Leading container ports: Singapore top globally, Sydney ahead in Oceania
SINGAPORE has been named the world’s leading container port in the first edition of the Leading Container Ports of the World (LCP) report. Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan in China...
ATSB to investigate serious incident at Brisbane Port
A SERIOUS incident involving four ships breaking from their berths at the Port of Brisbane earlier this week has prompted an investigation by the Australian Transport Safety...
MSC Maritina V safe but detained
THE MSC Wallaby service containership MSC Maritina V, which was forced to anchor in Port Phillip Bay’s South Channel off Sorrento yesterday morning after an engine malfunction,...
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ZIM down but ‘resilient’
ISRAEL’S ZIM Integrated Shipping Services was punished by geopolitical tradewinds in Q3 2025 but has raised the mid-point of full-year expectations based on resilient performance....
Taiwanese lines share Q3 pain
CARRIERS with disproportionate exposure to trans-Pacific trades continue to report weak third-quarter results, with Taiwan’s Evergreen and Yang Ming both showing sharp falls in...
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World Container Index – 20 November 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index remained stable this week at $1,852 per 40ft container. The Index maintained stability due to decreased Transpacific rates and increased Asia-Europe...
Civil works impact DP World’s Brisbane terminal
STEVEDORE DP World says four of its automated stacking cranes at its Brisbane terminal have been affected by a loss of power due to civil works. DP World stated “critical power...
Loose wires (nearly) sink ships
THE US National Transportation Safety Board has found a single loose wire on the 9,962 TEU Dali caused the infamous collision with Baltimore’s Frances Key Bridge on 26 March 2024...
Sacré bleu! CMA CGM joins Q3 sufferers
LIKE so many of its contemporaries CMA CGM has reported a bleak third quarter but notes it’s at least better than Q2. Group revenue for Q3 2025 was down 11.3% to USD 14,042...
PORT & CONTAINER EQUIPMENT: Driving port productivity
A look at what is happening at our ports, both with cyber technology and hard machinery. CHANGE is a constant in the world of port technology, as maritime analyst Peter van Duyn...
Sharp 3Q drop for HMM
SOUTH Korea’s HMM has joined other Asian container lines in reporting a horrible third quarter in 2025 and offering a gloomy outlook for the rest of the year. Late last week the...
ANL/CMA CGM further expands Pacific network
THE CMA CGM Group, including Oceania specialist ANL has today [17 November] opened a new agency in America Samoa, just a few weeks after setting up in Samoa. The Group says the...
World Container Index – 13 November 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 5% this week to $1,859 per 40ft container, marking the first weekly decrease after four weeks of continuous increases.. Source: Drewry...
Cops put the heat on drug smugglers
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force and the Australian Federal Police say they are making headway preventing the importation of illicit drugs into Australia. The ABF has reported...
LETTER TO DCN: Newcastle box port “stuck in the slow lane”
LIBERAL shadow minister for the Hunter, Scott Farlow, told state Parliament recently that Newcastle’s proposed $2.4 billion container terminal was being held up by the Minns...
