News


OOCL expands customer proximity push

13 Oct, 2026
OOCL’s Melbourne customers now have the option of moving boxes to/from the Melbourne Intermodal...

IFCBAA concerns on RBA credit card fee proposals

13 Oct, 2026
IFCBAA members are concerned about proposals that would prevent businesses from passing on credit...

Melbourne takes cruising Crown

13 Oct, 2026
PRINCESS Cruises will return to basing one of its seasonal Oceania market ships in Melbourne in...

Services return to Suez, security concerns remain, report says

13 Oct, 2026
MORE shipping lines are resuming service through the Suez Canal instead of diverting ships all the...

Perdaman chairman warns Australia is “on the brink”

13 Oct, 2026
PERDAMAN chairman Vikas Rambal says Australia’s dependence on imported fuel and fertiliser has left...

Texel Air expands New Zealand freighter fleet

TEXEL Air has added Boeing’s 200th 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to its New Zealand...

ZIM hits accelerator but Hapag deal in limbo

12 Oct, 2026
IN JUST six weeks since revealing its last projections, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has...

Island ferry rescue completed

12 Oct, 2026
A SOLOMON Islands ferry that broke down at sea on Friday [9 October] with 73 people on board was...

Aranui newie delivered in China

12 Oct, 2026
CHINESE builder Huanghai Shipbuilding, based in Shandong, has delivered the newbuilding combi-liner...

Features


BIOSECURITY: Bug attack - Australia under threat from land, sea and air

29 Sept, 2026
Australia’s isolation, so long a protection against biological threats, is under increasing...

BIOSECURITY: Keep it clean

29 Sept, 2026
Franmarine’s Fremantle pilot is testing controlled in-water hull cleaning under strict biosecurity...

PNG & PACIFIC ISLANDS: A path to prosperity

20 Sept, 2026
Pacific ports are driving trade growth through digital innovation, terminal investment and stronger...

PNG & PACIFIC ISLANDS: PacTow introduces towing operations customer centre

20 Sept, 2026
Pacific Towing has opened a central customer operations hub in Port Moresby, using digital booking...

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


TRADE LAW: New world order?

11 Oct, 2026
The Australian Prime Minister has very recently delivered a speech before the United Nations...

MARITIME AUTONOMY: Proof by continuity

19 Aug, 2026
IN THE Middle East, uncrewed maritime systems are supporting continuous national surveillance...

TRADE LAW: Trade 2040 - navigating turbulence

17 Aug, 2026
THE INTERNATIONAL supply chain has been subject to some serious recent challenges including the...

PORTS: Clean skies ahead

Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka will discuss the Clean Air Action Plan, trade...

Industry Opinions & Insights


IFCBAA concerns on RBA credit card fee proposals

13 Oct, 2026
IFCBAA members are concerned about proposals that would prevent businesses from passing on credit...

OPINION: Tougher tobacco laws welcome, but they don’t stop the shops

12 Oct, 2026
Everyone agrees that illicit tobacco has become one of the most lucrative criminal markets in the...

TRADE LAW: New world order?

11 Oct, 2026
The Australian Prime Minister has very recently delivered a speech before the United Nations...

OPINION: Boosting defence quickly and cheaply

INDULGE yourself with a fascinating read of Admiral Sir Reginal Henderson’s 1911 recommendation for...

Partner News


Record cruise season set to bring 30,000 visitors to Newcastle region

THE ARRIVAL of Crown Princess into Newcastle Harbour today [8 October] has officially launched a...

People are the power base of the shipping business

1 Oct, 2026
AS THE world’s largest maritime market, Asia offers an extraordinary range of maritime capabilities...

Industry rallies to help fight childhood cancer as charity golf day returns

THE SHIPPING & Logistics Charity Golf Day returns to Long Reef Golf Club on 23 October, this year...

PORT OF BRISBANE: Port people recall the moments that shaped an icon

Port of Brisbane presents the third in a newsreel series bringing the port’s history and stories to...

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