News


Marika Calfas gets King's Birthday gong

NSW Ports chief executive Marika Calfas has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)...

Dark MoFo spirit engulfs new ro-pax

9 Jun, 2026
SPIRIT of Tasmania V relocated from Melbourne’s Station Pier to Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf over the...

Analysts report a jump in air cargo spot rates

9 Jun, 2026
GLOBAL air cargo spot rates rose 41% in May but industry analysts Xeneta say some relief may be on...

Giant cranes arrive at Hutchison Sydney

9 Jun, 2026
HUTCHISON Ports Sydney has this week welcomed the arrival of two giant new Quay Cranes to its ;Port...

Leeward consolidates agencies

9 Jun, 2026
QUEENSLAND-headquartered Leeward Group is retiring its Nautical Shipping agency network and...

NPDL reverts, finesses services

9 Jun, 2026
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line, now headquartered in Singapore under newish managing director Kim A...

Andrew Newman appointed to head Freight Victoria

9 Jun, 2026
ANDREW Newman has been announced as the new executive director of Freight Victoria, filling a role...

Industrial threat at Port Hedland could cost millions

9 Jun, 2026
INDUSTRIAL action by the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) at BHP’s iron‑ore export operations at Port...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 5 June 2026

THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) dropped again last week, finishing at 2981 points for 6 June 2026, down...

Features


SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A state of opportunity

20 May, 2026
Even as challenges arise, South Australia is taking advantage of opportunities with new...

TUGS & TOWAGE: A story of innovation

5 May, 2026
DCN delves into the world of tugs and towage, a sector crucial to the success of ports and offshore...

TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

Pacific Towing, part of Steamships Limited’s Logistics Division, is Melanesia’s largest marine...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Cyclones and lawsuits shaping the future of the West

22 Apr, 2026
Much of Western Australia’s economic future hangs on the ability of its ports to export the...

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


AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING: Reforming the AISR

THE GULF crisis has exposed a critical weakness in Australia’s economy: a near-total reliance on...

OPINION: AI not the answer to Customs Broker skills shortages

23 Apr, 2026
ALL sectors of the logistics industry are reporting difficulties attracting and retaining staff in...

PORT CALL OPTIMISATION: The digital mooring

21 Apr, 2026
In a recent column, I used the metaphor of a “digital cake” to describe how standards form a...

DECARBONISATION: From measurement to action

16 Apr, 2026
THE FIRST two parts of this series established two things. First, that mandatory climate related...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: MSIC price increases an affront

BURIED in the federal government’s 2026/27 budget papers was a decision that will have a...

ANALYSIS: BYD ‘invasion’ - fact or PR flood?

3 Jun, 2026
NEVER underestimate the power of a saturation marketing and PR campaign. Any media-alert reader...

NAVIGATING 2026: Eye of the storm and a world getting harder before it gets better

29 May, 2026
TEN WEEKS after the United States and Israel targeted Iran, which responded by closing the Strait...

OPINION: Should shipping lines own and control the terminals?

THERE IS a growing battle happening behind the scenes in global ports right now, and it’s not just...

Partner News


Building a smarter gateway: Pacific Marine Base Bundaberg takes shape

5 May, 2026
An interview with the CEO of Pacific Tug Group, Chris Peters When Pacific Tug Group first began...

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