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Tauranga profit up 23% for new record Tauranga profit up 23% for new record PORT of Tauranga has claimed a record underlying profit for the year ended 30 June 2026 following what it says was a range of successful yield, cost and productivity initiatives. This content is for members only Create a free account with www.thedcn.com.au to access this exclusive content.

News GV Link precinct strengthens regional freight connections GV Link Enterprise Park. Image: Greater Shepparton City Council Posted by Daily Cargo News | 31 Aug, 2026 CONSTRUCTION of the Goulburn Valley Link Freight Precinct has been completed, following a $22.5 million upgrade aimed at improving freight efficiency and supporting economic growth in regional Victoria. Create a free account with www.thedcn.com.au to access this exclusive content.

News Lloyd’s Register wins $11m contract for Army landing craft program Artist's impression of Austal's Landing Craft Medium. Image: Austal Posted by Allen Newton | 31 Aug, 2026 LLOYD’S Register (LR) has won an $11 million contract from Austal Defence Australia to provide naval classification services for the Australian Army’s Landing Craft Medium (LCM) program, strengthening the classification society’s role in Australia’s expanding sovereign shipbuilding sector.

News Smuggling, ‘piggybacking’ and a history of government intervention in the supply chain Credit: Paul Hardy and Wikimedia Commons Posted by Andrew Hudson | 31 Aug, 2026 There is a long history of government intervention in the international supply chain undertaken for a variety of reasons, whether related to the conduct of war, recovery of various duties, as controls for public safety or intended to protect national interest. Smuggling is as old as the very first trade regulations and taxes.

News Pilbara Ports leading the world in decarbonisation says GMF Global Maritime Forum director, decarbonisation Jesse Fahnestock director, decarbonisation Jesse Fahnestock. Image: GMF Posted by Allen Newton | 31 Aug, 2026 AUSTRALIA’S iron ore corridor leads the world in the global decarbonisation push according to the Global Maritime Forum’s (GMF) world-leading decarbonisation expert, Jesse Fahnestock. Create a free account with www.thedcn.com.au to access this exclusive content.

News Auckland also hitting new highs Posted by Dale Crisp | 31 Aug, 2026 PORT OF AUCKLAND is celebrating a strong financial year ending 30 June 2026 recording, like rival Tauranga, a record underlying net profit after tax but unlike Tauranga also seeing a significant trade increase. PoA said container throughput was up 5.5% to 932,209 TEU, car volumes up 17.7%, and roll-on roll-off tonnage up 27.2% helping drive a UNPAT of NZ$111.2 million, up 30% on FY25.

News FLCWA maps freight futures in new scenario workshop Freight and Logistics Council WA meeting. Image: FLCWA Posted by Allen Newton | 31 Aug, 2026 THE Freight and Logistics Council of Western Australia (FLCWA) has outlined a set of strategic priorities for the state’s freight network following a scenario‑planning workshop involving industry and government representatives. Create a free account with www.thedcn.com.au to access this exclusive content.

News Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 28 August 2026 Posted by Daily Cargo News | 31 Aug, 2026 THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) ended last week at 3186 points for 28 August 2026, up from 21 August's figure of 2841. Capesize The market maintained a broadly positive trajectory throughout the week, with the BCI 5TC building on its opening level and rising from $42,105 to $48,399, as Atlantic strength and a firmer Pacific combined to underpin sentiment.

News $23.7m Trilogy fund targets Port of Darwin logistics Darwin Port's East Arm. Image: Port of Darwin Posted by Allen Newton | 28 Aug, 2026 TRILOGY Funds has opened a $23.7 million capital raise for a new unlisted industrial property fund centred on one of Australia’s most strategically important maritime logistics precincts, with the asset sitting just four kilometres from the Port of Darwin. Create a free account with www.thedcn.com.au to access this exclusive content.

News Autonomy advances as Henderson precinct scales up Greenroom's Harry Hubbert with EGS' Charles Collins. Image: Greenroom Posted by Allen Newton | 28 Aug, 2026 AUSTRALIA’S maritime sector is entering a period of simultaneous infrastructure and technological transformation, with the expansion of the Henderson Defence Precinct occurring alongside rapid advances in autonomous vessel operations such as EGS Australia’s newly christened Fremantle 02.