Higher export values reflect increased exportable supply
HIGHER wheat, barley and horticulture export volumes is tipped to increase the value of Australian crop exports during the 2025-26 financial year, according to analysts from the...
OPINION: Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the beef export market
The announcement by the Chinese government on 1 January 2026 that it was imposing new import quota limits on imports of beef into China differs to the previous ban on imports of...
WiseTech to divest from Expedient Software
WISETECH has announced that it and subsidiary BluJay Solutions have “voluntarily agreed” with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to sell Expedient Software....
OPINION: The year ahead and what we learned from the one just gone
IF LAST year could be described in simple words, it would be ‘volatility’ and ‘unpredictability’. While a recap provides clarity of what went wrong and how to avoid mistakes of...
Geelong grain export facility gains port terminal code exemption
GRAIN supply company CHS Broadbent (CHSB) has been granted a service exemption by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for its port terminal in Geelong. The ruling...
Meat industry feels the pain as China announces beef tariffs
“EXTREMELY disappointed” is how the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) says it feels after the announcement by China to implement new beef imports from 1 January. According...
Cruise ship refloated, surveys underway
AFTER the successful refloating of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer at around 1800 yesterday [30 December] the vessel remains at anchor off the Papua New Guinea coast while...
CMA CGM confirms New Year Kea
CMA CGM has formally announced a second weekly string connecting Australia and New Zealand with Central and East Coast North America. The new Kea service will be accomplished via...
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Kimberley ports prepare to re-open after cyclone
UPDATED: KPA has re-opened all ports after the passage of Tropical Cyclone Hayley. Capt Wadhwa advises that after discussions with various terminals at Derby and Yampi Sound...
Stranded passengers on their way home
CORAL Expeditions has arranged the repatriation of passengers stranded by the grounding of expedition ship Coral Adventurer, arranging evacuation via PNG coastal ro-pax. Lutheran...
ATSB weighs in on cruise ship grounding
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau has launched an investigation into the grounding of the Australian-registered cruise ship Coral Adventurer off the Finschaffen Coast, east...
Another misadventure for expedition cruise ship
CAIRNS-based Coral Expeditions has suffered a further incident that could potentially impact its reputation, with the grounding of the small cruise ship Coral Adventurer off the...
Santa’s News in Brief
HERE IS a short summary of news Santa’s helpers delivered ahead of his Big Night and Day. Freo industrial action called off Threatened industrial action that would have affected a...
A very happy festive season to all our readers
As the year draws to a close, all of us at DCN would like to wish our readers a safe, joyful, and restful festive season. We hope you have the chance to spend time with family and...
OPINION: ACCC has confirmed landside charges failure – now the government must act
ANOTHER ROUND of increases to Terminal Access Charges (TACs) takes effect from 1 January 2026, reinforcing a pricing model that has become entrenched across Australia’s major...
