News


Over-reliance on routine behind grounding

30 Jan, 2026
THE GROUNDING of a New Zealand port’s pilot launch in late December 2024 occurred when the master...

ICS reveals naughty or nice of flag states

30 Jan, 2026
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the Flag State Performance Table for 2025...

Authorities investigate dozer tragedy in port precinct

30 Jan, 2026
WORKPLACE Health and Safety Queensland are investigating a fatal incident at the Port of Brisbane...

World Container Index – 29 January 2026

DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 5% to $2,107 per 40ft container this week. Drewry World...

Darwin Port takeover could come at a high price

30 Jan, 2026
A GOVERNMENT buyout of the Port of Darwin from Chinese owners Landbridge is likely to come at a...

BESS cargo shipped from China to Newcastle

30 Jan, 2026
SOME 192 units of UN3480 lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) cargo have been...

Hong Kong buyer takes Beveridge stake

30 Jan, 2026
CONTINUING a stream of overseas investment in Australian supply chain Hong Kong’s C Capital has...

WiseTech claps back at CVP fee outcry

29 Jan, 2026
WISETECH Global chief executive Zubin Appoo has responded to industry criticism associated with the...

Key TT terminal parts arrive

29 Jan, 2026
TT LINE’s controversial new East Devonport Spirit of Tasmania terminal, which has attracted...

Features


AIR CARGO: Policy keeping it fresh from paddock to plate

15 Jan, 2026
With the free trade agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates underway, Daily Cargo...

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...

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: BBNJ and sharing the benefits from marine resources

THE BIODIVERSITY Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (BBNJ) that came into effect this month is...

OPINION: Fairness in container detention: A shipping line’s perspective

22 Jan, 2026
PAUL Zalai’s recent industry opinion, Container detention in Australia – time for fair play, not...

OPINION: Container detention in Australia - time for fair play, not revenue games

21 Jan, 2026
CONTAINER detention in Australia has drifted a long way from its original purpose. What was once a...

OPINION: The potential shape of the future of supply chain

20 Jan, 2026
GLOBAL supply chains continue to evolve in response to growing demands for efficiency, scale, and...

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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