News


Cargo trial flights begin at WSI airport

13 Jul, 2026
WESTERN Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport’s Cargo Precinct trial flights have begun,...

Auriga barge task helps deliver lung screening unit across Top End

AURIGA Marine is transporting Heart of Australia's new Heart 8 mobile lung screening unit to remote...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen shapes up with EUKOR car carrier

13 Jul, 2026
THE FIRST of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s future-facing new Shaper-class PCTCs has been delivered, and...

WA Premier takes on Defence Industries portfolio to push shipbuilding

13 Jul, 2026
WA PREMIER Roger Cook has taken direct responsibility for the state’s Defence Industries portfolio...

Shrinking market forces Australian businesses to rethink freight

13 Jul, 2026
A SHRINKING number of market carriers and higher diesel prices since the start of 2026 shows...

AMSA plan targets risks, lifts standards to keep seafarers safe

13 Jul, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is to strengthen standards to support a more accountable...

World Container Index – 9 July 2026

THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), rose 2% to reach $4,639 per 40ft container. This climb,...

Anthony Donald ducks over to Queensland

10 Jul, 2026
FORMER TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald has been appointed chief executive officer and managing director...

Swire confirms Pacifica service closure

10 Jul, 2026
AS FORESHADOWED last month, Swire Shipping has confirmed it will close New Zealand’s sole remaining...

Features


TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT: Ports and the path of tech

29 Jun, 2026
The rapid rise of tech and AI is bringing on a new era of change at ports and terminals. IT WAS in...

CUSTOMS BROKERS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS: Pressure points

15 Jun, 2026
Delivering reliability has been a great challenge for operators around the world since the...

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A state of opportunity

20 May, 2026
Even as challenges arise, South Australia is taking advantage of opportunities with new...

TUGS & TOWAGE: A story of innovation

5 May, 2026
DCN delves into the world of tugs and towage, a sector crucial to the success of ports and offshore...

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: China’s maritime shift & its consequences for Australian shippers

18 Jun, 2026
THERE is a growing shift underway in China’s maritime policy settings that, while not yet widely...

AIR CARGO: Liability up in the air

15 Jun, 2026
THE ARRANGEMENTS around the liability of each party involved in the movement of cargo by air are...

THE GRILL: Angela Gillham

DCN speaks with Maritime Industry Australia chief executive Angela Gillham about maritime careers,...

TRADE LAW: Gazing into the crystal ball

12 Jun, 2026
TRADITIONALLY, the Federal Government releases its federal budget for the forthcoming financial...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: Vessel spoofing - Indonesia’s maritime blind spots and Australian implications

10 Jul, 2026
IN ITS Maritime Domain Awareness report launch in Jakarta on 7 July 2026, the Indonesia Ocean...

US court ruling sharpens focus on detention fee fairness

COULD this significant decision out of the United States strengthen scrutiny of detention charging...

OPINION: Key lessons for oil supply chains from the Strait of Hormuz shipping closure

8 Jul, 2026
FOLLOWING the memorandum signed between the USA and Iran to end the war, the Strait of Hormuz is...

Maersk restores Suez transit

THERE'S another container service is returning to the Suez Canal. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have...

Partner News


Mission raffle enters final fortnight

THERE are just two weeks left in the Mission to Seafarers Sydney's fundraising raffle, with two...

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