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Freight takes flight in Western Sydney

27 Jul, 2026
WESTERN Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) is officially open for freight...

ANL fine-tunes TransTas service

27 Jul, 2026
EARLY next month ANL will introduce a number of changes to its TranzTas service between Australia...

Contract awarded for Pilbara Ports road reconstruction

27 Jul, 2026
A $37 MILLION contract to reconstruct the Utah Ring Road, providing access to one of the Pilbara’s...

Just what the doctor ordered: AMSA extends medical network

27 Jul, 2026
QUALIFIED seafarers and coastal pilots will have greater choice and easier access to medical...

BMT goes One2Three

27 Jul, 2026
SYDNEY-based, internationally prolific One2three Naval Architects has been acquired by the UK’s BMT...

Fertiliser alert as MidEast ructions again block shipments

27 Jul, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Fertiliser Corporation has urged buyers to remain cautious about fertiliser...

World Container Index – 23 July 2026

THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), decreased a further 4% to $4,374 per 40ft container, due to...

Justine Jarvinen takes the helm as new chair for Port Authority of NSW

24 Jul, 2026
JUSTINE Jarvinen’s appointment as the Port Authority of New South Wales board chair is said to come...

TASMANIA: Changing times in the Apple Isle

24 Jul, 2026
New ships and extra capacity ensure Tasmania is well-placed to handle the fluctuations that...

Features


TASMANIA: Changing times in the Apple Isle

24 Jul, 2026
New ships and extra capacity ensure Tasmania is well-placed to handle the fluctuations that...

REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

13 Jul, 2026
Australia’s metropolitan ports are often in focus for the role they play in maritime trade, much of...

REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts

13 Jul, 2026
WHILE Australia’s regional ports are becoming ever more important, at the heart of success is the...

TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT: Ports and the path of tech

29 Jun, 2026
The rapid rise of tech and AI is bringing on a new era of change at ports and terminals. IT WAS in...

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


OPINION: China’s maritime shift & its consequences for Australian shippers

18 Jun, 2026
THERE is a growing shift underway in China’s maritime policy settings that, while not yet widely...

AIR CARGO: Liability up in the air

15 Jun, 2026
THE ARRANGEMENTS around the liability of each party involved in the movement of cargo by air are...

THE GRILL: Angela Gillham

DCN speaks with Maritime Industry Australia chief executive Angela Gillham about maritime careers,...

TRADE LAW: Gazing into the crystal ball

12 Jun, 2026
TRADITIONALLY, the Federal Government releases its federal budget for the forthcoming financial...

Industry Opinions & Insights


INSIGHT: Strategic and legal status of Bab el-Mandeb

RECENT reports that Iran has requested Houthis forces to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait have once...

OPINION: Strait of Hormuz blockades, cargo fees and impact upon supply chains

22 Jul, 2026
THE US plans to seize the Strait of Hormuz and reimpose a blockade on ships entering and departing...

OPINION: Is Australasian shipping ready for the strongest El Niño on record?

20 Jul, 2026
El Niño has returned to the Pacific, and while much of the attention has focused on its impact on...

White elephants: Money wasted on port infrastructure in Timor-Leste

I RECENTLY watched a program on ABC TV about a ‘ghost airport’ in Timor-Leste, which was built in...

Partner News


PORT OF BRISBANE: Queensland's 'best kept secret' celebrates 50 years

To mark 50 years since the establishment of the Port of Brisbane Authority to create a modern,...

Southern Ports' Community Investment Program going bigger than ever

SOUTHERN Ports is set to take its Community Investment Program to a new level after delivering a...

Mission raffle enters final fortnight

THERE are just two weeks left in the Mission to Seafarers Sydney's fundraising raffle, with two...

Care-Factor 2026: Organiser Q&A

On 31 July 2026, Care-Factor will host an inspiring evening dedicated to celebrating generosity,...

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