News


MSC in major Oceania network revision

14 May, 2026
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has today confirmed market rumours circulating for over a week,...

Perth conference grapples with maritime staffing

14 May, 2026
AS THE maritime industry in Australia struggles for personnel, MIAL’s Blueprint for a Maritime...

India focus with AAL Mumbai

AAL Shipping (AAL) has marked what it says is another significant milestone in its newbuilding...

Middlebank appoints Mark Hopkins as associate

14 May, 2026
SUPPLY chain and value chain management consultancy Middlebank Consulting Group, has announced the...

Hapag-Lloyd sees significant Q1 profit drop

14 May, 2026
HAPAG-Lloyd has declared its first quarter 2026 results “unsatisfactory” after Group profit fell...

Dual-fuel container ship and vehicle carrier fleet passes 1200

THE World Shipping Council (WSC) has published its latest update to its WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet...

Man jailed over printer plot

14 May, 2026
A PLOT to import 22.4 kilos of cocaine concealed inside printing machines has seen a 47-year-old...

Maritime single window funds a budget highlight

13 May, 2026
AN ALLOCATION of $47.1m for the so-called maritime single window was among the highlights in the...

Plane sailing - precious cargo arrives at Port Kembla

13 May, 2026
JOHN Travolta doesn’t often feature in DCN, but his name was very much on the lips of those at Port...

Features


TUGS & TOWAGE: A story of innovation

5 May, 2026
DCN delves into the world of tugs and towage, a sector crucial to the success of ports and offshore...

TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability

Pacific Towing, part of Steamships Limited’s Logistics Division, is Melanesia’s largest marine...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Cyclones and lawsuits shaping the future of the West

22 Apr, 2026
Much of Western Australia’s economic future hangs on the ability of its ports to export the...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Westport starts to get real

22 Apr, 2026
Westport has entered development, with road, rail and marine planning advancing for WA’s new...

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


AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING: Reforming the AISR

THE GULF crisis has exposed a critical weakness in Australia’s economy: a near-total reliance on...

OPINION: AI not the answer to Customs Broker skills shortages

23 Apr, 2026
ALL sectors of the logistics industry are reporting difficulties attracting and retaining staff in...

PORT CALL OPTIMISATION: The digital mooring

21 Apr, 2026
In a recent column, I used the metaphor of a “digital cake” to describe how standards form a...

DECARBONISATION: From measurement to action

16 Apr, 2026
THE FIRST two parts of this series established two things. First, that mandatory climate related...

Industry Opinions & Insights


OPINION: When a seafarer does not come home

7 May, 2026
THE TRAGEDY in Port Phillip Bay should force the Australia public to confront life at sea. Last...

ANALYSIS: The obligation carriers cannot ignore under Part X

THE COMPETITIVE exemptions available under Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)...

OPINION: Understanding Part X in a disrupted market

29 Apr, 2026
Geopolitical disruption and liner shipping have always been uneasy companions. When conflict or...

Partner News


Building a smarter gateway: Pacific Marine Base Bundaberg takes shape

5 May, 2026
An interview with the CEO of Pacific Tug Group, Chris Peters When Pacific Tug Group first began...

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