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REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

19 mins read
Australia’s metropolitan ports are often in focus for the role they play in maritime trade, much of the future growth for maritime supply chains lies in our regional ports. DCN...
REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts

5 mins read
WHILE Australia’s regional ports are becoming ever more important, at the heart of success is the welfare of the seafarers who sail the vessels that service these small ports....
REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts

TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT: Ports and the path of tech

13 mins read
The rapid rise of tech and AI is bringing on a new era of change at ports and terminals. IT WAS in April 1956 that Malcolm McLean facilitated the shipment of 58 metal truck bodies...
TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT: Ports and the path of tech

CUSTOMS BROKERS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS: Pressure points

12 mins read
Delivering reliability has been a great challenge for operators around the world since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. DCN spoke with customs brokers and freight...
CUSTOMS BROKERS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS: Pressure points

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A state of opportunity

11 mins read
Even as challenges arise, South Australia is taking advantage of opportunities with new infrastructure, innovation and transport investment From Europe, India and the West They...
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A state of opportunity

TUGS & TOWAGE: A story of innovation

14 mins read
DCN delves into the world of tugs and towage, a sector crucial to the success of ports and offshore projects, and provides fresh insights into environmental innovation,...
TUGS & TOWAGE: A story of innovation

TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

2 mins read
Pacific Towing, part of Steamships Limited’s Logistics Division, is Melanesia’s largest marine services business. Employing over 250 staff and owning a fleet of 20 vessels, the...
TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Cyclones and lawsuits shaping the future of the West

7 mins read
Much of Western Australia’s economic future hangs on the ability of its ports to export the minerals and agricultural products it produces. DCN looks at the evolution that is...
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Cyclones and lawsuits shaping the future of the West

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Westport starts to get real

7 mins read
Westport has entered development, with road, rail and marine planning advancing for WA’s new Kwinana container port ahead of a targeted late 2030s completion. WESTERN Australia’s...
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Westport starts to get real

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Diversity and innovation driving WA regional ports

9 mins read
Southern Ports is diversifying trade across its ports, backing growth and resilience with new customers, record investment and technology upgrades. Meanwhile, KMSB’s new Broome...
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Diversity and innovation driving WA regional ports

PROJECT CARGO: Going big - the future of project cargo

11 mins read
The pressure is on Australia’s project cargo and breakbulk sector as shipments get more complicated, clients become more time-conscious and ports put the pressure on costs. Daily...
PROJECT CARGO: Going big - the future of project cargo

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Adapting to changing times

18 mins read
DCN takes a look at how the education and training sector is adapting to the needs of a rapidly changing maritime world PORT officer trainee Abbey Hughes, aged 19, said a maritime...
EDUCATION & TRAINING: Adapting to changing times

MARINE SURVEYORS: Navigating the risks, looking to the future

8 mins read
The marine surveying profession continues to evolve through workforce diversification, technological advancement and expanding specialisation GLOBAL trade depends upon the safe,...
MARINE SURVEYORS: Navigating the risks, looking to the future

MARINE SURVEYORS: Bringing on the next generation

3 mins read
Industry stakeholders are slowly coming around and understanding that marine surveying requires a solid structure to have a true advantage ROGER Weiller believes industry needs to...
MARINE SURVEYORS: Bringing on the next generation

MARINE SURVEYORS: Strengthening draft survey records in Australian bulk trades

5 mins read
The principle of marine surveying is straightforward, but the accuracy and repeatability of readings can be influenced by vessel behaviour AUSTRALIA'S bulk trades, spanning iron...
MARINE SURVEYORS: Strengthening draft survey records in Australian bulk trades