News


OOCL stacks up awards in Asia

9 Jul, 2026
ORIENT Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has been recognised with a number of awards at industry...

Auriga announces EBA progress

9 Jul, 2026
PILOTS working for Auriga Maritime in Victoria are set to vote on whether to accept a new...

US court ruling sharpens focus on detention fee fairness

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

China food demands reshape grain markets

9 Jul, 2026
CHINA’S increasing reliance on imported food and mounting geopolitical risks around fertiliser...

Southern Ports sets eight new trade records

9 Jul, 2026
WESTERN Australia’s three most southerly ports have set eight new trade records in what operator...

Fremantle putting mussel into water quality

9 Jul, 2026
AN INNOVATIVE trial using mussels to enhance marine biodiversity in Cockburn Sound could provide a...

Mission raffle enters final fortnight

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

China-Australia rates: “Now getting silly”

8 Jul, 2026
WITH the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index showing mean spot rates from Shanghai to Sydney up...

Melbourne Star is back – and it’s not the big wheel

8 Jul, 2026
MAERSK Line will once again provide a fast seasonal service from Melbourne to South East Asia when...

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


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...

Navigating 2026: The middle chooses a side

THE LOADSTAR’S newly published State of AI in Supply Chain survey, run across more than 200...

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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