Ship due in Australia abandoned
A CONTAINER SHIP due to have joined MSC’s Koala service in Hong Kong next week [30 September] was abandoned by its 25 crew yesterday morning for reasons yet to be revealed. The...
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New deputy to succeed Kastrup as PIL chief
THE BOARD of Pacific International Lines has appointed Wan Chee Foong as Deputy CEO, with the intention he succeed Lars Kastrup as CEO in April 2027. Under the succession process...
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MSC Fremantle marks 10 years with family celebration
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company (MSC) welcomed employees, families and friends to its iconic Fremantle headquarters to celebrate a decade at the historic Cliff Street premises. The...
PIL expands intra-Asia offering
SINGAPORE’s Pacific International Lines is linking China, Indonesia and Malaysia with two new services as it expands its intra-Asia coverage. PIL says it is enhancing connectivity...
ECS teams up with OneStop for “smarter container management”
ONESTOP has this week announced its partnership with Empty Container Solutions (ECS) in Sydney to implement OneStop's Modal and Vehicle Booking System, with the new system going...
Dashboard highlights resilience and risks for WA freight chains
A NEW data dashboard released by the Logistics Institute of Australia is providing fresh insight into the performance and pressure points across Western Australia’s freight...
World Container Index – 17 September 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), increased 1% to $4,500 per 40ft container, driven by a rise in rates on the Transpacific trade route. Source: Drewry World Container Index...
Melbourne breaks container record again
PORT of Melbourne has reported a second consecutive year of record container throughput, handling 3.52 million TEU in financial year 2025-26 to retain its Australian port...
Dodgy boxes on the rise, survey finds
A REPORT published by the World Shipping Council has found more than one in ten cargo transport units inspected during 2025 had safety deficiencies. Government authorities in...
Sky’s the limit for sea rates
CHINA-Australia rates are continuing their flight to new heights while those from South East Asia are repeating their week-on, week-off pattern — but still rising. The mean SCFI...
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WSC calls on governments to close battery cargo safety gap
GOVERNMENTS must address a gap in international dangerous goods rules that allows containers to carry thousands of lithium batteries to be transported without carriers being...
New Zealand coastal service to launch in December
A NEW Zealand newcomer has announced the inauguration of a fortnightly coastal container/ bulk/ breakbulk service in December this year with two locally-crewed vessels on...
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World Container Index – 10 September 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), remained stable fore the second consecutive week, finishing at $4,476 per 40ft container. Source: Drewry World Container Index On the...
OOCL remembers Tung Chee-hwa
OOCL released the following statement after the passing of former OOIL chairman Tung Chee-hwa. Mr. Tung Chee-hwa, former Chairman of OOIL and the first Chief Executive of the Hong...
Vale CH Tung: “saviour of OOCL”
TUNG Chee-Hwa, from 1982 chairman and CEO of the Tung group and first Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-2005), died on 8 September at age 89 after a long illness. The elder son...
