News


Brisbane ferry fuss continues

2 Sep, 2026
MARITIME UNIONS and Brisbane’s RiverCity Ferries have again failed to reach agreement on a new...

Mission Father’s Day Appeal raises almost $3k for seafarers

02 Sep, 2026
MISSION to Seafarers Sydney has raised $2904 for seafarers via its Father’s Day Appeal. According...

Southern Ports seeks to develop local talent through early career development

FOUR early-career opportunities at the Port of Esperance have opened to applicants, with Southern...

COSCO 1H: revenues up, profits down

01 Sep, 2026
COSCO Shipping Holdings “sustained its industry-leading financial performance” in the first half of...

Sydney Ferries workers harbouring resentment

01 Sep, 2026
MUA members employed by Transdev-operated Sydney Ferries will stop work for five hours tomorrow [2...

Neptune Pacific gets heavy with Norfolk

01 Sep, 2026
NEPTUNE Pacific and its Norfolk Island customers have celebrated an “incredibly rewarding” import...

Port state control cargo blitz begins

01 Sep, 2026
IN CONJUNCTION with the Paris and Tokyo MOUs, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority is...

Smuggling, ‘piggybacking’ and a history of government intervention in the supply chain

01 Sep, 2026
THERE is a long history of government intervention in the international supply chain undertaken for...

OOCL 1H: Profits down, revenues up

01 Sep, 2026
IN LOCKSTEP with parent COSCO Shipping Holdings, Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) has seen...

Features


RAIL: Rail freight in Australia... the stakes get higher

25 Aug, 2026
Australia’s rail freight future depends on fixing infrastructure gaps, boosting resilience and...

LINER TRADES TO ASIA: When the big get bigger

17 Aug, 2026
Australia’s international container trades are increasingly and irreversibly dominated by Asia. And...

TASMANIA: Changing times in the Apple Isle

24 July, 2026
New ships and extra capacity ensure Tasmania is well-placed to handle the fluctuations that...

REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

13 July, 2026
Australia’s metropolitan ports are often in focus for the role they play in maritime trade, much of...

The Beacon


How Hamburg is devising a model for combining housing and harbour

WHEN the 6000 future residents of Hamburg’s Grasbrook residential development look out of their...

What happened the last time freight left Glebe Island

23 Oct, 2025
WAITING at Sydney Airport for a Monday morning flight to Canberra, Peter Sturrock picked up a copy...

Glebe Island: The plan to save Sydney’s last working port

13 Oct, 2025
THE BEACON is DCN’s new series of articles that take a closer look at key topics and themes for...

Magazine Articles


MARITIME AUTONOMY: Proof by continuity

19 Aug, 2026
IN THE Middle East, uncrewed maritime systems are supporting continuous national surveillance...

TRADE LAW: Trade 2040 - navigating turbulence

17 Aug, 2026
THE INTERNATIONAL supply chain has been subject to some serious recent challenges including the...

PORTS: Clean skies ahead

Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka will discuss the Clean Air Action Plan, trade...

OPINION: China’s maritime shift & its consequences for Australian shippers

18 June, 2026
THERE is a growing shift underway in China’s maritime policy settings that, while not yet widely...

Industry Opinions & Insights


Smuggling, ‘piggybacking’ and a history of government intervention in the supply chain

1 Sept, 2026
THERE is a long history of government intervention in the international supply chain undertaken for...

OPINION: The border is not the problem. The gap behind it is.

25 Aug, 2026
THERE is a moment in every trade digitalisation working group that I have come to recognise....

Trade security: The tech disconnect threatening Australian ports

21 Aug, 2026
IF YOU'VE ever been involved in importation, you know the Australian border runs on paperwork. But...

OPINION: Is the Northern Sea Route the new black?

LATELY, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has seen increased interest due to the ongoing trouble in West...

Partner News


Southern Ports seeks to develop local talent through early career development

FOUR early-career opportunities at the Port of Esperance have opened to applicants, with Southern...

ASCLA session connects industry leaders with future talent

25 Aug, 2026
MEMBERS of the supply chain and logistics community gathered at The Wharf Hotel in Melbourne last...

Port of Brisbane strives to be ‘good ancestors’ for future users

To mark 50 years since the Port of Brisbane Authority was established to deliver a modern deepwater...

DP World, LiteHaus launch Fiji digital education push

DP World has teamed up with Australian non-profit LiteHaus International on a digital education...

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