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...
Christmas joy for seafarers visiting southern WA
ALMOST 700 hampers are set to be delivered to merchant navy seafarers visiting southern Western Australian port as part of a combined effort to spread Christmas cheer. Southern...
All aboard for Bunbury harbour tours
A NEW partnership between Southern Ports and Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre is offering new ways to explore more of the commercial port. The new arrangement sees the DDC’s...
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Boluda Australia expansion underway
BOLUDA Towage Australia has kicked off the regional expansion promised when the Spanish owner acquired Smit Lamnalco’s local and PNG operations in early October. Boluda on Friday...
MUA announces Xmas Freo bans
THE WESTERN Australian branch of the Maritime Union has announced a series of bans affecting the port of Fremantle over the Christmas period, saying they are tired of waiting for...
New leadership for NPDL
SOUTH PACIFIC specialist Neptune Pacific Direct Line, owned by California’s The Wonderful Company, has appointed a new president, to be based in Singapore. Kim A. Kristensen...
TRADE LAW: Organised crime and the supply chain
Looking at serious and organised crime in Australia and its impact on the supply chain THERE has been significant media coverage of the existence of serious and organised crime...
OPINION: Stepping up
With the Australian Peak Shippers Association being appointed Vice Chair of the Asian Shippers’ Alliance, Australia steps into a bigger arena AUSTRALIA has just taken a major step...
THE GRILL: David Pratt
David Pratt is ANL’s Senior Line Manager PNG / Darwin / Dili / Pilbara & Pacific Islands Trades. Dale Crisp puts the heat on a fellow Tasmanian In 2025 you celebrated a remarkable...
Spirit tickets out, sod turned
TRAVELLERS will finally be able to book passage on TT Line’s new Bass Strait ro-paxes from Monday [22 December] in the first stage of an initial ticket release. The announcement...
Export commodity prices remain high, despite forecast fall
THE OFFICE of the Chief Economist has released its latest Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) report for the December quarter. Surging gold prices and a resilient iron ore...
Tenders awarded for Hobart wharf rebuild
TASPORTS has awarded a contract to rework Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf 6 as part of the broader Macquarie Wharf Redevelopment, underpinned by a funding agreement between the...
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