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...
Class NK releases standards for container stowage
CLASSNK has released its “Guidelines for Container Stowage and Securing Arrangements (Edition 3.0)” and its “Guidelines for Parametric Roll Countermeasures”. It said the...
A slight decline in schedule reliability in January
GLOBAL liner schedule reliability saw a month-on-month decline of 3.8% in January to 52.6% after steady increases throughout much of 2022, according to the latest report from...
Construction begins at Moorebank Interstate Terminal
CONSTRUCTION has officially started on the container-handling facilities of the new Moorebank Interstate Terminal, a vital piece of Australia’s largest intermodal logistics...
Hapag-Lloyd signs LNG supply agreement with Shell
HAPAG-Lloyd and Shell have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of LNG for the shipping line’s ultra-large dual-fuel 23,500-TEU container vessels. Bunkering for the 12 new...
Independent valuer for Port of Newcastle appointed
NEW South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean has appointed the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) as the independent valuer under the Port of Newcastle Extinguishment of...
AMSA bans containership
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority on Monday (27 February) issued a refusal of access direction notice the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Kymea II (IMO: 9334844) from...
SeaLead to commence regular, direct service to South Asia
CONTAINER line SeaLead is launching a regular, direct service between the east coast of Australia and the Indian Subcontinent. The service, called ASIA, will connect Australia...
Melbourne trade volumes down in January
PORT of Melbourne reported a decrease in total container throughput in January on the same month last year. A total of 257,227 TEU crossed the wharves at Melbourne in January, a...
IFCBAA urges Canberra to implement PC reforms
THE INTERNATIONAL Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia is urging the federal government to urgently implement reforms outlined by the Productivity Commission in...
ANL unveils first reconciliation action plan
ANL has launched its first reconciliation action plan, outlining its vision to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Reconciliation action plans (RAP) are...
PIL completes milestone digital marine fuels deal
PACIFIC International Lines has completed its first digital marine fuels deal outside of Singapore through the Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex). The bunkering operation on...
