News


AIT announces Connor Anderson acquisition

2 Nov, 2026
SUPPLY chain solutions provider AIT Worldwide Logistics has finalised an agreement to acquire...

Stevedores embrace voluntary guidelines

02 Nov, 2026
AUSTRALIA’s stevedores appear to be heeding the implicit warning in the National Transport...

New ferries now in service but already written down

02 Nov, 2026
NEW Bass Strait ro-paxes Spirit of Tasmania IV and V undertook their maiden commercial passenger...

NSW road transport plans “a positive step”

02 Nov, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council has described as “a positive step” an announcement from New South...

Darwin Port workers endorse industrial action

02 Nov, 2026
DARWIN Port workers have unanimously voted in favour of protected industrial action, paving the way...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 30 October 2026

THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) made a weekly gain of 2% last week, finishing at 2714 points for 30...

Queensland eases transport rules for baled agricultural commodities

30 Oct, 2026
THE QUEENSLAND Government has introduced a new permit-based scheme allowing freight operators to...

MtS Sydney celebrates 145 years in style

30 Oct, 2026
REPRESENTATIVES from the shipping, ports and maritime sectors gathered at Government House in...

Svitzer saves: Company claims TRAnsverse tugs transcend

30 Oct, 2026
TOWAGE giant Svitzer is touting the TRAnsverse tug design, co-developed with Canada’s Robert Allen,...

Features


RORO: Demand driving change

25 Oct, 2026
As the behaviours of Australian motorists change, so does the nature of the roll-on, roll-off...

BIOSECURITY: Bug attack - Australia under threat from land, sea and air

29 Sept, 2026
Australia’s isolation, so long a protection against biological threats, is under increasing...

BIOSECURITY: Keep it clean

29 Sept, 2026
Franmarine’s Fremantle pilot is testing controlled in-water hull cleaning under strict biosecurity...

PNG & PACIFIC ISLANDS: A path to prosperity

20 Sept, 2026
Pacific ports are driving trade growth through digital innovation, terminal investment and stronger...

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


OPINION: Industry calling for ACCC action on landside charges

18 Oct, 2026
HIGH and rapidly escalating landside charges at Australia’s container terminals and empty container...

THE GRILL: Neil Stephens

DCN speaks with Port of Brisbane CEO Neil Stephens about his Cornish upbringing, making Queensland...

TRADE LAW: New world order?

11 Oct, 2026
The Australian Prime Minister has very recently delivered a speech before the United Nations...

MARITIME AUTONOMY: Proof by continuity

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

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: People doing the work need to be in the room

27 Oct, 2026
I READ a line recently that has stayed with me: “People doing the work need to be in the room.”...

INSIGHT: What a receiver can check - a delivery-day guide

WHEN an import container reaches your site, check four things: The paperwork and seal match the...

OPINION: Port of Melbourne rail freight - where is the missing link?

THE VICTORIAN government recently released the Victorian Rail Freight Plan 2026-2036 as well as the...

INSIGHT: Before the next platform, count the rekeys

TALK TO most forwarding and broking offices and you'll find they aren't short on software. They've...

Partner News


Industry swings into action for kids’ cancer research

29 Oct, 2026
DEFYING weather forecasts, the sun was shining on this year's Shipping Industry Golf Day, where...

Newcastle’s maritime heritage strengthened for the future

REPAIRS to weather-damaged sections of Macquarie Pier and Nobbys Head have been completed at the...

PORT OF BRISBANE: After a challenging start, Brisbane is cruise city central

Port of Brisbane presents the fourth instalment in a newsreel series bringing the port’s history...

‘Brett’ set to star at ASCLA awards, as booking cutoff looms

13 Oct, 2026
COMEDIAN Peter Rowsthorn, also known as Brett from the Kath and Kim series, is set to be a...

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