News


Industry pain as Minns moves bulk from Glebe Island

3 Mar, 2026
BULK operations are to end on Glebe Island no later than 2030, as the government of New South Wales...

Narco-sub discoveries have AFP on high alert

RECENT discoveries of uncrewed narco-submarines washed up on the Pacific Islands have raised alarm...

KiwiRail’s half-year surplus leap

3 Mar, 2026
FIRST half 2026 financial year performance by KiwiRail has seen a massive increase in operating...

Maritime New Zealand welcomes new chief

3 Mar, 2026
FORMER TMC Marine executive and sometime Daily Cargo News contributor Captain John Silberberg has...

WA’s oldest port to celebrate 200 years

3 Mar, 2026
WESTERN Australia’s first port will celebrate its 200th anniversary with a festival on 11 April....

NQBP reports double full-year trade volumes for half-year

A SURGE in breakbulk trade for the Port of Mackay has seen 14 vessels and more than 60,000 freight...

OPINION: Gulf cargo crisis - what does it mean for Australia?

DETAINED. Delayed. Detoured. Denied. The Gulf crisis is not a spectator sport, and Australian cargo...

Westport seeks business to help shape commercial services

3 Mar, 2026
WESTERN Australia’s planned new container port Westport is advertising for businesses looking to...

INSIGHT: Nominee customs brokers, ABN-to-ABN engagements and the insurance gap

ONE of the most persistent misconceptions in the customs brokerage sector is that regulatory...

Features


VICTORIA: The freight state

26 Feb, 2026
Victoria's freight sector is evolving with key projects like Inland Rail and the West Gate Tunnel,...

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...

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: Gulf cargo crisis - what does it mean for Australia?

DETAINED. Delayed. Detoured. Denied. The Gulf crisis is not a spectator sport, and Australian cargo...

INSIGHT: Nominee customs brokers, ABN-to-ABN engagements and the insurance gap

ONE of the most persistent misconceptions in the customs brokerage sector is that regulatory...

INSIGHT: The carbon reporting wave coming for logistics

THE LOGISTICS sector continues to have a relatively distant relationship with carbon reporting....

OPINION: Middle East tensions exposes fragility of global trade

THERE are moments in this industry that sit heavy. Not because rates move or schedules slip, we...

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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