News


Avalon Airport and Teleport agree to e-commerce hub down under

12 Aug, 2026
AUSTRALIAN consumers are tipped to benefit from better access to East Asian air freight thanks to a...

Concerns raised over West Swanson landside delays

12 Aug, 2026
CONCERNS have been raised over reported landside delays at DP World West Swanson Terminal (WST) in...

DISCUSSION: 2005–2026 - what happened to the liner shipping commercial chain?

12 Aug, 2026
ON 30 June 2026, the Australian Shippers Alliance (ASA) lodged a formal complaint with the...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ‘sold out’, Höegh ‘fully utilised’

12 Aug, 2026
LEADING Scandinavian PCTC/ro-ro operators Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Höegh Autoliners are basking in...

Klaveness debuts latest CABU III

12 Aug, 2026
NORWAY’s Klaveness Combination Carriers has taken delivery of the third of its evolved CABU...

Hanwha launches US$1.2 billion bid for Austal USA

12 Aug, 2026
SOUTH Korea’s Hanwha Group has submitted a non‑binding proposal to acquire Austal USA in a deal...

Stevedore stoppage disrupts Broome cruise arrivals

12 Aug, 2026
CRUISE ship arrivals into Broome have been disrupted as stevedores and maintenance workers at the...

Another somersault for South-East Asia rates

11 Aug, 2026
A ZERO % increase last week – and a 18% increase this week! That’s the crazy world of South-East...

Offshore activity stirring in Australia and New Zealand

11 Aug, 2026
WHILE there’s always a degree of out-of-sight, out-of-mind about the offshore sector in this region...

Features


TASMANIA: Changing times in the Apple Isle

24 July, 2026
New ships and extra capacity ensure Tasmania is well-placed to handle the fluctuations that...

REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

13 July, 2026
Australia’s metropolitan ports are often in focus for the role they play in maritime trade, much of...

REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts

13 July, 2026
WHILE Australia’s regional ports are becoming ever more important, at the heart of success is the...

TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT: Ports and the path of tech

29 June, 2026
The rapid rise of tech and AI is bringing on a new era of change at ports and terminals. IT WAS in...

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


PORTS: Clean skies ahead

Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka will discuss the Clean Air Action Plan, trade...

OPINION: China’s maritime shift & its consequences for Australian shippers

18 June, 2026
THERE is a growing shift underway in China’s maritime policy settings that, while not yet widely...

AIR CARGO: Liability up in the air

15 June, 2026
THE ARRANGEMENTS around the liability of each party involved in the movement of cargo by air are...

THE GRILL: Angela Gillham

DCN speaks with Maritime Industry Australia chief executive Angela Gillham about maritime careers,...

Industry Opinions & Insights


DISCUSSION: 2005–2026 - what happened to the liner shipping commercial chain?

12 Aug, 2026
ON 30 June 2026, the Australian Shippers Alliance (ASA) lodged a formal complaint with the...

ACFS insolvency issues create confusion and supply chain risk

10 Aug, 2026
PARTIES in the commercial world have been exposed to insolvency, which has increased and...

OPINION: Force Majeure is a verb, not a declaration

MOST people treat force majeure like a light switch. Something goes wrong, a port closes, a strait...

OPINION: 150 Days in: Why carriers are about to start exercising liens

WE HAVE officially passed 150 days of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Surcharges have been climbing...

Partner News


DP World, LiteHaus launch Fiji digital education push

DP World has teamed up with Australian non-profit LiteHaus International on a digital education...

PORT OF BRISBANE: Queensland's 'best kept secret' celebrates 50 years

To mark 50 years since the establishment of the Port of Brisbane Authority to create a modern,...

Southern Ports' Community Investment Program going bigger than ever

SOUTHERN Ports is set to take its Community Investment Program to a new level after delivering a...

Mission raffle enters final fortnight

THERE are just two weeks left in the Mission to Seafarers Sydney's fundraising raffle, with two...

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