Global liner schedule reliability at a low in August, analyst says
GLOBAL liner schedule reliability dropped to 33.6% in August according to the latest issue of the Global Liner Performance report, published by analyst Sea-Intelligence. The...
Maersk to sell reefer manufacturer MCI
CHINA International Marine Containers is to buy Maersk Container Industry, a manufacturer of refrigerated containers, from A.P. Moller - Maersk. The two companies signed an...
OPINION: Fremantle: the last major mainland container port without a lifetime lease
AUSTRALIA’S major container ports in most cases have been leased for a lifetime: Melbourne, Port Botany, Brisbane, Darwin and Adelaide have all been leased for 99 years and...
OPINION: Shipping lines should invest more in new technology
IN a recent article published in the DCN, I mentioned that container shipping lines collectively are set to make more than US$100 billion this year, with Maersk alone forecasting...
VICT re-opens after COVID detections
VICTORIA International Container Terminal re-opened on Sunday (26 September) after shutting down on Wednesday night. While the terminal re-opened early yesterday morning, a...
More than 150 organisations call for shipping decarbonisation
MORE than 150 industry leaders and organisations have signed on to the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization. The document says shipping must align with the Paris Agreement...
MUA announces extensive strikes at Patrick’s Melbourne terminal
THE Maritime Union of Australia has issued 40 notices of industrial action for Patrick’s Melbourne terminal. They include 12 hours of work stoppages every Monday, Wednesday and...
Drewry World Container index stops rising after 22 weeks of increases
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index for this past week remained steady at US$10,377.19 per 40-foot container after 22 consecutive weeks of increases. The WCI index remained...
VICT remains closed after additional COVID cases come to light
VICTORIA International Container Terminal remains closed after two new COVID cases were discovered in the workforce. As of Friday afternoon, it is unknown when the terminal will...
Strategic review of Victoria’s empty container supply chain released
THE Victorian government has released a review of the empty container supply chain throughout the state. The primary purpose of the Strategic Review of the Victorian Empty...
Port Botany container trade dips in August
PORT Botany has reported a dip in trade figures for August in the latest NSW Ports trade report. Container trade figures showed a slight decline across total imports and exports,...
Second COVID case closes VICT again
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has ceased operations for a second time this week after an employee returned a positive COVID-19 test. In an announcement to customers...
TT Club raises awareness of risk around abandoned cargo
WITH supply chain congestion and widespread delays in the international container trades set to continue, the vexatious challenges of abandoned cargo will remain and probably...
Inland Rail will be backbone infrastructure for Australia
THE group representing Australia’s rail freight operators and infrastructure owners has reinforced the need to increase momentum with delivery of the Inland Rail project. The...
New case review addresses the future of seafaring in Kiribati
A GLOBALLY dispersed community of seafarers from Kiribati are at the epicentre of an arduous struggle for repatriation following their displacement during the crew change crisis....
