Southeast Asia emerges as key Melbourne grain market
SOUTHEAST Asia has emerged as a key market for grain exports, new analysis and figures from the Port of Melbourne reveal. The port has just released its data for the 2025...
Software to ease Westlink congestion
SOFTWARE company OneStop’s modal and vehicle booking system will be integrated into Melbourne’s Westlink Container Park. The strategic partnership which goes into effect on Monday...
WiseTech announces new CEO appointment
WISETECH Global has announced the appointment of Zubin Appoo has its new permanent chief executive effective immediately. He replaces Andrew Cartledge who has served as interim...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 25 July 2025
The Baltic Dry Index has risen again this week, landing at 2257 for the week ending July 25th, 2025. Last week (ending 18th) the BDI was 2052. Capesize The Capesize 5TC remained...
Location announced for Perth university ferry terminal
PERTH’S University of WA (UWA) is to get a ferry terminal. The state government confirmed the location for the new terminal servicing UWA and the residential and recreational area...
A3N upgrade arrives in Melbourne
THE FIRST of the A3 consortium’s upsized vessels in its northern loop (A3N) arrived in Melbourne yesterday [24 July]. The 7,111 TEU ALS Hercules, chartered by ANL, is also the...
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MSC taps China for crews
IN PURSUIT of seafarer resources to crew its ever-expanding fleet Mediterranean Shipping Co has opened its first ship management company in China, in the Ningbo Beilun Free Trade...
Tugging at the brain – tug masters video part two
WHAT goes on in the mind of a tug master as they go through the delicate task of manoeuvring vessels into place? The team at Svitzer provide some insight in the second episode of...
DCN Weekly - new episode
IT's that time of the week - the DCN Weekly wrap, covering what’s been making headlines in shipping, ports and logistics. In this episode, DCN publisher, Lindsay Reed, and senior...
Trade with Hong Kong gets an air freight boost
AIR freight exporters from Victoria are expected to benefit from a decision by a major airline to operate three weekly direct services between Hong Kong and Melbourne. The...
World Container Index – 24 July 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 3% to $2,517 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) fell 3.3% this week,...
It was a matter of time
AS MSC continues its saturation of global container trades – not to mention luxury cruise shipping, Mediterranean ferry services, European towage, worldwide landside logistics...
Andrew Robb pushes Gladstone container potential
A GLADSTONE box terminal linked with Inland Rail can play a transformative role in handing east coast freight, Inter-Port Global strategic advisor Andrew Robb says. Andrew Robb...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 25 July 2025
THE KIDS went back to school in WA this week, just in time for some of us to recover from the huge night that was the W.A. International Trade Ball. I’m still finding random false...
Farmers have no beef with US trade restrictions
BEEF producers have little to fear from the lifting of trade restrictions on American beef according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Meat and Livestock Australia...
