News


Port of Townsville welcomes luxury “city at sea”

11 Dec, 2025
A GRAND vessel touted the “world’s largest” privately-owned residential ship has docked at the Port...

Two out of three ain’t bad

11 Dec, 2025
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has released two container ships from long-lasting...

Tasfreight looks to a digital future

11 Dec, 2025
MODERNISING workforce management, rostering and payroll operations is the aim of a new partnership...

First sods turned on long-awaited Melbourne intermodal precinct

11 Dec, 2025
FEDERAL and state ministers have turned the first sods on the Beveridge Intermodal Precinct on...

EU deal must offer “level playing field”, farmers say

11 Dec, 2025
THE federal government must “hold its nerve” in free trade negotiations with the European Union,...

Transport innovator Bill Gibbins mourned

11 Dec, 2025
MANAGING director at FCL Interstate Transport Services, William (Bill) Gibbins AM, has been...

Sydney man charged over air cargo drug import

11 Dec, 2025
A SYDNEY man has been charged in a NSW local court for allegedly attempting to import 16kg of...

Port of Melbourne tests rail shuttle incentive

10 Dec, 2025
THE PORT of Melbourne is testing the waters, so to speak, to assess support for a possible...

Höegh to put the wind up Tasmania

10 Dec, 2025
A SHIPMENT of wind turbine blades is on its way to Tasmania – not by the more usual breakbulk...

Features


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...

BIOSECURITY: Keeping those bugs at bay

29 Sep, 2025
Whether it is cases of foot and mouth disease in livestock or brown marmorated stink bug,...

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: Minimising supply chain disruptions in the festive season

AS THE global economy enters peak trade season, minimising supply chain disruptions has never been...

OPINION: Holding course through a fragile calm

RECENT weeks in global shipping has delivered a rare moment of stability, but it is a stability...

OPINION: Supply chain and logistics technology trends for 2026

4 Dec, 2025
SUPPLY chain teams are facing one of the most unpredictable periods in recent years. Trade flows...

INSIGHT: Protecting cargo in a digital world

THE EVOLUTION of cargo theft has been dramatic, particularly in the last few years, owing to the...

Partner News


OSSA seeks support for scholarship fund

OFFSHORE & Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA) is seeking support for its Scholarship Fund, a new...

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