OPINION: Seafarer wellbeing - the pandemic behind the pandemic
A FEW years ago, I shared a post on social media about one of the most heartbreaking conversations I’ve had in my maritime career. A master I’d met told me about a close friend,...
Air cargo ‘piggybacks global uncertainty’ says Xeneta
OCEAN and air freight analytics platform Xeneta has released its latest air cargo market update for the month of May 2025. According to Xeneta’s latest market analysis, while...
Shipwreck confirmed to be Captain Cook’s HMB Endeavour
THE AUSTRALIAN National Maritime Museum (ANMM) has confirmed that a shipwreck site in the United States is HM Bark Endeavour, made famous for its circumnavigation of the world...
INSIGHT: Infringement notices under the Biosecurity Act
ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2018, the then Department of Agriculture (DAFF) advised it would issue infringement notices under the Biosecurity Act for 55 strict liability offences. Some apply...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 6 June 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index has continued to ascend this week, landing at 1633 for the week ending 6th of June. Capesize The Capesize market enjoyed a strong upward trajectory this week,...
ALC pushes clean energy message
INDUSTRY body the Australian Logistics Council has called for investment in cheaper, cleaner energy as a means of achieving so-called net zero in carbon emissions. The ALC has...
PIL launches new LNG dual-fuelled box ship in Singapore
SUSTAINABILITY and efficiency are key themes of Pacific International Lines’ latest 8200TEU dual-fuel container ship the Kota Ocean, launched with some fanfare at the PSA Terminal...
An export customer's perspective
FREMANTLE Wool has been exporting fine Australian fibre all over the world for more than 20 years. It’s sometimes not for the faint-hearted. Director John Bradbury, who launched...
Sadness as Don Watson Transport closes
PROMINENT Victorian trucking business, Don Watson Transport, has confirmed it is to cease trading. In a statement, managing director Lyndon Watson blamed difficult economic...
WSI airport unveils inaugural master plan
WESTERN Sydney International Airport (WSI) has released its inaugural master plan which it said charts its future and will herald a new era of economic prosperity for Greater...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 6 June 2025
IT'S BEEN a short and challenging week in WA, with wild weather slowing port ops and causing delays. But on a brighter note, I did manage to get my hair coloured last weekend, so...
World Container Index - 5 June 2025
DREWRY’S World Container Index increased 41% to US$3527 per 40-foot container this week ending 5 June. Drewry said the index has increased 70% in the last 4 weeks, as United...
Port of Brisbane unveils Vision 2060
STRENGTHENING the Queensland economy, future-proofing trade and supporting the transition to a more sustainable and efficient port are key aims of Vision 2060, a plan or roadmap...
PSA joins GCMD as strategic partner
THE GLOBAL Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and PSA International (PSA) have today (5 June) announced a five-year strategic partnership to advance collaboration on...
Ag exports well positioned amidst global uncertainty
AUSTRALIAN agriculture is well-positioned to withstand the slings and arrows of a difficult global trading environment, the June quarter commodities report from Department of...
