BIOSECURITY: Keep it clean
Franmarine’s Fremantle pilot is testing controlled in-water hull cleaning under strict biosecurity rules, offering regulators a national model as rising vessel traffic and tougher...
Is the rates horse back in the stable?
FREIGHT rates from Asia to Australia have taken a pause this week, but only fools and horses would believe the stable door has been re-bolted. The Shanghai Containerized Freight...
Freight boost for Western Victoria as rail upgrade begins
A KEY western Victorian freight route is being strengthened with the first concrete sleepers arriving for the Maroona–Portland rail line, part of a $166 million upgrade. ARTC is...
iMile opens delivery network targeting small and medium-sized online retailers
ECOMMERCE specialist iMile has opened its Australian delivery network, a business aimed at small and medium-sized online retailers shipping from 20 parcels a day. The iMile...
Landside delays under the microscope at West Swanson
“SIGNIFICANT landside performance delays” at DPWA West Swanson terminal in Melbourne have prompted calls for improvement by one industry group. In a statement, the Container...
OPINION: Seafarer welfare needs long-term stable support, not goodwill alone
THE PRIMARY function of the Australian Mariners Welfare Society (AMWS) is providing financial support to Mission to Seafarers, Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris) and other...
Birdon on track with US project
THE UNITED States arm of Port Macquarie-based Birdon Group has begun construction of the first tranche of its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) at C&C Marine & Repair’s...
Protected industrial action looms at Flinders Ports
FLINDERS Ports is facing escalating industrial pressure, with maritime unions moving toward protected industrial action (PIA) following a series of legal disputes and breakdowns...
Waterfront technicians to walk off the job in Newcastle
WATERFRONT workers who are members of the Maritime Union are to rally at Newcastle’s NCIG coal terminal at noon on Tuesday (29 September) as part of their campaign for better...
Evergreen ship forced back to Asia
IN A BLOW to peak-season shipments the 7024 TEU Evergreen Marine containership Ever Smart is returning to Asia after making it all the way to waters off Queensland on its...
%20b.%2006%20arr%20Melbourne%2029.5.26%20v3R%20Hurcombe.jpg)
DHL Express and Singapore Airlines extend freighter partnership
FREIGHT giant DHL Express and Singapore Airlines have announced an extension of their Boeing 777 freighter partnership. Under the renewed agreement, SIA pilots are to continue to...
ACFS debts reported to have reached almost half a billion
DOCUMENTS presented to Daily Cargo News indicate that the debts owed by embattled logistics company ACFS Port Logistics are now in the order of $486m. This figure also has been...
Livestock transporters call for fuel relief, ag freight reform
THE AUSTRALIAN Livestock and Rural Transporters Association has backed the Australian Trucking Association’s call for urgent fuel tax relief, after the national average retail...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 25 September 2026
THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) rebounded last week, finishing at 3426 points for 18 September 2026, up from 18 September's figure of 3370. Capesize The Capesize market continued to...
Bass Strait Freight takes on cow of a job
BRIDPORT, Tasmania-based Bass Strait Freight (BSF) has converted one of its two small ro-ros for full-time livestock use by fitting stock crates and pens. The 2022-built Matthew...
