News


ASCLA session connects industry leaders with future talent

26 Aug, 2026
MEMBERS of the supply chain and logistics community gathered at The Wharf Hotel in Melbourne last...

Book examines Hormuz crisis and impact for shipping

26 Aug, 2026
IMPLICATIONS for shipping from the Strait of Hormuz crisis are examined in a new book written by...

VTA calls for “practical freight reform”

26 Aug, 2026
STRENGTHENING freight productivity and supporting the logistics sector are among the 2026 Victorian...

Disruption to Tasman, SoPac services

26 Aug, 2026
AUSTRALASIAN near-seas services have been hit by unplanned disruptions at an inconvenient time for...

Container confusion in Brisbane, but no evidence of mass redirection from ACFS

25 Aug, 2026
ACFS Port Logistics managing director Terry Tzaneros says a recapitalisation process for the...

More providers, easier access for seafarer medical checks

THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says it is expanding its approved medical provider...

ANL/CMA CGM introduce new MD/GM

25 Aug, 2026
NEUSA Marcelino has taken up her new Melbourne-based role as managing director of ANL Container...

OPINION: The border is not the problem. The gap behind it is.

25 Aug, 2026
THERE is a moment in every trade digitalisation working group that I have come to recognise....

SPOTLIGHT ON: Project Cargo & Specialised Shipping Award

FOR AAL Shipping, winning last year's award was “a proud moment” for the company and “recognition...

Features


LINER TRADES TO ASIA: When the big get bigger

17 Aug, 2026
Australia’s international container trades are increasingly and irreversibly dominated by Asia. And...

TASMANIA: Changing times in the Apple Isle

24 July, 2026
New ships and extra capacity ensure Tasmania is well-placed to handle the fluctuations that...

REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

13 July, 2026
Australia’s metropolitan ports are often in focus for the role they play in maritime trade, much of...

REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts

13 July, 2026
WHILE Australia’s regional ports are becoming ever more important, at the heart of success is the...

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


MARITIME AUTONOMY: Proof by continuity

19 Aug, 2026
IN THE Middle East, uncrewed maritime systems are supporting continuous national surveillance...

TRADE LAW: Trade 2040 - navigating turbulence

17 Aug, 2026
THE INTERNATIONAL supply chain has been subject to some serious recent challenges including the...

PORTS: Clean skies ahead

Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka will discuss the Clean Air Action Plan, trade...

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

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

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: The border is not the problem. The gap behind it is.

25 Aug, 2026
THERE is a moment in every trade digitalisation working group that I have come to recognise....

Trade security: The tech disconnect threatening Australian ports

21 Aug, 2026
IF YOU'VE ever been involved in importation, you know the Australian border runs on paperwork. But...

OPINION: Is the Northern Sea Route the new black?

LATELY, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has seen increased interest due to the ongoing trouble in West...

OPINION: Shipowners as political negotiators - about time too

IT IS not uncommon for private citizens to be involved in resolving conflicts between nations. At...

Partner News


Port of Brisbane strives to be ‘good ancestors’ for future users

To mark 50 years since the Port of Brisbane Authority was established to deliver a modern deepwater...

DP World, LiteHaus launch Fiji digital education push

DP World has teamed up with Australian non-profit LiteHaus International on a digital education...

PORT OF BRISBANE: Queensland's 'best kept secret' celebrates 50 years

To mark 50 years since the establishment of the Port of Brisbane Authority to create a modern,...

Southern Ports' Community Investment Program going bigger than ever

SOUTHERN Ports is set to take its Community Investment Program to a new level after delivering a...

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