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....
GV Link precinct strengthens regional freight connections
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...
Lloyd’s Register wins $11m contract for Army landing craft program
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)...
FLCWA maps freight futures in new scenario workshop
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...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 28 August 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...
$23.7m Trilogy fund targets Port of Darwin logistics
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...
Autonomy advances as Henderson precinct scales up
AUSTRALIA’S maritime sector is entering a period of simultaneous infrastructure and technological transformation, with the expansion of the Henderson Defence Precinct occurring...
MIAL: MERNAP must translate policy into investable projects
WHILE Maritime Industry Australia (MIAL) has welcomed the federal government’s Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan (MERNAP), it has warned the absence of dedicated...
Port of Brisbane facility achieves six-star Green Star rating
THE NEW Electrolux Distribution and Experience Centre at Port of Brisbane's Port West Industrial Estate Stage 2 has achieved a six-star Green Star rating, the highest available...
Disruption now a constant, WiseTech’s Zubin Appoo says
GLOBAL supply chains are undergoing a fundamental redesign as the pace of change accelerates, WiseTech chief executive Zubin Appoo says. Speaking at the 2026 Australia & New...
Qube makes an AI play
SYDNEY software company Clear.ai has announced what it says is the “successful transformation” of Qube Global’s freight forwarding business via the deployment of Clear.ai’s...
World Container Index – 27 August 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), decreased 1% to $4,473 per 40ft container, driven by lower rates on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes. Source: Drewry World...
Ro-ro operators standardise emissions measurement
SMART Freight Centre offshoot Global Ro-Ro Community has established a member-led group to advance a harmonised approach to greenhouse gas emissions accounting. The Global Ro-Ro...
MV Yampu commences operations in South Australia
THE WORLD’S first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier, MV Yampu has begun operations for CSL, transporting limestone from the Yorke Peninsula to Adelaide. Being hailed as...
Container rates diverge as typhoons pressure Asia shipping
THIS week has been two steps forward, one step back… and occasionally a small detour just to keep things interesting... Judging by this week in shipping, it seems the industry has...
