News


Rates wallow in trough of uncertainty

16 Oct, 2026
IT’S BEEN an interesting week in the Asia-Australia trades, in the proverbial Chinese sense of ‘we...

New cruise ships to make 60% of Great Southern visits

16 Oct, 2026
SOME 60% of cruise ship calls to Southern Ports this season will be maiden visits, with the Crown...

DP World appoints new head for Asia Pacific

DP WORLD has announced the appointment of Jason Varsamidis as chief executive officer and managing...

Zesty Zespri wraps up season

16 Oct, 2026
NEW Zealand kiwifruit marketer and distributor Zespri is approaching the end of a very successful...

Work starts on flood protection for east-west freight corridor

16 Oct, 2026
WORK begins this weekend on flood-proofing Western Australia’s east-west rail corridor which in...

Carnival is over for two local cruise ships

16 Oct, 2026
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines will halve its Australia-based fleet in 2028, citing vulnerability to...

Shipping and Logistics Charity Golf Day 23rd October 2026 SHOUT OUT!

MORE THAN 100 players from across Australia's shipping, logistics, ports and supply chain sectors...

World Container Index – 15 October 2026

THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), rose 3% to $4,485 per 40ft container, mainly due to an...

CityCats “not floating pubs”, unions say

16 Oct, 2026
MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) and Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) members working on...

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


THE GRILL: Neil Stephens

DCN speaks with Port of Brisbane CEO Neil Stephens about his Cornish upbringing, making Queensland...

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...

Industry Opinions & Insights


INSIGHT: Mis-declaring dangerous goods is never the answer

15 Oct, 2026
SHIPPING line ANL has announced a peak season hazardous surcharge (PSHS) for all hazardous cargo...

Disclosure is not a substitute for resolving the underlying problem

14 Oct, 2026
AUSTRALIAN cargo owners may soon hear more about strengthened disclosure arrangements for terminal...

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...

Partner News


PORT OF BRISBANE: After a challenging start, Brisbane is cruise city central

Port of Brisbane presents the fourth instalment in a newsreel series bringing the port’s history...

‘Brett’ set to star at ASCLA awards, as booking cutoff looms

13 Oct, 2026
COMEDIAN Peter Rowsthorn, also known as Brett from the Kath and Kim series, is set to be a...

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...

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