Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 17 October 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index increased this week, landing at 2069 for the week ending 17 October, 2025. Last week, the BDI was 1936. Capesize The Capesize market experienced a volatile...
Shipping and Logistics Charity Golf Day 24th October 2025 – SHOUT OUT
MORE than 100 players are warming up for the annual Shipping and Logistics Charity Golf Day this coming Friday (24 October). The venue is again the panoramic Long Reef Golf Club...
Closures coming for Hunter and North Coast rail
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation will carry out essential maintenance and improvement works on the Hunter Valley and North Coast rail corridors this coming weekend,...
Fuels, digitisation up for discussion at IAPH conference in Japan
FUELS and the impact of digital technology were just some of the topics discussed at the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) held in Kobe, Japan, earlier this...
Finalists announced for 2025 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Awards
DAILY Cargo News is delighted to announce the finalists of the 2025 DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. The list below is the outcome of the countless hours our...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Sensing the future
ON THE back of the continued push for global logistics and end-to-end supply chain management, there is a growing acceptance of the optimisation and yield on offer to the shipping...
DCN Weekly: Wallenius Shock, Flinders Changes and Glebe Island Tensions
This week on DCN Weekly, we dive into the latest twists in global and Australian shipping - from changes in US port fees and big moves at Flinders Ports, to new Arctic shipping...
New China-PNG-Australia service arrives
ANL’s new APR2 service made first Australian landfall this week, with the arrival of the 1,700 TEU San Giorgio at Patrick’s Brisbane AutoStrad terminal. APR2 was announced at the...
PacBasin’s strong Q3, makes Singapore shift
AUSTRALIAN bulks trades regular Pacific Basin has reported some normalisation of conditions in the third quarter of 2025 as dry bulk markets rallied but still sees unsettled...
World Container Index – 16 October 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index increased 2% to $1,687 per 40ft container this week, ending 17 weeks of continual declines. The index recorded its first increase following 17...
Governments agree on road ahead
FEDERAL, state and territory transport and infrastructure ministers have reached agreement on a nationally consistent approach to technology deployment and adoption in the road...
Air freight demand soars despite trade tensions
GLOBAL air cargo is proving strong this year, even as trade tensions and policy uncertainty weigh on sentiment. That’s the view of leading freight company DHL Global Forwarding...
Rates reversal or just a bounce?
TO THE surprise of many, China-Australia spot-rate quotes rose this week after several weeks of going astern. The Shanghai-Sydney SCFI for Week 42 rose 6% to USD 2,318/FEU in what...
NZ union fights foreign crew plan
A PLAN by cement manufacturer Holcim New Zealand to introduce a foreign-crewed, chartered ship to coastal trades has aroused the ire of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ)....
The Bradfield Bulletin - 17th October
I'M BACK in Western Australia after leaving Melbourne last night. I had beautiful sunny weather while I was there, but as I left, the storms and rain rolled in! It's great to be...
