News


IV spirited away to Melbourne

11 Mar, 2026
TT Line has relocated the idle Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV from Corio Bay, Geelong to...

Pressure on freight projects and SMEs as fuel price skyrockets

11 Mar, 2026
RISING oil prices along with imminent interest rate hikes are weighing down an under-pressure...

New offshore wind technology for APAC marine logistics

11 Mar, 2026
DEVELOPER of advanced industrial precincts, Energy Estate, has been appointed 'exclusive advisor'...

ZIM takes a beating

11 Mar, 2026
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, due to be largely absorbed by Hapag-Lloyd later this year, has...

MUA and Carnival at odds over inspections

11 Mar, 2026
CARNIVAL Cruise Line and the Maritime Union are at loggerheads over inspection rights following an...

Westport governing body to be established in WA legislation

11 Mar, 2026
THE WEST Australian government has introduced legislation to establish a governing authority for...

Green Cape Lighthouse restored to use

11 Mar, 2026
LIGHT has been restored to Green Cape on the New South Wales south coast, with the historic...

CMA CGM’s 2025: Solid results driven by shipping

10 Mar, 2026
CMA CGM chairman and CEO Rudolphe Saadé is confident the group’s strategy remains on course,...

‘Let’s cruise’ says PANSW, as price incentives announced

10 Mar, 2026
PORT Authority of New South Wales has announced price incentives to encourage cruise lines to visit...

Features


MARINE SURVEYORS: Navigating the risks, looking to the future

The marine surveying profession continues to evolve through workforce diversification,...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Bringing on the next generation

Industry stakeholders are slowly coming around and understanding that marine surveying requires a...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Strengthening draft survey records in Australian bulk trades

8 Mar, 2026
The principle of marine surveying is straightforward, but the accuracy and repeatability of...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Surveying in a time of change

Success requires adaptation and a mindset of embracing change, writes Dr Eric Perez and Susan Hull...

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: The digital supply chain cake

10 Mar, 2026
As I prepare to teach JNB701 Maritime Informatics, a course on digital transformation in supply...

OPINION: The illusion of oversupply

FOR most of this year, container shipping was bracing for the opposite problem.. too much capacity....

INSIGHT: Metrics alone do not satisfy ASRS

4 Mar, 2026
MANDATORY climate reporting is about to change reporting for thousands of Australian businesses....

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...

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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