News


Fiji Ports seeking new tariffs on shipping lines

20 Jul, 2026
FIJI Ports Corporation (FPCL) has told the nation’s Competition and Consumer Commission its FJD 910...

Early tender advice for Kwinana Bulk Terminal upgrade

20 Jul, 2026
FREMANTLE Ports has released early tender advice for upcoming works at the Kwinana Bulk Terminal,...

Ship repair hub planned for Vanuatu

20 Jul, 2026
VANUATU maritime services company Ocean Logistics is seeking investor funds to develop a ship...

OPINION: Is Australasian shipping ready for the strongest El Niño on record?

20 Jul, 2026
El Niño has returned to the Pacific, and while much of the attention has focused on its impact on...

Austal in groundbreaking build of wind powered cargo trimaran

20 Jul, 2026
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder Austal’s Philippines division has reached a major milestone in...

Cape Preston West to be renamed amid major BCI project milestones

20 Jul, 2026
THE PILBARA port of Cape Preston West is to become Mardie Port. BCI Minerals has begun the formal...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 17 July 2026

THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) dipped last week, finishing at 2752 points for 17 July 2026, down from...

Despite strike BHP keeps ore moving at Port Hedland

17 Jul, 2026
BHP HAS kept iron‑ore exports flowing through Port Hedland despite an eight‑hour strike by around...

New cranes to lift Queensland dockyard capability

17 Jul, 2026
THE QUEENSLAND government has allocated $4.5 million from the state’s Sovereign Industry...

Features


REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

13 Jul, 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 Jul, 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 Jun, 2026
The rapid rise of tech and AI is bringing on a new era of change at ports and terminals. IT WAS in...

CUSTOMS BROKERS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS: Pressure points

15 Jun, 2026
Delivering reliability has been a great challenge for operators around the world since 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


OPINION: China’s maritime shift & its consequences for Australian shippers

18 Jun, 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 Jun, 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 Jun, 2026
TRADITIONALLY, the Federal Government releases its federal budget for the forthcoming financial...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: Is Australasian shipping ready for the strongest El Niño on record?

20 Jul, 2026
El Niño has returned to the Pacific, and while much of the attention has focused on its impact on...

White elephants: Money wasted on port infrastructure in Timor-Leste

I RECENTLY watched a program on ABC TV about a ‘ghost airport’ in Timor-Leste, which was built in...

OPINION: Vessel spoofing - Indonesia’s maritime blind spots and Australian implications

10 Jul, 2026
IN ITS Maritime Domain Awareness report launch in Jakarta on 7 July 2026, the Indonesia Ocean...

US court ruling sharpens focus on detention fee fairness

COULD this significant decision out of the United States strengthen scrutiny of detention charging...

Partner News


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...

Care-Factor 2026: Organiser Q&A

On 31 July 2026, Care-Factor will host an inspiring evening dedicated to celebrating generosity,...

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