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More Russian vessels sanctioned by NZ

23 Feb, 2026
The New Zealand Government has expanded the scope of sanctions imposed on Russian interests, adding...

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 20 February 2026

AT THE end of Friday February 20, 2026, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) closed at 2043 points, a 1.19%...

 NZ Government fund coastal ship upgrade

23 Feb, 2026
CHRISTCHURCH-based Coastal Bulk Shipping is set to receive NZ$3 million from New Zealand Government...

OPINION: Government needs to step up on seafarer welfare

ON THE 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention, Human Rights at Sea calls on the...

Ro-ro vessel linked to Adelaide drug bust

23 Feb, 2026
AUTHORITIES have seized more than 28kg of cocaine concealed within a luxury bus after Australian...

Tariff story “not over” despite US Supreme Court IEEPA ruling

23 Feb, 2026
A RULING by the US Supreme Court to strike down President Trump’s proposed International Emergency...

Major boost for non-defence shipbuilding in WA

23 Feb, 2026
THE FEDERAL government is to spend an initial $30 million to support non-defence shipbuilding at...

New Pilbara port 94% complete

22 Feb, 2026
THE NEW Port of Cape Preston West, which has been declared a multi‑user port on the Pilbara coast...

Flooding shuts down East West rail line – again

22 Feb, 2026
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is expecting the worst following the closure of the...

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: The landside cost shift - a practical view from the supply chain

20 Feb, 2026
THE CURRENT debate around port productivity and container terminal performance is important. But...

OPINION: Why PI premiums don’t match risk

19 Feb, 2026
FOR decades, professional indemnity (PI) insurance for customs brokers has been priced on a simple...

OPINION: Safety helmets: When standards fail stevedores and crews

ON 2nd May 2019, a twistlock fitted to one of the bottom corner fittings of a container fell out of...

OPINION: Changing tides and navigating 2026

12 Feb, 2026
AS AUSTRALIA and New Zealand resume normal trading cadence following the southern summer, global...

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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