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...
Darwin ferry dredging complete
MAINTENANCE dredging at Darwin’s Cullen Bay ferry terminal has been completed ahead of schedule. Ferry timetables had been disrupted at low tide, but the completion of works two...
Record sixth year for Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports has delivered a sixth consecutive year of record throughput. Ports minister, Stephen Dawson, said the record came despite the challenging global economic...
INSIGHT: Australia lifts restrictions on US beef
Trade law specialist and regular DCN contributor Andrew Hudson provides clarity on today's decision by the Australian federal government to remove restrictions on US beef imports...
WA trade ball delivers big for youth charity
THERE'S something truly special about the way Western Australia’s shipping and logistics sector shows up, not just for the business of trade, but for each other, and for our...
MSC to launch own ANZ-North America service
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company will launch a standalone Australia/New Zealand-East Coast North America service in February 2026, replacing a 15-year-old slot-charter agreement...
