News


Wharfies mourn Comrade Freddie

5 Dec, 2025
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has paid tribute to veteran seafarer and activist...

Engineering first for AAL

5 Dec, 2025
OCEAN transport operator AAL Shipping has reported completing one of its “most complex engineering...

Finder finds an FPSO

5 Dec, 2025
PERTH-based Finder Energy has moved closer to being an active oil and gas producer with the...

World Container Index – 4 December 2025

DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) rose 7% to $1,927 per 40ft container after three weeks of...

Freight forwarders fume over tech giant’s price move

FREIGHT forwarders have voiced their frustration with WiseTech’s new billing model, with the chief...

The Bradfield Bulletin - 5th December 2025

I'LL mark this week as the one where I was absolutely convinced a cord was brushing against my leg…...

OMC celebrates 30th for under keel clearance technology at Port Hedland

4 Dec, 2025
TECHNOLOGY that has helped facilitate the movement of vast quantities of iron ore from the Pilbara...

Lyttelton stabilises, Maersk drops surcharge

4 Dec, 2025
PROJECTIONS of better performance at the Lyttelton Container Terminal (LCT) have encouraged Maersk...

Celebrations for 20 years of automation at Patrick Brisbane terminal

4 Dec, 2025
INDUSTRY figures gathered in Brisbane to celebrate 20 years of automation at Patrick’s Terminals...

Features


PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity

17 Nov, 2025
A look at what is happening at our ports, both with cyber technology and hard machinery. CHANGE is...

RO-RO: Green seas ahead for Australia's Ro-Ro sector

27 Oct, 2025
With Australia’s population still growing, the roll on/roll off shipping sector is expanding to...

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: The land of plenty of time and wait a while

12 Oct, 2025
With the focus of global economic power shifting increasingly to the Asia-Pacific, opportunities...

BIOSECURITY: Keeping those bugs at bay

29 Sep, 2025
Whether it is cases of foot and mouth disease in livestock or brown marmorated stink bug,...

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...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: Supply chain and logistics technology trends for 2026

4 Dec, 2025
SUPPLY chain teams are facing one of the most unpredictable periods in recent years. Trade flows...

INSIGHT: Protecting cargo in a digital world

THE EVOLUTION of cargo theft has been dramatic, particularly in the last few years, owing to the...

OPINION: Blank sailings - manufactured scarcity or market mechanism?

2 Dec, 2025
AFTER five decades in freight forwarding, I’ve seen firsthand how reliability underpins our...

Harnessing hydrogen for maritime growth

18 Nov, 2025
IF GREEN hydrogen is a reliable source of clean energy, why is not being widely used in the...

Partner News


OSSA seeks support for scholarship fund

OFFSHORE & Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA) is seeking support for its Scholarship Fund, a new...

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