Big ship delivered
MSC has taken delivery of the 24,116-TEU MSC Tessa, said to be the largest containership completed and in service. China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary Hudong-Zhonghua...
Swire announces new East Timor Service
SWIRE Shipping is launching a new shipping service connecting Darwin with Timor-Leste, Singapore and Indonesia. The East Timor Service (ETS) will call ports of Singapore, Dili,...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 38
IN the news this week, Senator Bridget McKenzie called for the infrastructure and transport minister to issue a Section 11 exemption from the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow...
World Container Index decreases yet again
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 3% to US$1806.43 per 40-foot container this week. The index has dropped by 80% when compared with the same week last year....
Brisbane container trade sees January slowdown
CONTAINER trade through the Port of Brisbane saw a slowdown in January. Over the month, the port handled a total of 114,631 TEU, a decrease of 13% on January 2022. However there...
DP World to implement new high-bay container storage system
DP WORLD has announced the first commercial use of its revolutionary Boxbay high-bay storage system at its terminal in Pusan, South Korea. A contract was signed on Wednesday...
Call for coastal shipping to aid flood-stricken Kimberley
“I’M calling on Minister King to urgently lodge a Section 11 exemption of the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow international carriers, who are at the ready, to bring in the...
ICTSI reports strong 2022
INTERNATIONAL Container Services – parent company of Victoria International Container Terminal – reported increases in throughput, revenue and EBITDA for 2022 in its consolidated...
ANL adds Vanuatu calls to Westpac service
ANL’s Westpac service is now calling the Vanuatu ports of Santo and Port Vila. The shipping line said the addition of these calls make its Westpac service the only direct...
January container trade up at Freo
CONTAINER throughput at Fremantle Ports saw an uptick in January, increasing on the same month last year, and the previous month. In January, the port handled a total of 67,678...
CMA CGM’s 2022 performance “exceptional”
CMA CGM’s 2022 financial results were largely in line with the other major ocean carriers: gigantic profits in the first half on the back of high freight rates, with a contraction...
Newly launched PNG service makes maiden call
THE Meratus Gorontalo made the maiden call on Meratus Line’s new PNG Express service late last month. The Indonesian logistics company’s new service makes direct connections from...
Hapag-Lloyd reports huge 2022 financial results, but clouds are gathering
HAPAG-Lloyd’s profits for 2022 reached US$18 billion (€17 billion), but with freight rates on the decline, the company said this year won’t be as spectacular. In 2022, the...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 37
SEALEAD announced a new service that will connect Australia directly with Pakistan and India. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kAoSyVLJTenxl9UfOTPd0?si=b560a00572cc4abe The...
World Container Index decreases yet again
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 2% to US$1859.28 per 40-foot container last week. The index is down 80% compared with the same week last year. The latest...
