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ICHCA tracks 25 years of hazards
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Association has analysed nearly 500 incidents involving shore workers over the last quarter century and found consistently worrying trends. Key...
ANL launches new Asia-Australia service
ANL will next month launch a brand new service connecting North Asia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland. Dubbed APR 2, the fortnightly service will utilise 3 x 1,700 TEU vessels...
Russian tsunami impacts trade routes
A TSUNAMI triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia on 30 July is having a widespread impact. West Australian ports like Fremantle and Kwinana kept a wary eye out and...
CMA CGM Q2: Stable in an uncertain environment
CMA CGM’s second quarter has seen a decline in shipping results year-on-year, most notably in EBITDA, but the broader Group results were stable. Releasing 1H/Q2 2025 results last...
Port Melbourne Containers books in with OneStop
PORT Melbourne Containers has become the latest company to hit the digital improvement trail, signing with OneStop for two integrated supply chain packages. In a joint statement...
Maersk committed to OC1 service
MAERSK Line has assured Australian and New Zealand shippers its OC1 service to/from East Coast North America will remain unchanged following MSC’s withdrawal as a slot-charterer....
Software to ease Westlink congestion
SOFTWARE company OneStop’s modal and vehicle booking system will be integrated into Melbourne’s Westlink Container Park. The strategic partnership which goes into effect on Monday...
A3N upgrade arrives in Melbourne
THE FIRST of the A3 consortium’s upsized vessels in its northern loop (A3N) arrived in Melbourne yesterday [24 July]. The 7,111 TEU ALS Hercules, chartered by ANL, is also the...
MSC taps China for crews
IN PURSUIT of seafarer resources to crew its ever-expanding fleet Mediterranean Shipping Co has opened its first ship management company in China, in the Ningbo Beilun Free Trade...
World Container Index – 24 July 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 3% to $2,517 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) fell 3.3% this week,...
It was a matter of time
AS MSC continues its saturation of global container trades – not to mention luxury cruise shipping, Mediterranean ferry services, European towage, worldwide landside logistics...
Andrew Robb pushes Gladstone container potential
A GLADSTONE box terminal linked with Inland Rail can play a transformative role in handing east coast freight, Inter-Port Global strategic advisor Andrew Robb says. Andrew Robb...
MSC to launch own ANZ-North America service
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company will launch a standalone Australia/New Zealand-East Coast North America service in February 2026, replacing a 15-year-old slot-charter agreement...
Tauranga’s electrifying announcement
NEW ZEALAND’s largest container port is committing more than NZD 3.5 million to the acquisition of the nation’s first all-electric straddle carrier, with associated charging...
Shipping lines strike while the iron is hot
WITH key indices showing rises in freight rates on routes out of Asia into Australia and New Zealand and peak season looming carriers are pushing ahead with rate restorations,...
