News


Hapag seals ZIM deal

17 Feb, 2026
AS FORESHADOWED yesterday Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in ZIM...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports “firm performance” in 2025

17 Feb, 2026
OSLO-based automotive supply chain specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has pronounced its satisfaction...

BigLift places big order

17 Feb, 2026
THE NETHERLANDS’ BigLift Shipping, part of the Spliethoff Group, has turned to China’s Dalian...

HMM stays profitable despite slippage

17 Feb, 2026
THE EIGHTH-largest global container line, South Korea’s HMM, kept its head above water in 2025 even...

Mariners ought not carry the weight of a changing industry, AMSA CEO says

17 Feb, 2026
WELLBEING of mariners in Australia and overseas is a shared responsibility, Australian Maritime...

Shore leave crucial for seafarer welfare, conference hears

17 Feb, 2026
SEAFARERS’ right to enjoy shore leave must be vigorously defended, the Wellbeing at Sea Conference...

Police seize drug load in Port Botany shipping container

17 Feb, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) says it seized more than 40kg of methamphetamine concealed...

Wellbeing at Sea Conference 2026 begins in Adelaide

17 Feb, 2026
REGULATORS, port operators and maritime caregivers have gathered in Adelaide for the Wellbeing at...

Here’s the drill: Transocean buying Valaris

17 Feb, 2026
TWO of the world’s biggest drilling fleet owners/operators active in Australasian waters are...

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: Changing tides and navigating 2026

12 Feb, 2026
AS AUSTRALIA and New Zealand resume normal trading cadence following the southern summer, global...

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...

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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