News


ABF busts crime gang in supply chain

15 Dec, 2025
AUSTRALIAN Border Force and NSW Police have seized luxury cars and large amounts of illegal goods...

NT bullish as Indonesia mooves to import more cattle

15 Dec, 2025
OFFICIALS in the Northern Territory believe their export market for cattle and buffalo is on firm...

Retired admiral joins ATSB

15 Dec, 2025
THE appointment of Vice Admiral (retired) Russell Crane to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau...

‘Committed internationalist’, wharfie Glen Wood dies

15 Dec, 2025
THE Maritime Union says it is “deeply saddened” by the recent death of Glenton (Glen) Wood this...

Celebrity Edge cruise ship arrives in the Hunter

15 Dec, 2025
CRUISE ship Celebrity Edge (IMO 9812705) made its maiden voyage to Newcastle on the weekend, with...

Digital transformation and trade’s “quiet revolution” discussed at conference

15 Dec, 2025
DIGITAL transformation challenges and opportunities as well as the potential of the Middle Corridor...

Landside operators pay for stevedore profits, industry says

12 Dec, 2025
INDUSTRY bodies say their people are paying the price for higher stevedore profits. As reported in...

Scion Mafalda: The malady lingers on

12 Dec, 2025
ANL-Sofrana has been forced to abandon the first planned voyage of Scion Mafalda in the WestPac...

Maritime unionists join forces across the Tasman

12 Dec, 2025
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has confirmed a memorandum of agreement with the Maritime...

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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