News


Abandonment ‘cancer of the maritime industry’, conference hears

18 Feb, 2026
A SIGNIFICANT number of “bad actors” in the global maritime sector is a key factor in the high...

OPINION: Safety helmets: When standards fail stevedores and crews

ON 2nd May 2019, a twistlock fitted to one of the bottom corner fittings of a container fell out of...

Risky business: Melbourne tech firm targets freight’s blind spots

MELBOURNE-based technology company Argocore Pty Ltd has opened registrations for user acceptance...

Bluebridge extends Picton pick

18 Feb, 2026
COOK Strait ferry operator StraitNZ Bluebridge has struck a new 39-year commercial agreement with...

Change the game with seafarer support, PPA boss says

18 Feb, 2026
PILBARA Ports chief executive Sam McSkimming says there is a need to “change the game” when...

Mount Isa rail freight boosted by cost cuts

18 Feb, 2026
FREIGHT users of the Mount Isa Line are set to benefit form a new four-year, 10% subsidy on...

WA iron ore plays second fiddle to BHP copper results

18 Feb, 2026
IRON Ore from Western Australia performed at record first-half levels for BHP, but that performance...

Hapag seals ZIM deal

17 Feb, 2026
AS FORESHADOWED yesterday Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in ZIM...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports “firm performance” in 2025

17 Feb, 2026
OSLO-based automotive supply chain specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has pronounced its satisfaction...

Features


AIR CARGO: Policy keeping it fresh from paddock to plate

15 Jan, 2026
With the free trade agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates underway, Daily Cargo...

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...

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: Safety helmets: When standards fail stevedores and crews

ON 2nd May 2019, a twistlock fitted to one of the bottom corner fittings of a container fell out of...

OPINION: Changing tides and navigating 2026

12 Feb, 2026
AS AUSTRALIA and New Zealand resume normal trading cadence following the southern summer, global...

OPINION: Beyond GPS - what happens when navigation meets the real world?

11 Feb, 2026
THERE'S a reason behind Australia’s biennial conference devoted to positioning, navigation and...

OPINION: Australian ports don't deserve relegation

I RECENTLY received Shipping Australia’s (SAL) latest newsletter Signal which has no less than nine...

Partner News


Australia’s newest and largest intermodal terminal commences rail freight operations

18 Dec, 2025
In a significant development for both Victorian and national supply chains, the newest and largest...

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