News


New number ONE announced

26 Feb, 2026
JEREMY Nixon, the man who engineered and led the consolidation of the three major Japanese...

Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore

26 Feb, 2026
A COMPANY has been fined $20,000 for what the federal government said was a case of “hiding e-waste...

Höegh finishes 2025 on high note (hi-hö!)

26 Feb, 2026
HÖEGH Autoliners appears to have shrugged off analysts’ gloomy expectations about the international...

Better safety for heavy vehicles to boost productivity, SAFC says

26 Feb, 2026
HIGH productivity vehicles (big trucks) are central to the South Australian Freight Council's...

AI heightens supply chain risks, report reveals

26 Feb, 2026
CYBER threats such as phishing and ransomware are often links in a “supply-chain attack ecosystem”,...

OPINION: Seafarer welfare funding and building a nationally consistent approach

26 Feb, 2026
IT WAS a great honour to be included in All About Shipping's Top 100 Women in Global Shipping,...

Horticulture exports hit all-time high, fresh produce leads

26 Feb, 2026
AUSTRALIAN horticulture exports have recorded their strongest year, with total fresh export value...

TasPorts’ progresses new Bell Bay loader

26 Feb, 2026
A CONTRACT for a replacement woodchip loader at Bell Bay has been awarded to Tasmania-based steel...

WiseTech to slash 2000 jobs amid global AI disruption

25 Feb, 2026
WISETECH has announced 2000 job cuts within the next two years, close to 30% of the company’s total...

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: Seafarer welfare funding and building a nationally consistent approach

26 Feb, 2026
IT WAS a great honour to be included in All About Shipping's Top 100 Women in Global Shipping,...

ANALYSIS: MV Raider and hard drugs on the high seas

THE right of state authorities to board ships on the high seas has been in the spotlight of late...

OPINION: Government needs to step up on seafarer welfare

ON THE 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention, Human Rights at Sea calls on the...

OPINION: The landside cost shift - a practical view from the supply chain

20 Feb, 2026
THE CURRENT debate around port productivity and container terminal performance is important. But...

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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