News


More Chinese New Year adjustments announced

23 Jan, 2026
THE SHAPE of container shipping’s Lunar New Year response is changing, with a peak season surcharge...

NW ports recovering from Cyclone Luana

23 Jan, 2026
KIMBERLEY ports have been hit with wild weather, but no major damage to infrastructure in the...

AFP highlights game of “hide and seek” with drug smugglers

23 Jan, 2026
MOSAIC tiles, crane parts, buses, expensive fabric and ’vegetable spring rolls’ are just some of...

ICS launches Deck Procedures Guide

23 Jan, 2026
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has announced the release of its new Deck Procedures...

OPINION: BBNJ and sharing the benefits from marine resources

THE BIODIVERSITY Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (BBNJ) that came into effect this month is...

Austal launches final patrol boat in $500 million project

23 Jan, 2026
AUSTAL has launched Hull 544, the final Guardian-class Patrol Boat for Defence Australia’s Pacific...

Esperance upgrades to support new clients

23 Jan, 2026
THE PORT of Esperance is bolstering its imports with new deals with Pacific Lime and Cement and...

World Container Index – 22 January 2026

DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased a further 10% to $2,212 per 40ft container this week,...

Ship fuels may contribute to Barrier Reef bleaching

23 Jan, 2026
REGULATIONS governing ship fuel sulphur content may be contributing to mass coral bleaching events...

Features


AIR CARGO: Policy keeping it fresh from paddock to plate

15 Jan, 2026
With the free trade agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates underway, Daily Cargo...

PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity

17 Nov, 2025
A look at what is happening at our ports, both with cyber technology and hard machinery. CHANGE is...

RO-RO: Green seas ahead for Australia's Ro-Ro sector

27 Oct, 2025
With Australia’s population still growing, the roll on/roll off shipping sector is expanding to...

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: The land of plenty of time and wait a while

12 Oct, 2025
With the focus of global economic power shifting increasingly to the Asia-Pacific, opportunities...

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...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: BBNJ and sharing the benefits from marine resources

THE BIODIVERSITY Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (BBNJ) that came into effect this month is...

OPINION: Fairness in container detention: A shipping line’s perspective

22 Jan, 2026
PAUL Zalai’s recent industry opinion, Container detention in Australia – time for fair play, not...

OPINION: Container detention in Australia - time for fair play, not revenue games

21 Jan, 2026
CONTAINER detention in Australia has drifted a long way from its original purpose. What was once a...

OPINION: The potential shape of the future of supply chain

20 Jan, 2026
GLOBAL supply chains continue to evolve in response to growing demands for efficiency, scale, and...

Partner News


Australia’s newest and largest intermodal terminal commences rail freight operations

18 Dec, 2025
In a significant development for both Victorian and national supply chains, the newest and largest...

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