US fuel on the way to Australia
EXXONMOBIL has chartered two tankers to ship about 600,000 barrels of petrol, diesel and avgas from Texas to Australia, in a move the Australian Maritime Officers Union says only...
ICTSI reports huge 2025
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc., parent of Melbourne’s Victoria International Container Terminal, achieved major uplifts in throughput, revenues, EBITDA and...
Fifth Spirit ends Scottish vacation
TT LINE ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania V departed Leith, Scotland at 1444 hours on Saturday [7 March] according to AIS, on its delayed delivery voyage to its home state. As with...
Dredging kicks off at Port of Devonport
TASMANIA'S main freight gateway is set for a major maintenance dredging campaign, with TasPorts beginning a 14-week program at the Port of Devonport to maintain safe navigation...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 6 March 2026
AT THE end of Friday March 6, 2026, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) closed at 2010 points, down from the previous period's figure of 2140. Capesize The market experienced a volatile...
Consortium explores NZ-Japan green hydrogen
A MITSUI Osk-led group of four Japanese companies is studying the commercialisation of green hydrogen production in New Zealand, with a view to exports to Japan. MOL, Obayashi...
Concerns for seafarers as Middle East conflict rages
WARNINGS for the safety of seafarers during the Middle East conflict have been issued by two of the world’s leading providers of seafarer welfare. Mission to Seafarers...
Pilbara’s Lumsden Point highway access complete
ACCESS to Pilbara Ports’ Lumsden Point development has been completed with the opening of the new Great Northern Highway Lumsden Interchange at Port Hedland on Western Australia's...
Avocado exporters get a Malaysian boost
STRONG growth in volumes of avocadoes exported to Malaysia show the Southeast Asia nation is an important partner, Avocadoes Australia (AA) says. According to AA, Hong Kong,...
Pilbara Ports signs ammonia MOU for ship refuelling
PILBARA Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Yara Pilbara, one of the world’s biggest ammonia producers, for ship refuelling. A Pilbara Ports media release...
New Zealand key ports: Wellington on target
WELLINGTON’s CentrePort Limited ended the first half of the 2026 financial year positively with an unaudited underlying profit of NZ$8.7 million, $0.5m ahead of last year. Net...
World Container Index – 5 March 2026
DREWRY'S World Container Index increased 3% to $1,958 per 40ft container due to an increase in rates on the Transpacific trade routes. Source: Drewry World Container Index Spot...
OPINION: The data gap that is holding back logistics
AFTER 25 years in global transport and a decade focused on logistics decarbonisation, it is become clear the sector's biggest challenge isn't technology, fuel availability, or...
China-Australia rates rebound as carriers seek new increases
FREIGHT rates have bounced back on the key China-Australia trade route with the Week 10 mean sitting at USD1,420/FEU, up from the USD1,376/FEU that prevailed in Weeks 9 and 8....
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The Bradfield Bulletin - 6th March 2026
WHAT a week to open the doors to a new freight forwarding company. It’s certainly not one I’ll forget in a hurry. I’ve said this to many people over the past few days, my heart...
