News


Something fishy about trawler prompts big drug bust

7 Apr, 2026
THE CURIOUS case of a commercial fishing trawler that sank off the Victorian coast without any...

Cyclone disrupts Fiji ports, shipping

7 Apr, 2026
TROPICAL cyclone Vaianu is causing chaos in Fiji, with ports closed, roads flooded, flights...

New NZ diesel storage – but where are the tankers?

7 Apr, 2026
THE NEW Zealand Government has put NZ$20+ million towards a boost in the nation’s diesel storage...

FPSO begins contentious Danish demolition

7 Apr, 2026
CONTROVERSIAL floating production, storage and offtake vessel Northern Endeavour arrived in Denmark...

Alcoa shifts alumina exports from Middle East to China

7 Apr, 2026
THE FOUR million tonnes of Alumina that Alcoa usually sends from its West Australian mines to...

Julie and Arnold set to make their mark at Lumsden Point

7 Apr, 2026
JULIE and Arnold are set to join the team at Pilbara Ports’ Lumsden Point project at Port Hedland....

Fijian cruise ship aground on reef

7 Apr, 2026
BLUE Lagoon Cruises' 55-metre vessel Fiji Princess ran aground on a reef near Monuriki Island on...

Warning on sunken vessels but Dampier gradually reopening

5 Apr, 2026
IT IS NOW safe to use Pilbara Ports general cargo precinct following damage caused by Cyclone...

Rates wobble in trades where MSC’s on the move

2 Apr, 2026
THE CHINA-Australia Shanghai Containerised Freight Index showed a mysterious recovery this week,...

Features


PROJECT CARGO: Going big - the future of project cargo

26 Mar, 2026
The pressure is on Australia’s project cargo and breakbulk sector as shipments get more...

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Adapting to changing times

18 Mar, 2026
DCN takes a look at how the education and training sector is adapting to the needs of a rapidly...

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...

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: Food supply chains during an oil supply shortage

27 Mar, 2026
As the world is battling with a shortage of oil supply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...

OPINION: The ‘April cliff’ - a mathematical certainty

This article is submitted by a reader. The views expressed are those of the author and do not...

OPINION: Infrastructure Australia misses the boat

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia (IA) recently released the IA 2026 Priority List (IPL). I would like to...

NAVIGATING 2026: When the frame changes

13 Mar, 2026
FEBRUARY was shaping up as another well-known chapter in the cyclical downturn of the shipping...

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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