News


Rail investigators find asset management wanting

10 Apr, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has been found to have fallen short of properly using...

TC Vaianu closes New Zealand ports

10 Apr, 2026
MAJOR New Zealand North Island ports will begin closing tonight [10 April] as Tropical Cyclone...

ACCC happy with mergers performance

10 Apr, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given itself top marks for its...

AMSA expels another over underpayments

10 Apr, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has imposed another six-month ban on a bulk carrier in...

World Container Index – 9th April 2026

THE DREWRY World Container Index increased 1% to $2,309 per 40ft container, mainly driven by rising...

Air freight rates could take months to recover, analysts say

10 Apr, 2026
A RETURN to pre-conflict capacity and rates on trades out of West Asia hubs is still a month or two...

Portland Mission opens new bus shed

10 Apr, 2026
PORTLAND Mission to Seafarers (MTS) branch recently officially opened a newly reimagined bus shed,...

Ceasefire welcome, but Maersk says no immediate change

9 Apr, 2026
SHIPPING giant A.P. Moller-Maersk says a ceasefire announced in the Persian Gulf conflict does not...

The Bradfield Bulletin - 10th April 2026

WELL… that week didn’t hang around. The days blurred into one, and as we get back into sync across...

Features


PROJECT CARGO: Going big - the future of project cargo

26 Mar, 2026
The pressure is on Australia’s project cargo and breakbulk sector as shipments get more...

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Adapting to changing times

18 Mar, 2026
DCN takes a look at how the education and training sector is adapting to the needs of a rapidly...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Navigating the risks, looking to the future

The marine surveying profession continues to evolve through workforce diversification,...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Bringing on the next generation

Industry stakeholders are slowly coming around and understanding that marine surveying requires a...

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: Twin shipping chokepoint crisis threatens Australian trade

It has been more than a month since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries...

OPINION: Food supply chains during an oil supply shortage

27 Mar, 2026
As the world is battling with a shortage of oil supply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...

OPINION: The ‘April cliff’ - a mathematical certainty

This article is submitted by a reader. The views expressed are those of the author and do not...

OPINION: Infrastructure Australia misses the boat

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia (IA) recently released the IA 2026 Priority List (IPL). I would like to...

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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