News


Flinders reaches out with new crane order

9 Feb, 2026
FLINDERS Adelaide Container Terminal is to take delivery of an Australian first, a cantilever...

Floating pier on epic trek

9 Feb, 2026
A 100-METRE floating pier is on its way to Antarctica as it nears the end of a very length tow from...

Senator to speak at transport conference

9 Feb, 2026
PROMINENT freight sector advocate and ALP politician Glenn Sterle is to speak at the 2026 VTA State...

Older ships not to blame for poor livestock transport says ALEC

9 Feb, 2026
THE PREMISE that new ships provide a more humane way to transport livestock is a fallacy according...

Hoegh training in New Zealand

9 Feb, 2026
AUCKLAND Transport late last week took delivery of the 23rd and final three-carriage unit in its...

Government urged to remain strong in EU trade negotiations

9 Feb, 2026
FARMERS and meat exporters have called on the federal government to remain firm in negotiating a...

Training pathways delivering local jobs at NQBP

9 Feb, 2026
FOR Luke Reeves, starting a plumbing apprenticeship at North Queensland Bulk Ports marks “a major...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 9 February 2026

THE BALTIC Dry Index dipped last week, finishing at 1923 for the week ending 6 February 2026, down...

UPDATE: All Pilbara Ports open in wake of Cyclone Mitchell

9 Feb, 2026
ALL PILBARA Ports are now open following the passage of Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell which...

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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