Cocaine seized from inside heavy vehicles
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force (ABF) Maritime Operations branch has seized more than 50kg of cocaine hidden inside heavy vehicles during a targeted inspection in Brisbane. The drugs,...
Federal Court rules against Brambles in class action
LOGISTICS giant Brambles says it is reviewing a Federal Court judgement after two rulings were made against it as part of a class action. The case was brought by law firms Slater...
Darwin ship lift facility tracks toward 2027 operations
A SERIES of contracts have been issued for work on the Northern Territory’s $515 million Darwin Ship Lift Facility, due for Defence Facility Qualification in 2026-27 and a staged...
ALC calls for OSCA supply chain change
TARGETED updates to the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) are required, the Australian Logistics Council says, reflecting the “operational complexity” and...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 10 April 2026
THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) closed at 2201 points for 10 April 2026, up from the 27 March's figure of 2031. Capesize The market resumed after the Easter break with renewed...
Rail investigators find asset management wanting
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has been found to have fallen short of properly using its own track reporting systems in regulators’ investigation of a freight train...
TC Vaianu closes New Zealand ports
MAJOR New Zealand North Island ports will begin closing tonight [10 April] as Tropical Cyclone Vaianu bears down on the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty in particular. TC...
ACCC happy with mergers performance
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given itself top marks for its handling of the nation’s new merger control regime, saying it’s working as expected...
AMSA expels another over underpayments
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has imposed another six-month ban on a bulk carrier in local waters after discovering the crew had been unpaid for seven months. The...
World Container Index – 9th April 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index increased 1% to $2,309 per 40ft container, mainly driven by rising rates on the Transpacific and Transatlantic trade routes. Source: Drewry World...
Air freight rates could take months to recover, analysts say
A RETURN to pre-conflict capacity and rates on trades out of West Asia hubs is still a month or two away, air freight analysts Xeneta say. A shaky ceasefire agreed earlier this...
Portland Mission opens new bus shed
PORTLAND Mission to Seafarers (MTS) branch recently officially opened a newly reimagined bus shed, enhancing its capacity to support the welfare and transport needs of visiting...
Ceasefire welcome, but Maersk says no immediate change
SHIPPING giant A.P. Moller-Maersk says a ceasefire announced in the Persian Gulf conflict does not yet provide the “full maritime certainty” that would allow shipping through the...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 10th April 2026
WELL… that week didn’t hang around. The days blurred into one, and as we get back into sync across the country, we’re faced with something we haven’t seen in a little while, a...
OPINION: Twin shipping chokepoint crisis threatens Australian trade
It has been more than a month since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about 20% of global oil and gas. Global energy supply chain needs have been...
