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SAL adds member, FTA adds executive

8 May, 2026
GREENSTREAM, a Sydney-based recruitment and talent advisory firm dedicated exclusively to the...

Report highlights equipment failures in global fleet

A REPORT detailing “critical and recurring equipment failure points” within ships across the world...

Kaitaki breakdown report: “Serious casualty narrowly avoided”

8 May, 2026
THE NEW Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report into the breakdown of...

World Container Index – 7 May 2026

The DREWRY World Container Index (WCI) increased 3% to $2,286 per 40ft container after three...

Thai concession extension a boost for DP World

8 May, 2026
A CONCESSION extension at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand, ensures continuity and service stability for...

Bunbury Port main winner in modest budget port funding

8 May, 2026
THE COOK government has delivered a modest uplift for Western Australia’s port infrastructure in...

Vic government backs refining capacity

8 May, 2026
THE STATE government of Victoria says it will co-fund Viva Energy to do a feasibility study into...

AI debate: Forwarders call for clearer framework

CLEAR legal and operational parameters are required for the use of AI in customs broking and...

The Bradfield Bulletin - 8th May 2026

WELL, if your coffee hasn’t gone up in price this week, your mortgage probably has. I remember when...

Features


TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

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

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...

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...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Westport starts to get real

22 Apr, 2026
Westport has entered development, with road, rail and marine planning advancing for WA’s new...

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: When a seafarer does not come home

7 May, 2026
THE TRAGEDY in Port Phillip Bay should force the Australia public to confront life at sea. Last...

ANALYSIS: The obligation carriers cannot ignore under Part X

THE COMPETITIVE exemptions available under Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)...

OPINION: Understanding Part X in a disrupted market

29 Apr, 2026
Geopolitical disruption and liner shipping have always been uneasy companions. When conflict or...

New Zealand Marine Pilots Association Conference 2026 – Tauranga, NZ

24 Apr, 2026
THE 2026 New Zealand Maritime Pilots’ Association (NZMPA) Conference in Tauranga opened in a way...

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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