News


Grimaldi to launch China-Australia ro-ro service

22 Jan, 2026
NAPLES-based global ro-ro, PCTC and ferry operator Grimaldi is to inaugurate a monthly...

Austal launches final patrol boat in $500 million project

23 Jan, 2026
AUSTAL has launched Hull 544, the final Guardian-class Patrol Boat for Defence Australia’s Pacific...

More CNY adjustments announced

23 Jan, 2026
THE SHAPE of container shipping’s Lunar New Year response is changing, with a peak season surcharge...

ICS launches Deck Procedures Guide

23 Jan, 2026
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has announced the release of its new Deck Procedures...

AFP highlights game of “hide and seek” with drug smugglers

22 Jan, 2026
MOSAIC tiles, crane parts, buses, expensive fabric and ’vegetable spring rolls’ are just some of...

Shipping companies reducing GHG emissions, but progress tipped to remain modest

22 Jan, 2026
PROGRESS towards reducing shipping greenhouse gas emissions is occurring but is likely to remain...

The Bradfield Bulletin - 23rd January 2026

BRITNEY Spears once sang, “Don’t you know that you’re toxic?” With the year getting off to an...

OPINION: Fairness in container detention: A shipping line’s perspective

22 Jan, 2026
PAUL Zalai’s recent industry opinion, Container detention in Australia – time for fair play, not...

FMG hits highest iron ore shipments in history

22 Jan, 2026
FORTESCUE Metals has achieved a record first half with total iron ore shipments the highest in...

Maersk executive appointed to World Shipping enviromental role

22 Jan, 2026
A MAERSK executive has been appointed to a senior environmental role with the World Shipping...

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: Fairness in container detention: A shipping line’s perspective

22 Jan, 2026
PAUL Zalai’s recent industry opinion, Container detention in Australia – time for fair play, not...

OPINION: Container detention in Australia - time for fair play, not revenue games

21 Jan, 2026
CONTAINER detention in Australia has drifted a long way from its original purpose. What was once a...

OPINION: The potential shape of the future of supply chain

20 Jan, 2026
GLOBAL supply chains continue to evolve in response to growing demands for efficiency, scale, and...

OPINION: Where we are now and where we are heading?

AS I watched the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race tracker update the positions for boats sailing...

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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