Trade facilitation and market access discussed at AGIC Asia
THEMES of trade facilitation and market access were discussed at Australian Grains Industry Conferences held in Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City this month. Held under the theme...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 13 March 2026
THE BALTIC Index (BDI) increased slightly last week, closing at 2028 points for 13 March 2026, up from the previous period's figure of 2010. Capesize The market experienced a...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Sweet success
AS CLIMATE pressure intensifies on maritime shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is driving sector-wide transformation. To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Interim CEO for TasPorts
TASPORTS has appointed industry veteran Captain Allan Gray as interim chief executive while a search continues for a replacement for departing CEO Anthony Donald. In mid-December...
Boluda names new Australian MD
FOLLOWING the departure of long-serving David Fethers last week Boluda has appointed Ivan Spanjic as the new managing director of the business in Australia and Papua New Guinea....
ATSB releases preliminary cruise ship grounding report
A COMBINATION of factors contributed to the grounding of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer off the east coast of Papua New Guinea late last year, according to the Australian...
NAVIGATING 2026: When the frame changes
FEBRUARY was shaping up as another well-known chapter in the cyclical downturn of the shipping market: a market struggling with overcapacity, weakening carrier finances, and...
MITEZ calls for national focus on Mount Isa–Townsville corridor
THE OMISSION of key northern projects from Infrastructure Australia’s national priority list highlights the challenge of ensuring productive infrastructure in the bush,...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures bio-methanol supply
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has signed with fellow Norwegian company, energy giant Equinor, for a two-year supply of mass-balanced bio-methanol. Wallenius Wilhelmsen says the agreement...
World Container Index – 12 March 2026
DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) increased 8% to $2,123 per 40ft container, mainly due to a sharp rise in rates on the Asia–Europe route, alongside gains on the Transpacific...
DCN Weekly: Fethers flies, Doepel sails, fuel fears and more
This week on DCN Weekly, publisher Lindsay Reed talks to journalist Caroline Tung about what's been making headlines in maritime logistics. Top stories include changes at Boluda:...
Australia a small fish in DP World
AUSTRALIA is small fry in the global realm of DP World. Lumped in with the Americas in its 12 March financial results for 2025, DP World reported the two territories combined had...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 13th March 2026
WALKING down the streets of Fremantle this week, I couldn’t help but feel lucky. It wasn’t just that I spotted a well known Fremantle business mogul, or that I saw a man who...
Bigger ships & rail highlighted in IA priority list
AN INCREASE in the use of larger box ships is set to pose port capacity challenges, Infrastructure Australia (IA) says. The independent statutory body has just published its 2026...
No pay, no stay: AMSA bans Ocean Bright
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned another vessel from Australian waters for six months, after discovering crew members had not been paid their correct wages. The...
