Container hardstand storage running out for operators
THE PRESSURE is on to find land for container-rated hardstands in the east coast's major cities, with the availability of industrial-zoned land in Sydney now under 8%. With...
Major milestones for MSC
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has reached a remarkable milestone, becoming the first container line to assemble a fleet of 1,000 ships. The achievement comes just after the...
Wonky Q1 for OOCL
COSCO-owned, Hong Kong-based OOCL, usually the first of the major container lines to report quarterly results, may again prove to be an industry bellwether with revenue down but...
SeaLead exits Australian trade
SINGAPORE-based SeaLead Shipping will leave the Australian trade within months after being given notice by its CA2 service VSA partners. DCN understands no direct reason has been...
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Electric trucks gain momentum as freight SMEs seek funding
CONTAINER transport operators have gathered at Yarraville, Melbourne, for a practical workshop on applying for government funding towards fleet decarbonisation. The Victorian...
World Container Index – 9th April 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index increased 1% to $2,309 per 40ft container, mainly driven by rising rates on the Transpacific and Transatlantic trade routes. Source: Drewry World...
Ceasefire welcome, but Maersk says no immediate change
SHIPPING giant A.P. Moller-Maersk says a ceasefire announced in the Persian Gulf conflict does not yet provide the “full maritime certainty” that would allow shipping through the...
New container-rated hardstand for southwest Sydney
TRANSPORT real estate and infrastructure manager Realterm has announced "practical completion" of a hardstand for stacking fully loaded shipping containers. The 23,000 sqm stand...
Rates wobble in trades where MSC’s on the move
THE CHINA-Australia Shanghai Containerised Freight Index showed a mysterious recovery this week, with the Shanghai-Sydney median rising 12% to USD 1,390/FEU after three...
World Container Index – 26 March 2026
DREWRY'S World Container Index (WCI) rose 5% to $2,279 per 40ft container, recording the fourth consecutive week of increases. This hike was supported by higher rates on the...
CMA CGM uncorks service enhancement
CMA CGM next month will expand the coverage of its Panama Direct (PAD) service with the perhaps unlikely inclusion of a call in Cork, Ireland. PAD, which operates between Europe,...
Shipper peak bodies call for urgent action on shipping charges
AUSTRALIA’S peak shipper bodies have called on the federal government to urgently intervene on what they say are “massive, unregulated” shipping charges. Freight & Trade Alliance...
Cold comfort for NZ exporters
THE WORLD’s largest operator of specialised reefer vessels has debuted the first of seven purpose-built newbuilds in New Zealand, to load kiwifruit for Europe. Cyprus-based Cool...
COSCO Shipping Holdings in 2025: operationally outperforming
WHILE COSCO Shipping Holdings (CSH) could not escape 2025’s strained market conditions the company has proclaimed satisfaction with its strategic focus, optimisation of resource...
Middle East war unleashes surcharges blitz
INBOXES have been groaning over the last ten days as carrier notifications of emergency fuel surcharges (EFSs) and rapidly revising BAFS — at sea and on land — flooded in. There’s...
