News


Interim CEO for TasPorts

13 Mar, 2026
TASPORTS has appointed industry veteran Captain Allan Gray as interim chief executive while a...

Boluda names new Australian MD

13 Mar, 2026
FOLLOWING the departure of long-serving David Fethers last week Boluda has appointed Ivan Spanjic...

ATSB releases preliminary cruise ship grounding report

13 Mar, 2026
A COMBINATION of factors contributed to the grounding of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer off...

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...

MITEZ calls for national focus on Mount Isa–Townsville corridor

13 Mar, 2026
THE OMISSION of key northern projects from Infrastructure Australia’s national priority list...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures bio-methanol supply

13 Mar, 2026
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has signed with fellow Norwegian company, energy giant Equinor, for a two-year...

World Container Index – 12 March 2026

DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) increased 8% to $2,123 per 40ft container, mainly due to a...

Australia a small fish in DP World

12 Mar, 2026
AUSTRALIA is small fry in the global realm of DP World. Lumped in with the Americas in its 12 March...

The Bradfield Bulletin - 13th March 2026

WALKING down the streets of Fremantle this week, I couldn’t help but feel lucky. It wasn’t just...

Features


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...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Surveying in a time of change

Success requires adaptation and a mindset of embracing change, writes Dr Eric Perez and Susan Hull...

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


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...

OPINION: The illusion of oversupply

FOR most of this year, container shipping was bracing for the opposite problem.. too much capacity....

INSIGHT: Metrics alone do not satisfy ASRS

4 Mar, 2026
MANDATORY climate reporting is about to change reporting for thousands of Australian businesses....

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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