OPINION: Navigating 2025 - The fog is lifting
AUGUST brought clarity amid ongoing volatility. The fog of speculation that defined the first half year is lifting. We now have clarity and visibility over the direction of trade...
Maersk resumes Melbourne Star calls
MAERSK Line is restoring seasonal Victorian calls northbound on its New Zealand-South East Asia Southern Star service, effective this week. Dubbed Melbourne Star by the carrier...
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Shifting landscape for Maersk heading into 2025 half year
GLOBAL trade shifts and equipment imbalances, as well as seasonal congestion risks, are key factors for the Asia-Pacific region in the 2025 second half year, Maersk reports. The...
Maersk raises expectations after strong 2Q
MAERSK has raised its full-year profit expectations after a second quarter that saw revenue growth of 2.8% and EBIT reaching USD 845 million. A.P. Moller-Maersk said that while...
ACFS in NewZealand breakthrough
THE TZANEROS family’s ACFS Port Logistics has completed a major expansion in the New Zealand market with the acquisition of three businesses from the Coda Group. The takeover of...
World Container Index – 7 August 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 3% to $2,424 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) declined 3% this...
MIT gears up with more RMGs
ANOTHER shipment of rail-mounted gantries for the Melbourne Intermodal Terminal at Somerton arrived in Melbourne at the weekend, just as erection of the first two units was...
Rates plodding along
WITH Drewry’s World Container Index continuing to reverse last week, albeit at a slower rate, Asia-Australia carriers will be celebrating the contrary, gentle recovery of...
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CTAA congestion warning in wake of Fremantle bridge closure
THE CONTAINER Transport Alliance is warning transport operators to expect major traffic congestion at the Port of Fremantle with the closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge for up...
Wellington wins another customer
THE PORT of Wellington has secured another trans-Tasman caller, with COSCO Shipping and OOCL’s joint ANE/ANS service to add a weekly visit from 19 September. Commencing from v...
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SeaLead assures Australian shippers
SINGAPORE-based Sea-Lead Shipping, indirectly caught up in US bans on maritime companies associated with Iranian interests, has vowed to continue its Australian service in its...
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SeaLead tonnage sanctioned by US
SOME 20 containerships operated by SeaLead have been sanctioned by the United States, in line with restrictions placed on dozens of owners, operators, managers and associates...
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DSV happy with growth in tough times
DANISH transport and logistics company DSV has handed down its latest financial results, hailing what it said was “increased organic gross profit in a challenging and volatile...
Empty container parks look to tech advantages
THREE Melbourne empty container parks are adopting technological change, announcing they will move to the OneStop Modal platform for empty container park management and the...
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World Container Index – 31 July 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 1% to $2,499 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) declined only 1% this...
