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TWU joins chorus calling action on sham contracting

12 Feb, 2026
THE TRANSPORT Workers Union WA Branch (TWU) is the latest organisation to call for governments to...

New container depot opens international gateway for Port of Mackay

11 Feb, 2026
CONSTRUCTION is underway on a multi-million-dollar container depot at the Port of Mackay, tipped to...

InCat safely evacuated

11 Feb, 2026
A SIGNIFICANT safety milestone has been completed at Incat Tasmania’s Hobart shipyard today, with...

Industry welcomes heavy vehicle permit system

11 Feb, 2026
INTRODUCTION of the Heavy Vehicle Structural Assessment Permit System in Victoria has been welcomed...

APAC air freight demand rises ahead of Lunar New Year

11 Feb, 2026
A SURGE in demand for goods has been reported across the Asia-Pacific region, as customers get in...

OPINION: Beyond GPS - what happens when navigation meets the real world?

11 Feb, 2026
THERE'S a reason behind Australia’s biennial conference devoted to positioning, navigation and...

Austal starts work on biggest vessel so far

11 Feb, 2026
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has begun work on the biggest vessel it has ever built....

WA freight chair stands down

11 Feb, 2026
CHAIR of the Freight and Logistics Council of WA (FLCWA) board, Megan McCracken, praised for her...

Close Encounter of the MUA kind

10 Feb, 2026
THE MARITIME Union of Australia is maintaining its campaign against Carnival Cruise Lines in...

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: Beyond GPS - what happens when navigation meets the real world?

11 Feb, 2026
THERE'S a reason behind Australia’s biennial conference devoted to positioning, navigation and...

OPINION: Australian ports don't deserve relegation

I RECENTLY received Shipping Australia’s (SAL) latest newsletter Signal which has no less than nine...

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Wake of transformation

2 Feb, 2026
Exploring how Oceania's maritime industry is harnessing advanced technology across its waterways...

OCEAN OUTLOOK: Lighting a pathway forward

1 Feb, 2026
Heritage lighthouses still help us navigate the future for shipping and ports AS WE navigate the...

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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