News


External administrator appointed for ACFS Port Logistics

6 Aug, 2026
ACFS Port Logistics has been placed in external administration. The development follows a number of...

Port Adelaide evacuated as fire burns

06 Aug, 2026
EMERGENCY services have ordered evacuation around a major industrial fire at Port Adelaide. Reports...

Unions continue Brisbane ferry stoppages

06 Aug, 2026
MARITIME unions will continue protected industrial action against the leading operator of Brisbane...

Record year for Lyttelton

06 Aug, 2026
LYTTELTON hit the accelerator in the 2025/26 financial year with the port company achieving new...

CAS marks 50 years as a freight and logistics specialist

FREIGHT forwarding, customs and logistics business Customs Agency Services (CAS) is celebrating 50...

TAFE NSW takes Dominic from school to Sydney harbour skipper

06 Aug, 2026
A PASSION for the water has helped 21-year-old Roselands local Dominic Bruno become one of the...

Ichthys LNG faces court as NT tightens harbour oversight

06 Aug, 2026
ICHTHYS LNG Pty Ltd is facing legal action over alleged under‑reporting of toxic emissions from its...

Cruise industry boosts onshore presence

05 Aug, 2026
CRUISE Lines’ peak body in Australasia has joined forces with farmers, food suppliers, tourism...

ACFS “trading profitably” despite court notices

05 Aug, 2026
ACFS Port Logistics managing director and chief executive Arthur Tzaneros says he is confident for...

Features


TASMANIA: Changing times in the Apple Isle

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

REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

13 July, 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 July, 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 June, 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 June, 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 June, 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 June, 2026
TRADITIONALLY, the Federal Government releases its federal budget for the forthcoming financial...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: Force Majeure is a verb, not a declaration

MOST people treat force majeure like a light switch. Something goes wrong, a port closes, a strait...

OPINION: 150 Days in: Why carriers are about to start exercising liens

WE HAVE officially passed 150 days of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Surcharges have been climbing...

INSIGHT: Inside the AGIC international delegation program

3 Aug, 2026
WHILE corporate presentations dominated much of the Australian Grains Industry Conference (AGIC)...

Navigating 2026: Head inside, head outside

28 July, 2026
MIT Sloan Management Review published an article recently that should be required reading for...

Partner News


DP World, LiteHaus launch Fiji digital education push

DP World has teamed up with Australian non-profit LiteHaus International on a digital education...

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...

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