World Container Index – 13 November 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 5% this week to $1,859 per 40ft container, marking the first weekly decrease after four weeks of continuous increases.. Source: Drewry...
Cops put the heat on drug smugglers
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force and the Australian Federal Police say they are making headway preventing the importation of illicit drugs into Australia. The ABF has reported...
LETTER TO DCN: Newcastle box port “stuck in the slow lane”
LIBERAL shadow minister for the Hunter, Scott Farlow, told state Parliament recently that Newcastle’s proposed $2.4 billion container terminal was being held up by the Minns...
Electrification - ports are getting on with the task
AS GLOBAL supply chains face intensifying pressure to decarbonise, ports around the world have been rethinking and progressing change in how they power vessels, move cargo and...
China-Australia rates holding up, for now
WITH Drewry’s World Container Index turning down this week after several consecutive upgrades, average spot rates on the premier China-Australia route jumped another 8% for Week...
DCN Weekly: Talking AU-China MOU with Brad Leonard
This week on DCN Weekly, we round up our most read stories including: Victoria's data cable, parliamentary report into Spirits, maritime skills funding - plus we talk to IFCBAA's...
Hapag’s Q3 dire but three quarters good
HAPAG-Lloyd has declared strong growth and solid results for the first nine months of 2025 but rather glossed over a sad Q3. Group EBITDA was USD 2.8 billion (EUR 2.5...
Customs broking MOU promotes cross-cultural exchange
CUSTOMS brokers in Australia and China are set to exchange skills and training after the International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) signed a...
Pilbara Port’s new plan for the times revealed
PILBARA Ports has unveiled an ambitious strategy to cement its position as a driver of regional economic growth. The Port Development Strategy (PDS) proposed the future trajectory...
AMC and Lloyd’s Register cooperate on autonomous systems testing
AMC Search and Lloyd’s Register have agreed to collaborate on validating maritime autonomous surface ship (MASS) and autonomous surface vessel (ASV) systems using simulators to...
Aurizon launches new WA iron ore service
AURIZON has announced the start of iron ore train services for miner Yilgarn Iron, marking a new chapter in the ASX-listed rail operator’s long-standing involvement in Western...
Maritime artist Robert Carter OAM crosses the bar
AN ARTIST who captured the very essence of seafaring is how Robert (Bob) Carter OAM is being remembered. Robert Carter died on 25 October at the age of 94. In a social media post...
No sunshine on Victorian rail freight under government plan
A VICTORIAN Government plan to close a key rail freight link to the Port of Melbourne in Melbourne’s west is threatening the realisation of a planned warehousing and logistics hub...
New federal grants program to address maritime skills shortages
THE FEDERAL Government has addressed maritime workforce and skill shortages with the announcement this week of a $13.8 million program over four years. Under the Maritime Skills...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 14th November
AH, WEEK 46. The week I tried to be cool and do the “6-7” hands to my (almost) teenager but somehow got confused and went with the wiggle fingers instead. Pretty sure I lost all...
