Daily Cargo News

[1] Howard Ignatius Moffat, born in Redfern, New South Wales in 1861, traveled to the United States at an early age to study American business methods.

[2] During World War II, Australian authorities sought suspension of publication of all shipping movements for fear that the information could fall into enemy hands.

For over 50 years DCN's were at 16 Bond Street, Sydney, which had extra floors added over the decades to accommodate peak staffing levels of over 1,000 employees.

Marine artist John Charles Allcot created the iconic sailing ship for the building, whose port and starboard lights illuminated at night, a landmark for passers-by on the nearby Pacific Highway.

The group also included The Manufacturer Publishing Company, The Commonwealth Jeweller and Watchmaker, Marchant & Co General Printers and Broadway Typesetters.

Early in 1993, Lloyd's List, one of the world's oldest daily newspapers[6] investigated the possibility of extending its international publishing service.

Westonprint already provided print and distribution services for several international weekly versions of well known newspapers, including The Guardian and Scottish Daily Record.

At the time, the Australian maritime media market was dominated by the Daily Commercial News (DCN), a five-day weekly national newspaper.

Smith and Pickstock carried the entire editorial and advertising project for several months and when it became clear that LLAW was making headway, they were joined by their wives – but not just for comfort.

The free website proved an immediate success - contrasting with the expensively designed electronic commerce offering from rival DCN, which required subscribers to pay.

[10] Announcing the purchase, Gilbertson stated "Daily Commercial News is a powerful and long established title in the Australian market.

In October 2017 the masthead was changed to Daily Cargo News, whose acronym, DCN, is a homage to the original name and heritage of the newspaper.

When the paper was founded in 1891, Howard Moffat described the editorial policy as "containing latest particulars on all matters connected with shipping – imports, exports &c".

Around the same time, the popularisation of airline travel reduced the amount of cruise vessels serving passenger routes between Australia and Europe/North America.

The editorial focus remained largely unchanged for the next 40 years, with the addition of a digital offering in 1994 and the publication of news and vessel information online.

The decline of Australian flagged commercial vessels in the 1990s and early 2000s meant that by 2005 editorial focus began to shift away from serving shipping lines themselves and instead reporting information about shipping lines to third party businesses such as logistics operators, freight forwarders, customs brokers, insurance companies, analysts and import/export departments.

[18] Today, Daily Cargo News primarily covers news and trends in container, liner and bulk shipping, ports, logistics, freighting and customs broking, supply chain & logistics, dry bulk trades, project cargo, government policy, law, regulation and shipping's impact on the environment.

The final two award winners, Newsmaker of the Year and the annual induction to the Australian Maritime Hall of Fame, are determined by the editorial staff of Daily Cargo News.

Hosts of the awards ceremony have included former Australian cricket player Mike Whitney and television personality Sam Kekovich.