembla. When she looks back on the past few years of her life, it’s a rapid progression...
MARITIME COUNTRY PROFILE: Ghana
The West African nation of Ghana is a huge exporter of gold and cocoa, and it is currently battling an economic crisis GHANA is positioned as a maritime gateway for a cluster of...
DCN Magazine October 2023 edition: Feature Focus – bulk ports & trades
The October 2023 edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Bulk ports & trades – Challenges and opportunities in the...
