World Container Index – 12 February 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI) fell for the fifth consecutive week, down 1% to $1,933 per 40ft container primarily due to a drop in rates on the Transpacific and...
NAVIGATING 2026: Changing tides
AS AUSTRALIA and New Zealand resume normal trading cadence following the southern summer, global trade divergence has become more pronounced, increasingly sidelining the United...
New container depot opens international gateway for Port of Mackay
CONSTRUCTION is underway on a multi-million-dollar container depot at the Port of Mackay, tipped to unlock new global trade opportunities for Central Queensland. The 1.3-hectare...
WiseTech gets SMART with major shipping line
WISETECH Global has launched a pilot with Hapag-Lloyd to trial ingesting and using location data transmitted from the shipping line's two million containers in its fleet. The test...
Hapag-Lloyd stays in black in 2025, including Q4
HAPAG-Lloyd has reported preliminary figures showing its 2025 results were at the top of expectations but still below 2024’s outcomes. And the carrier, like its contemporaries,...
Maersk: Strong year but fourth quarter pain
MAERSK LINE has joined Ocean Network Express in recording a quarterly loss but that failed to undermine a solid result for 2025 for the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. Q4 While the...
World Container Index – 5 February 2026
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased for the fourth consecutive week, dropping a further 7% to $1,959 per 40ft container, primarily due to a drop in rates on the Transpacific...
Red Sea return for Maersk, Hapag but still risky business
THE CONUNDRUM container lines face in resuming transits through the Suez Canal and Red Sea has been highlighted today in stark fashion. Overnight Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced...
MSC’s Eagle has lift off
THE MOST serious challenge in many a decade to the status quo in the Australia/New Zealand-Americas trade has formally launched with the first sailing of MSC’s Eagle service from...
Rates collapse as Chinese New Year sees demand crash
CARRIERS appear to have been taken by surprise as poor demand in the China-Australia trade sees rates shrink and jostling for scarce cargo and market share ramp up. Although no...
Lonely numbers for ONE
JAPAN’s Ocean Network Express, the world’s sixth largest container line, has reported a US$88 million net loss for the third quarter of its 2025 financial year, blaming a...
World Container Index – 29 January 2026
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 5% to $2,107 per 40ft container this week. Drewry World Container Index (US$/40ft) Source: Drewry World Container Index Our detailed...
OOCL expands coastal offering
USING a combination of rail and sea, from next month OOCL will offer shippers a “seamless” Brisbane-Fremantle service with a 14-day transit. The carrier will landbridge from the...
More Chinese New Year adjustments announced
THE SHAPE of container shipping’s Lunar New Year response is changing, with a peak season surcharge abandoned and more voyage blankings added in the China-Australia trade. The A3...
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World Container Index – 22 January 2026
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased a further 10% to $2,212 per 40ft container this week, primarily due to a drop in rates on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes....
