News


New New Zealand ferry fuss

16 Apr, 2026
NEW uncertainty has hit New Zealand’s Cook Strait ferry replacement program with responsible...

MEDLOG expands to Ettamogah

16 Apr, 2026
MSC’s Medlog has expanded again in Australia with the completion of its acquisition of the...

TRAnsverse tugs near 3000 commercial jobs

16 Apr, 2026
SVITZER says its three TRAnsverse class tugboats are approaching 3000 collective commercial tug...

Refinery fire highlights fuel vulnerability, transport figures say

16 Apr, 2026
A FIRE at the Corio oil refinery near Geelong highlights Australia’s fuel vulnerability, industry...

Container hardstand storage running out for operators

16 Apr, 2026
THE PRESSURE is on to find land for container-rated hardstands in the east coast's major cities,...

Industry welcomes “urgent action” by FWC

16 Apr, 2026
A DRAFT emergency order aimed at addressing escalating fuel costs in road transport has been...

Major milestones for MSC

15 Apr, 2026
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has reached a remarkable milestone, becoming the first container...

Wonky Q1 for OOCL

15 Apr, 2026
COSCO-owned, Hong Kong-based OOCL, usually the first of the major container lines to report...

Brokers key to preventing ciggie piggybacking, says FTA

15 Apr, 2026
CUSTOMS brokers should be granted a special position as authorities seek to prevent "piggybacking"...

Features


PROJECT CARGO: Going big - the future of project cargo

26 Mar, 2026
The pressure is on Australia’s project cargo and breakbulk sector as shipments get more...

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...

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: Twin shipping chokepoint crisis threatens Australian trade

It has been more than a month since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries...

OPINION: Food supply chains during an oil supply shortage

27 Mar, 2026
As the world is battling with a shortage of oil supply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...

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...

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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