News


Pilbara Ports takes another step towards ammonia

11 Nov, 2026
PILBARA Ports is pushing ahead with its exploration of ammonia bunkering. It has signed a joint...

Vessel recovery complete in Port Phillip Bay

11 Nov, 2026
VESSEL recovery has been successfully completed after cutter suction dredge Kirra was partially...

New arrival for Pacific Towage

11 Nov, 2026
PORT MORESBY-based Pacific Towage (PacTow) has received the first of a pair of ASD tugs from China,...

PIL begins small ship fleet renewal

11 Nov, 2026
SINGAPORE’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) has placed orders for seven methanol-ready geared...

Rising Tide banned from Newcastle Council land

11 Nov, 2026
NEWCASTLE Council has passed a by-law banning activist group Rising Tide from its land. Local radio...

Industry prepares for seafarer Christmas Appeal

11 Nov, 2026
PILOTS, wharfies and linesmen are among those set to play Santa Claus later this month, wrapping...

OPINION: Coastal shipping — The business case comes before the good case

11 Nov, 2026
MARITIME Industry Australia (MIAL) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have done the industry...

Fremantle Port goes on a new Voyage

11 Nov, 2026
FREMANTLE Ports has completed a major upgrade of its Voyager Port Management Information System...

Mariners warned Pilbara port has extra bite

11 Nov, 2026
PILBARA Ports has urged mariners and recreational water users to remain vigilant after reports of a...

Features


QUEENSLAND: Sunshine State frames its freight future

4 Nov, 2026
Queensland is expanding freight capacity through rail, road and regional port investment, with...

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...

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: Coastal shipping — The business case comes before the good case

11 Nov, 2026
MARITIME Industry Australia (MIAL) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have done the industry...

OPINION: Modernising workflows is critical for cargo

MODERNISING frontline workflows can unlock up to $2.8 million (AU$3.9 million) in potential profit...

Multiple pipelines in West Asia could boost oil supply. Could it mitigate shortages?

3 Nov, 2026
BEFORE THE war between Iran and the USA, Middle Eastern countries supplied about 23 million barrels...

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.”...

Partner News


Bird is the word as Port of Brisbane restores Whyte Island

5 Nov, 2026
MIGRATORY birds and native plants are among the beneficiaries of efforts by Port of Brisbane Pty...

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...

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