News


Middle East war unleashes surcharges blitz

23 Mar, 2026
INBOXES have been groaning over the last ten days as carrier notifications of emergency fuel...

MIDDLE EAST UPDATES: IMO calls for safe maritime corridors

WELCOME to our rolling updates on the crisis unfolding in the Middle East and its impact upon...

NatRoad warns fuel crisis is closing transport businesses

23 Mar, 2026
TRANSPORT businesses are already shutting their doors because of rising fuel costs according to the...

OPINION: Infrastructure Australia misses the boat

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

Port executives reflect on trade via sea and air

23 Mar, 2026
PORT executives Saul Cannon (Port of Melbourne) and Matt Marais (Avalon) have had their say on...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 20 March 2026

THE BALTIC Index (BDI) increased again last week, closing at 2056 points for 20 March 2026, up from...

VTA highlights fuel costs for transport operators

23 Mar, 2026
FUEL volatility remains the most immediate and destabilising challenge for transport businesses,...

Fund to hasten industry decarbonisation, minister says

23 Mar, 2026
AN $8 million Freight Decarbonisation Co-investment Fund will support the move towards a cleaner...

National fuel supply taskforce welcomed

20 Mar, 2026
A DECISION by the Australian government to establish a National Fuel Supply Taskforce led by Anthea...

Features


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...

MARINE SURVEYORS: Strengthening draft survey records in Australian bulk trades

8 Mar, 2026
The principle of marine surveying is straightforward, but the accuracy and repeatability of...

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: 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...

OPINION: The digital supply chain cake

10 Mar, 2026
As I prepare to teach JNB701 Maritime Informatics, a course on digital transformation in supply...

OPINION: The illusion of oversupply

FOR most of this year, container shipping was bracing for the opposite problem.. too much capacity....

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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