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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...

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...

Fortescue and Woodside release mixed results

25 Feb, 2026
PILBARA miners' results have been coming in. The latest from Fortescue and Woodside are mixed, with...

Weather threat to East West rail opening

25 Feb, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is hoping the East West rail line will be back in...

Retiring wharfies reflect upon a changing industry

25 Feb, 2026
AFTER each working more than a quarter of a century on the North Queensland waterfront, Norm Morley...

Aussies recognised in 100 Top Women in Shipping rankings

25 Feb, 2026
MARITIME lawyer Alison Cusack and Mission to Seafarers Australia and Papua New Guinea regional...

Kelsian quits SeaLink, tourism business

25 Feb, 2026
A YEAR after initiating a review of its diverse business interests Adelaide-based Kelsian Group has...

NSS announces new container facility

24 Feb, 2026
DEDICATED support for 230 refrigerated containers is among the features of a new $5 million...

Down down, freight rates are down

24 Feb, 2026
CARRIERS are resorting to almost meaningless inbound rate restoration attempts in a move watchers...

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


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...

OPINION: Why PI premiums don’t match risk

19 Feb, 2026
FOR decades, professional indemnity (PI) insurance for customs brokers has been priced on a simple...

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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