News


IFCBAA calls for pricing window and notice periods

20 Feb, 2026
AN ANNUAL pricing window and notice periods for adjusted pricing are among recommendations from the...

OPINION: The landside cost shift - a practical view from the supply chain

20 Feb, 2026
THE CURRENT debate around port productivity and container terminal performance is important. But...

DHL Group expands airfreight cold chain network

20 Feb, 2026
DHL GROUP says it has announced “major steps” to strengthen its life sciences & healthcare (LSH)...

New high speed response vessel for NSW

20 Feb, 2026
SUPPORTING crews in fast, reliable emergency responses and port patrols in Sydney Harbour and Port...

Qube reports growth amid Macquarie takeover

20 Feb, 2026
LOGISTICS company Qube has reported continued growth in underlying financial performance for the...

World Container Index – 19 February 2026

THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI) fell 1% to $1,919 per 40ft container for the sixth...

Austal USA boss departs in wake of accounting blunder

20 Feb, 2026
SHIPBUILDER Austal’s US president, Michelle Kruger, is to leave the company in the wake of last...

Exclusive: Flinders Port Holdings announces major funding for Mission to Seafarers

19 Feb, 2026
SUPPORTING delivery of practical and holistic welfare services for seafarers across South Australia...

The Bradfield Bulletin - 20th February 2026

HAPPY New Year everyone! This week saw the Year of the Horse ushered in. With inboxes suddenly...

Features


AIR CARGO: Policy keeping it fresh from paddock to plate

15 Jan, 2026
With the free trade agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates underway, Daily Cargo...

PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity

17 Nov, 2025
A look at what is happening at our ports, both with cyber technology and hard machinery. CHANGE is...

RO-RO: Green seas ahead for Australia's Ro-Ro sector

27 Oct, 2025
With Australia’s population still growing, the roll on/roll off shipping sector is expanding to...

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: The land of plenty of time and wait a while

12 Oct, 2025
With the focus of global economic power shifting increasingly to the Asia-Pacific, opportunities...

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 landside cost shift - a practical view from the supply chain

20 Feb, 2026
THE CURRENT debate around port productivity and container terminal performance is important. But...

OPINION: Why PI premiums don’t match risk

19 Feb, 2026
FOR decades, professional indemnity (PI) insurance for customs brokers has been priced on a simple...

OPINION: Safety helmets: When standards fail stevedores and crews

ON 2nd May 2019, a twistlock fitted to one of the bottom corner fittings of a container fell out of...

OPINION: Changing tides and navigating 2026

12 Feb, 2026
AS AUSTRALIA and New Zealand resume normal trading cadence following the southern summer, global...

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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