News


Down, down: Cosco halves quarterly profit, ONE in 92% FY crash

5 May, 2026
THE BAD news continues to ship out from container lines with the global number four reporting a...

Austal to build two more patrol boats for Border Force

5 May, 2026
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder, Austal, has landed an order for two more Evolved Cape-class...

Global air cargo spot rates hit three-year high

5 May, 2026
GLOBAL air cargo spot rates are reported to have surged +30% year-on-year in April to USD 3.34 per...

Money for renewable energy at Port of Hastings

5 May, 2026
THE GOVERNMENT of Victoria has announced $124.5 million to progress the Victorian Renewable Energy...

Aratere grounding sees KiwiRail fined

5 May, 2026
WELLINGTON District Court has fined KiwiRail hundreds of thousands of dollars after the company...

ICTSI lifts and lifts

5 May, 2026
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc, parent of Melbourne’s Victoria International...

SAL Victoria lines up birdies

5 May, 2026
ENTRIES close this Thursday for the Shipping Australia Victoria 10th Annual Phil Kelly OAM...

Number five is alive: newest Spirit arriVes in Melbourne

4 May, 2026
HAVING reached Geelong on Saturday and undertaken berthing trials at the TT Line terminal...

Melbourne man jailed over failed 98kg meth import

4 May, 2026
AN ATTEMPT to import 98 kilos of methamphetamine via a shipping container full of wheat threshers...

Features


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...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Diversity and innovation driving WA regional ports

22 Apr, 2026
Southern Ports is diversifying trade across its ports, backing growth and resilience with new...

PROJECT CARGO: Going big - the future of project cargo

26 Mar, 2026
The pressure is on Australia’s project cargo and breakbulk sector as shipments get more...

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


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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