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Patrick to waive Melbourne fees

2 Mar, 2026
PATRICK Terminals has amplified the Port of Melbourne’s recent Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN)...

Scott Carson calls 'stumps' as IFCBAA CEO

2 Mar, 2026
THE SEARCH is on for a new chief executive for the International Forwarders & Customs Brokers...

Middle East conflict: what does it mean for Australian shippers?

2 Mar, 2026
SHIPPING and freight sector players are preparing for significant disruption as conflict in the...

New NSW Ports chair keen to make an impact

2 Mar, 2026
CHRISTINE Bartlett says she is looking forward to “supporting the critical contribution the ports...

INSIGHT: The carbon reporting wave coming for logistics

THE LOGISTICS sector continues to have a relatively distant relationship with carbon reporting....

New Zealand key ports: Tauranga raises full-year guidance

2 Mar, 2026
RESILIENT trade volumes, productivity improvements, and increased revenue and margin were...

New Zealand key ports: Auckland’s strong first half

2 Mar, 2026
PORT of Auckland says it is on track to meet its performance targets following a strong first half...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 27 February 2026

AT THE end of Friday February 27, 2026, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) closed at 2140 points, a 4.75%...

OPINION: Middle East tensions exposes fragility of global trade

THERE are moments in this industry that sit heavy. Not because rates move or schedules slip, we...

Features


VICTORIA: The freight state

26 Feb, 2026
Victoria's freight sector is evolving with key projects like Inland Rail and the West Gate Tunnel,...

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...

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: Middle East tensions exposes fragility of global trade

THERE are moments in this industry that sit heavy. Not because rates move or schedules slip, we...

OPINION: Seafarer welfare funding and building a nationally consistent approach

26 Feb, 2026
IT WAS a great honour to be included in All About Shipping's Top 100 Women in Global Shipping,...

ANALYSIS: MV Raider and hard drugs on the high seas

THE right of state authorities to board ships on the high seas has been in the spotlight of late...

OPINION: Government needs to step up on seafarer welfare

ON THE 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention, Human Rights at Sea calls on the...

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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