World Container Index – 4 December 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) rose 7% to $1,927 per 40ft container after three weeks of decline, mainly due to rate hikes on Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes....
Lyttelton stabilises, Maersk drops surcharge
PROJECTIONS of better performance at the Lyttelton Container Terminal (LCT) have encouraged Maersk Line to drop congestion surcharges affecting international and coastal...
Celebrations for 20 years of automation at Patrick Brisbane terminal
INDUSTRY figures gathered in Brisbane to celebrate 20 years of automation at Patrick’s Terminals Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal. After taking a bus to the Port of Brisbane, guests...
Hefty drug haul seized from Port Botany shipping container
AUTHORITIES have seized $9 million worth of cocaine hidden inside a refrigerated shipping container, after intercepting an attempted import at Port Botany, New South Wales....
Patrick and Kalmar enter new deal, as stevedore celebrates 20 years of automation
PATRICK Terminals has used the 20th anniversary celebration of automated straddle operations at Brisbane to announce the signing of a new 10-year strategic supply agreement with...
DP World starts work on Fremantle Rail Exchange
FREIGHT infrastructure in Western Australia has been given a boost with DP World breaking ground on the $18 million Fremantle Rail Exchange project on Tuesday [2 December]. The...
Lloyd’s Register joins digital container shipping programme
LLOYD’S Register (LR) has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association’s DCSA+ partnership programme to accelerate digitisation of the shipping industry. The move will see LR...
OPINION: Blank sailings - manufactured scarcity or market mechanism?
AFTER five decades in freight forwarding, I’ve seen firsthand how reliability underpins our industry. Customers value forwarders who can service their needs and manage their...
Hampered Hansa Homburg helped by Seafarer Connect
HUMANITARIAN initiative Seafarer Connect has come to the aid of crewmembers of the containership Hansa Homburg, which is undergoing four weeks of repairs at Sydney’s White Bay....
World Container Index – 27 November 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) decreased 2% to $1,806 per 40ft container. The decline was primarily due to reduced rates on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes....
ZIM looks further afield for possible buyer
MONTHS after ZIM Integrated Shipping Services received and rejected a takeover offer, the company’s board has announced it has received “indications of interest from multiple...
Nuclear box ships stack up, study finds
A REPORT complied by Lloyds Register and LucidCatalyst for the world’s largest container tonnage provider, Seaspan Corp, has concluded nuclear propulsion creates competitive...
Leading container ports: Singapore top globally, Sydney ahead in Oceania
SINGAPORE has been named the world’s leading container port in the first edition of the Leading Container Ports of the World (LCP) report. Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan in China...
ATSB to investigate serious incident at Brisbane Port
A SERIOUS incident involving four ships breaking from their berths at the Port of Brisbane earlier this week has prompted an investigation by the Australian Transport Safety...
MSC Maritina V safe but detained
THE MSC Wallaby service containership MSC Maritina V, which was forced to anchor in Port Phillip Bay’s South Channel off Sorrento yesterday morning after an engine malfunction,...
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