News


ZIM hits accelerator but Hapag deal in limbo

12 Oct, 2026
IN JUST six weeks since revealing its last projections, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has...

Island ferry rescue completed

12 Oct, 2026
A SOLOMON Islands ferry that broke down at sea on Friday [9 October] with 73 people on board was...

Aranui newie delivered in China

12 Oct, 2026
CHINESE builder Huanghai Shipbuilding, based in Shandong, has delivered the newbuilding combi-liner...

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...

TasPorts, AMC seize overseas collaboration opportunities

12 Oct, 2026
TASPORTS and Spanish maritime research body BlueNetCat are to co-lead the framework for a new...

OOCL unloads huge third quarter

12 Oct, 2026
ORIENT Overseas International Limited, parent of OOCL, has revealed a healthy third quarter 2026...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 9 October 2026

THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) posted a weekly loss last week, finishing at 2917 points for 9 October...

TRADE LAW: New world order?

12 Oct, 2026
The Australian Prime Minister has very recently delivered a speech before the United Nations...

Maersk is launching a No Shipping Instruction, No Load policy

09 Oct, 2026
A PAUSE in rates fluctuations in Asia-Australia trades suggests some kind of equilibrium has been...

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


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...

PORTS: Clean skies ahead

Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka will discuss the Clean Air Action Plan, trade...

Industry Opinions & Insights


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...

TRADE LAW: New world order?

11 Oct, 2026
The Australian Prime Minister has very recently delivered a speech before the United Nations...

OPINION: Boosting defence quickly and cheaply

INDULGE yourself with a fascinating read of Admiral Sir Reginal Henderson’s 1911 recommendation for...

OPINION: ATO software royalty ruling may contain a customs impact

1 Oct, 2026
ON 4 September the ATO finalised TR 2026/2, its view on when cross-border software payments are...

Partner News


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...

Industry rallies to help fight childhood cancer as charity golf day returns

THE SHIPPING & Logistics Charity Golf Day returns to Long Reef Golf Club on 23 October, this year...

PORT OF BRISBANE: Port people recall the moments that shaped an icon

Port of Brisbane presents the third in a newsreel series bringing the port’s history and stories to...

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