News


Feds announce rail, sea freight switch incentives

6 May, 2026
ACCOMPANYING today’s announcement of the truncation of the Inland Rail project and an extra $1.2...

Underpaid crew sees another ship banned

6 May, 2026
AMSA has issued a third ban in less than two months after another shipping company was found to...

Mayfield welcomes High Court decision

6 May, 2026
MAYFIELD Development Corporation has welcomed a decision by the High Court of Australia allowing...

Mid West Ports a winner with every drop

6 May, 2026
GERALDTON’S Mid West Ports Authority has won Western Australia's 2026 Platinum Waterwise Business...

War-torn seafarers suffer happiness slump

6 May, 2026
THE FIRST QUARTER 2026 Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) from The Mission to Seafarers has revealed a...

Aurizon back Feds’ rail freight money

6 May, 2026
THE RAIL freight package offered by the federal government as a sweetener to its announcement of...

State and federal governments announce fuel security plans

6 May, 2026
STATE and federal governments have announced a raft of new fuel and fertiliser security measures....

Range of views as stakeholders react to Inland Rail pause

6 May, 2026
INDUSTRY has broadly supported the federal government’s move to pause construction of Inland Rail...

Inland Rail to pause at Parkes, federal government says

6 May, 2026
FEDERAL infrastructure minister Catherine King has cited whopping cost blowouts on Inland Rail for...

Features


TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

Pacific Towing, part of Steamships Limited’s Logistics Division, is Melanesia’s largest marine...

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...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Cyclones and lawsuits shaping the future of the West

22 Apr, 2026
Much of Western Australia’s economic future hangs on the ability of its ports to export the...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Westport starts to get real

22 Apr, 2026
Westport has entered development, with road, rail and marine planning advancing for WA’s new...

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


AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING: Reforming the AISR

THE GULF crisis has exposed a critical weakness in Australia’s economy: a near-total reliance on...

OPINION: AI not the answer to Customs Broker skills shortages

23 Apr, 2026
ALL sectors of the logistics industry are reporting difficulties attracting and retaining staff in...

PORT CALL OPTIMISATION: The digital mooring

21 Apr, 2026
In a recent column, I used the metaphor of a “digital cake” to describe how standards form a...

DECARBONISATION: From measurement to action

16 Apr, 2026
THE FIRST two parts of this series established two things. First, that mandatory climate related...

Industry Opinions & Insights


ANALYSIS: The obligation carriers cannot ignore under Part X

THE COMPETITIVE exemptions available under Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)...

OPINION: Understanding Part X in a disrupted market

29 Apr, 2026
Geopolitical disruption and liner shipping have always been uneasy companions. When conflict or...

New Zealand Marine Pilots Association Conference 2026 – Tauranga, NZ

24 Apr, 2026
THE 2026 New Zealand Maritime Pilots’ Association (NZMPA) Conference in Tauranga opened in a way...

OPINION: The legalised cartel - how Part X works for liner shipping

23 Apr, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S liner trades operate under a unique legislative framework that sets it apart from...

Partner News


Building a smarter gateway: Pacific Marine Base Bundaberg takes shape

5 May, 2026
An interview with the CEO of Pacific Tug Group, Chris Peters When Pacific Tug Group first began...

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