News


NTC seeks consultation on landside stevedoring charges

5 Feb, 2026
PUBLIC consultation has opened for proposed updates to the National Voluntary Guidelines for...

Consultation welcomed, but concerns remain over voluntary process

5 Feb, 2026
PUBLIC consultation on the National Voluntary Guidelines for Landside Stevedoring Charges has been...

Wrecked ferry washed off rocks

5 Feb, 2026
THE WILDLIFE excursion vessel that grounded on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula on Saturday [31...

Dairy supply chain money to help keep freight mooving

5 Feb, 2026
SOME $37.7m in government money for the Dairy Supply Chain Road Upgrades is set to boost...

Overseas markets have producers feeling bullish

5 Feb, 2026
DEMAND from overseas markets is driving producer confidence across Australia’s grassfed beef...

DHL Group pushes sustainability credentials

5 Feb, 2026
DHL GROUP says it has marked key milestones towards decarbonisation meeting the objectives of its...

Imperfect but ICS is here to stay, experts say

FREIGHT forwarders gathered to celebrate a milestone moment for the Integrated Cargo System (ICS)...

Cargo crime becoming more sophisticated, insurers say

4 Feb, 2026
CARGO crime is changing rapidly, with criminals increasingly sophisticated in a digital world,...

Seismic activity detected in northern Australian waters

4 Feb, 2026
NORWAY’s Shearwater Geoservices AS has been awarded a 3D seismic acquisition contract by Eni Timor...

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


OPINION: Australian ports don't deserve relegation

I RECENTLY received Shipping Australia’s (SAL) latest newsletter Signal which has no less than nine...

OPINION: BBNJ and sharing the benefits from marine resources

THE BIODIVERSITY Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (BBNJ) that came into effect this month is...

OPINION: Fairness in container detention: A shipping line’s perspective

22 Jan, 2026
PAUL Zalai’s recent industry opinion, Container detention in Australia – time for fair play, not...

OPINION: Container detention in Australia - time for fair play, not revenue games

21 Jan, 2026
CONTAINER detention in Australia has drifted a long way from its original purpose. What was once a...

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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