News


More WA ports take action as Cyclone Narelle strengthens

26 Mar, 2026
UPDATED: Thursday, 5pm AEDT. PORTS along the length of the West Australian coastline are feeling...

Procuring oil on troubled waters

26 Mar, 2026
FEDERAL government advice that six ‘lost’ April fuel import shipments have been replaced, and a...

Between the (Tassie) devil and the deep blue Strait

26 Mar, 2026
TASMANIAN importers and exporters are facing unavoidable increases in shipping and landside...

New Zealand ferries pledge to maintain services

26 Mar, 2026
COOK Strait ferry operators KiwiRail and StraitNZ have undertaken to maintain services ‘for now’...

Workshops Pier returns to work

26 Mar, 2026
THE HISTORIC Workshops Pier at Williamstown, Melbourne has re-opened following a state...

CMA CGM uncorks service enhancement

26 Mar, 2026
CMA CGM next month will expand the coverage of its Panama Direct (PAD) service with the perhaps...

Forwarder makes key appointment

26 Mar, 2026
FORWARDER Mondiale VGL has appointed Michelle Shirton as group chief information officer, a move...

Engage betrothed but not yet at the altar

25 Mar, 2026
ONE of the towage industry’s long-standing rumours has been confirmed with Engage Marine (EM)...

Peak shipping bodies call for urgent action on shipping charges

25 Mar, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S peak shipping bodies have called on the federal government to urgently intervene on...

Features


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...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Strengthening draft survey records in Australian bulk trades

8 Mar, 2026
The principle of marine surveying is straightforward, but the accuracy and repeatability of...

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: 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...

NAVIGATING 2026: When the frame changes

13 Mar, 2026
FEBRUARY was shaping up as another well-known chapter in the cyclical downturn of the shipping...

OPINION: The digital supply chain cake

10 Mar, 2026
As I prepare to teach JNB701 Maritime Informatics, a course on digital transformation in supply...

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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