News


2030 before market meets Chinese PCTC demand: Wallenius Wilhelmsen

10 Nov, 2026
THE RO-RO capacity gap continues to grow as Chinese vehicle manufacturers' production outpaces...

Air cargo maintains “steady pace of growth”, analysts report

10 Nov, 2026
OCTOBER saw the seventh consecutive month of year-on-year growth in global air cargo volumes since...

Few port communities digitised, IAPH hears

A NEW study released at last week’s International Association of Ports and Harbors World Ports...

Fruits and rocks features of Queensland - China trade

10 Nov, 2026
THE Queensland government has launched a China Trade and Investment Strategy 2026 – 2028 document,...

WiseTech announces chief governance officer appointment

10 Nov, 2026
WISETECH Global has announced the appointment of Katrina Johnson to the newly created role of chief...

OPINION: Modernising workflows is critical for cargo

MODERNISING frontline workflows can unlock up to $2.8 million (AU$3.9 million) in potential profit...

Australian box trades hit highs and lows

10 Nov, 2026
SEPTEMBER saw Australasia and Oceania container trades hit a year-long high for imports – but a...

Spirit tests, payouts slammed

09 Nov, 2026
TT-LINE'S Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV underwent "safety testing" in waters off...

Multi-agency response underway after dredger partially submerges

09 Nov, 2026
A MULTI-agency response is underway in Victoria after the sand dredge Kirra “partially submerged”...

Features


QUEENSLAND: Sunshine State frames its freight future

4 Nov, 2026
Queensland is expanding freight capacity through rail, road and regional port investment, with...

RORO: Demand driving change

25 Oct, 2026
As the behaviours of Australian motorists change, so does the nature of the roll-on, roll-off...

BIOSECURITY: Bug attack - Australia under threat from land, sea and air

29 Sept, 2026
Australia’s isolation, so long a protection against biological threats, is under increasing...

BIOSECURITY: Keep it clean

29 Sept, 2026
Franmarine’s Fremantle pilot is testing controlled in-water hull cleaning under strict biosecurity...

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: Industry calling for ACCC action on landside charges

18 Oct, 2026
HIGH and rapidly escalating landside charges at Australia’s container terminals and empty container...

THE GRILL: Neil Stephens

DCN speaks with Port of Brisbane CEO Neil Stephens about his Cornish upbringing, making Queensland...

TRADE LAW: New world order?

11 Oct, 2026
The Australian Prime Minister has very recently delivered a speech before the United Nations...

MARITIME AUTONOMY: Proof by continuity

19 Aug, 2026
IN THE Middle East, uncrewed maritime systems are supporting continuous national surveillance...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: Modernising workflows is critical for cargo

MODERNISING frontline workflows can unlock up to $2.8 million (AU$3.9 million) in potential profit...

Multiple pipelines in West Asia could boost oil supply. Could it mitigate shortages?

3 Nov, 2026
BEFORE THE war between Iran and the USA, Middle Eastern countries supplied about 23 million barrels...

OPINION: People doing the work need to be in the room

27 Oct, 2026
I READ a line recently that has stayed with me: “People doing the work need to be in the room.”...

INSIGHT: What a receiver can check - a delivery-day guide

WHEN an import container reaches your site, check four things: The paperwork and seal match the...

Partner News


Bird is the word as Port of Brisbane restores Whyte Island

5 Nov, 2026
MIGRATORY birds and native plants are among the beneficiaries of efforts by Port of Brisbane Pty...

Industry swings into action for kids’ cancer research

29 Oct, 2026
DEFYING weather forecasts, the sun was shining on this year's Shipping Industry Golf Day, where...

Newcastle’s maritime heritage strengthened for the future

REPAIRS to weather-damaged sections of Macquarie Pier and Nobbys Head have been completed at the...

PORT OF BRISBANE: After a challenging start, Brisbane is cruise city central

Port of Brisbane presents the fourth instalment in a newsreel series bringing the port’s history...

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