News


Peak shipping bodies call for urgent action on shipping charges

25 Mar, 2026
AUSTRALIA’S peak shipping bodies have called on the federal government to urgently intervene on...

NZ bulk coastal plans falter

25 Mar, 2026
THE CHANCES of New Zealand’s West Coast Bulk Logistics (WCBL) resuming service with self-propelled...

High productivity vehicles successfully trialled at Brisbane

25 Mar, 2026
BIGGER truck combinations are offering productivity increases of between 50% and 100%, the Port of...

Motukea moving again after harbour crane repairs

25 Mar, 2026
CARRIERS using ICTSI’s Motukea International Terminal in Port Moresby are beginning to recover...

Cold comfort for NZ exporters

25 Mar, 2026
THE WORLD’s largest operator of specialised reefer vessels has debuted the first of seven...

Commonwealth announces support for transport sector

25 Mar, 2026
ENSURING truckies and transport operators are protected from fuel price rises is the aim of changes...

WA ports cleared ahead of Cyclone Narelle

25 Mar, 2026
PILBARA Ports are being cleared ahead of Cyclone Narelle which is expected to move down the West...

COSCO Shipping Holdings in 2025: operationally outperforming

24 Mar, 2026
WHILE COSCO Shipping Holdings (CSH) could not escape 2025’s strained market conditions the company...

Flinders Ports’ new vessel barges in

24 Mar, 2026
FLINDERS Port Holdings (FPH) has taken delivery of an ultra-flexible new utility vessel that will...

Features


EDUCATION & TRAINING: Adapting to changing times

18 Mar, 2026
DCN takes a look at how the education and training sector is adapting to the needs of a rapidly...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Navigating the risks, looking to the future

The marine surveying profession continues to evolve through workforce diversification,...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Bringing on the next generation

Industry stakeholders are slowly coming around and understanding that marine surveying requires a...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Strengthening draft survey records in Australian bulk trades

8 Mar, 2026
The principle of marine surveying is straightforward, but the accuracy and repeatability of...

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: The ‘April cliff’ - a mathematical certainty

This article is submitted by a reader. The views expressed are those of the author and do not...

OPINION: Infrastructure Australia misses the boat

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia (IA) recently released the IA 2026 Priority List (IPL). I would like to...

NAVIGATING 2026: When the frame changes

13 Mar, 2026
FEBRUARY was shaping up as another well-known chapter in the cyclical downturn of the shipping...

OPINION: The digital supply chain cake

10 Mar, 2026
As I prepare to teach JNB701 Maritime Informatics, a course on digital transformation in supply...

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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