SeaLead assures Australian shippers
SINGAPORE-based Sea-Lead Shipping, indirectly caught up in US bans on maritime companies associated with Iranian interests, has vowed to continue its Australian service in its...
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Panama to ban ships over 15 years
PANAMA’s ship registry will no longer accept oil tankers and bulk carriers aged over 15 years in an effort to boost vessel performance and exclude “ghost ships”. On Saturday [2...
Team bullish in a bearish market
LOGISTICS giant Team Global Express (TGE), has announced financial results for the 2025 financial year, referring to “a solid performance” in a tough market. Highlights were...
Logistics software developer’s $2.1 billion acquisition of e2open
SOFTWARE developer for the logistics industry WiseTech Global has completed its acquisition of US-based e2open Parent Holdings Inc. E2open is a supplier of cloud-based trade and...
Fremantle Ports leads national charge to reduce ship-generated waste
FREMANTLE Ports is leading the charge to tackle Australia’s poor record in recycling ship-generated waste. The move comes after senior environmental adviser Rebecca James returned...
Unions reject second register changes
KEY maritime unions have rejected a proposed revamp of the Australian International Shipping Register (second register), citing its impact on wages and crew conditions. The...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 1 August 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index has dropped this week, landing at 2018 for the week ending 1st August, 2025. Last week (ending 25th) the BDI was 2257. Capesize The gains in the Capesize...
TRADE LAW: POTUS has spoken – US “Reciprocal Tariffs” finalised... For now!
THE REST of the world has been waiting with some trepidation for the announcement of “final” reciprocal tariffs which the US proposed to impose on goods exported from countries on...
SeaLead tonnage sanctioned by US
SOME 20 containerships operated by SeaLead have been sanctioned by the United States, in line with restrictions placed on dozens of owners, operators, managers and associates...
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The DCN weekly wrap podcast
IN this week's DCN Weekly, DCN publisher, Lindsay Reed and DCN senior journalist take you through a few of the stories hitting the headlines on DCN during the week ending August...
DSV happy with growth in tough times
DANISH transport and logistics company DSV has handed down its latest financial results, hailing what it said was “increased organic gross profit in a challenging and volatile...
Empty container parks look to tech advantages
THREE Melbourne empty container parks are adopting technological change, announcing they will move to the OneStop Modal platform for empty container park management and the...
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World Container Index – 31 July 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 1% to $2,499 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) declined only 1% this...
Ports, maritime now in Scope 3 frame
DUTCH maritime technology and decarbonisation specialist PortXchange has drawn attention to a British court decision that will draw shipping and ports into liability for Scope 3...
ICHCA tracks 25 years of hazards
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Association has analysed nearly 500 incidents involving shore workers over the last quarter century and found consistently worrying trends. Key...
