Aurizon and MIT do a container freight deal
ADVANTAGES in technology and interstate access are features of an agreement struck between rail company Aurizon and Melbourne Intermodal Container Terminal (MIT). The two...
CMES reworks Sinotrans-Antong deal
AN ABANDONED deal under which Sinotrans Container Line would have been shifted from parent China Merchants Energy Shipping to Antong Holdings has been revived – but with a twist....
NT government looking for maritime investors
THE EMERGING maritime repair and maintenance industry and large-scale developments at Darwin Port’s Middle Arm Precinct will be key elements of the first Northern Territory...
Graphite project presents export opportunities for Townsville
THE QUEENSLAND government is promoting the benefits of a 3.5 million tonne graphite project in North Queensland which has gained so-called ‘Coordinated Project’ status. The...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 11 July 2025
Capesize The Capesize market reflected a cautiously optimistic tone this week, with firm activity in the Pacific and a gradually improving Atlantic. The Pacific was active...
Contract awarded for Westport marine geotech investigations
THE WEST Australian state government has awarded a $22 million contract to WSP Australia for marine geotechnical investigations to progress final designs for container port...
Advisory group established for Westport and shipbuilders
THE WESTERN Trade Coast industrial area, home to future container terminal Westport and the Henderson Defence Precinct, as well as industrial processing and manufacturing,...
Wellington gets PortConnected
CENTREPORT Wellington has joined five other New Zealand ports and terminals in signing up to use the PortConnect supply chain software. PortConnect is jointly owned by the Port of...
World Container Index - 10 July 2025
DREWRY's World Container Index decreased 5% to $2,672 per 40ft container this week. Drewry's WCI Index fell for the fourth consecutive week, by 5% this week. This decline is a...
LakerMax class vessel set to arrive in Australia
GREATER space and cargo flexibility are among the benefits of LakerMax class heavy lift vessels set to appear in Australia. BBC Leer (IMO 9885283) is sailing across the South...
Swire opens Nagoya office, shows ‘confidence’ in Japan market
SWIRE Shipping’s move to open an office in Nagoya reaffirms confidence in the Japanese market, regional general manager Chris Robertson says. The office opening occurred this week...
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World’s biggest cable laying vessel arrives at Fremantle
FRENCH-registered cable installation vessel Ile d’Yeu has arrived in Fremantle to begin laying a submarine cable connecting Sydney, Melbourne (via Torquay), Adelaide and Perth....
Industry bullish over red meat exports
RECENT beef and mutton export volumes confirm global demand for Australian red meat, a key industry group says. According to Meat & Livestock Australia, total beef and veal...
GREEN FUELS: Fuelling net zero
In spite of some backpedalling by US President Donald Trump, transport industries in Australia and around the world are searching for environmentally friendly fuels in the race to...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 11 July 2025
IT'S SCHOOL holidays here in Western Australia and it's right about now that I have realised my kids are old enough to hold actual conversations. Mostly about the mushroom trial...
