PacBasin’s strong Q3, makes Singapore shift
AUSTRALIAN bulks trades regular Pacific Basin has reported some normalisation of conditions in the third quarter of 2025 as dry bulk markets rallied but still sees unsettled...
Air freight demand soars despite trade tensions
GLOBAL air cargo is proving strong this year, even as trade tensions and policy uncertainty weigh on sentiment. That’s the view of leading freight company DHL Global Forwarding...
Rates reversal or just a bounce?
TO THE surprise of many, China-Australia spot-rate quotes rose this week after several weeks of going astern. The Shanghai-Sydney SCFI for Week 42 rose 6% to USD 2,318/FEU in what...
B&H Worldwide secures global warehousing contract with Ontic
AEROSPACE logistics provider B&H Worldwide has been awarded a global warehousing and logistics contract by Ontic Aerospace. Ontic Aerospace supplies aircraft parts to many of the...
TomKat opens EOI for sustainable packaging innovation
TOMKAT Global Solutions says it has opened expressions of interest for its upcoming wholesale equity raise on VentureCrowd, inviting investors for its sustainable packaging...
ANL WestPac upgrades, PAX upsizes
ANL is adding a third ship to the WestPac service to increase frequency from three-weekly to fortnightly. The 1,103 TEU Scion Mafada will transfer from the PAX 1 loop to join the...
New KiwiRail ferries to come from China
THE NEW Zealand Government, through special-purpose company Ferry Holdings, has selected China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International to build KiwiRail’s two new rail/ro-paxes. The...
Marika Calfas ready to push port policy priorities for Southeast Asia and Oceania
NEW South Wales Ports chief executive Marika Calfas says she is ready to strive for the interests of ports across Oceania and Southeast Asia. Ms Calfas has just been elected as...
Q3 crash for OOCL
OOCL, the first of the major carriers to report Q3 2025 operational results, has seen a disturbing fall in revenue despite volumes holding up. In information released to the Hong...
Clean energy requires regional ports pact, conference hears
A REGIONAL pact is required to hasten the transition to clean energy and reinvent port infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific, according to Asian Development Bank president Masato...
Woodside LNG carrier in first
ONE of Woodside Energy’s newest LNG carriers has been used by builder Hanwha Ocean in what is clamied to be a world-first transhipment trial. The 174,000 cu m Woodside Barrumbarra...
Dead FPSO on way to Singapore
THE CONTROVERSIAL abandoned floating production storage and offtake vessel Northern Endeavour has quietly departed the Timor Sea, under tow for Singapore. The Department of...
Foam deal supports sustainable packaging future
DELIVERING a high-performance, low carbon alternative for cold chain packaging is the focus of a partnership signed this week in Bangkok, Thailand. The deal involves TomKat Global...
Throw the switch and get it from Jakarta to Sydney
TAKE AN 11-ton electrical switchboard on a time-sensitive deadline and get it from Jakarta to Sydney. That was the brief for global air charter group Chapman Freeborn, a member of...
China-Australia rates soften further
SPOT rates on the main Australian trade lane by volume have slid further over the past fortnight, although nowhere nearly as precipitously as on major east-west routes. Analysts...
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