PIL launches fourth dual fuel container ship
PACIFIC International Lines has launched the fourth in its ‘O’ class series of 8200 TEU LNG dual container ships, naming Kota Orkid in honour of the national flower of Singapore,...
Transhipments and empties driving Port of Melbourne container trade
TOTAL container trade at the Port of Melbourne has risen slightly for the September 2025 quarter compared to the three months to September 2024, but the biggest contributor to...
World Container Index – 23 October 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index increased again this weeking, jumping 3% to $1,746 per 40ft container. This is the second straight week of increase, following a prolonged decline...
CTAA container safety campaign continues
CONTAINER safety will be at the forefront of a specialised session organised by the Container Transport Alliance Australia. The webinar is a week away, Thursday 30 October from...
First cotton exports leave Wyndham
ANL’s chartered containership Contship Yen has sailed from the north-west port of Wyndham for Singapore with the first shipment of export cotton from the Kimberley Cotton Gin. The...
Port of Brisbane commences autonomous container transfer R&D project
A NEW research project has commenced to design a framework and operational requirements within a digital twin to simulate autonomous short-haul container transfers at the Port of...
Exports star in Australian first half container trade
THE FIRST half of the 2025 calendar year saw Australian container volumes ratchet up by 0.9% compared to the prior year, according to figures from Container Trade Statistics. CTS,...
New China-PNG-Australia service arrives
ANL’s new APR2 service made first Australian landfall this week, with the arrival of the 1,700 TEU San Giorgio at Patrick’s Brisbane AutoStrad terminal. APR2 was announced at the...
World Container Index – 16 October 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index increased 2% to $1,687 per 40ft container this week, ending 17 weeks of continual declines. The index recorded its first increase following 17...
Rates reversal or just a bounce?
TO THE surprise of many, China-Australia spot-rate quotes rose this week after several weeks of going astern. The Shanghai-Sydney SCFI for Week 42 rose 6% to USD 2,318/FEU in what...
Tracking progress: Clean cargo and the rise of carbon literacy at sea
WHAT began as a push for shipping emissions transparency more than two decades ago has steadily evolved into one of the most meaningful platforms in the journey towards shipping...
ANL WestPac upgrades, PAX upsizes
ANL is adding a third ship to the WestPac service to increase frequency from three-weekly to fortnightly. The 1,103 TEU Scion Mafada will transfer from the PAX 1 loop to join the...
World Container Index – 9 October 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index continued its months-long slide, decreasing a further 1% to $1,651 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index The Drewry...
Q3 crash for OOCL
OOCL, the first of the major carriers to report Q3 2025 operational results, has seen a disturbing fall in revenue despite volumes holding up. In information released to the Hong...
Maersk to charge D&D for cancelled bookings
MAERSK Line has advised shippers it will begin charging “detention” (their rendition) on empty containers upon booking cancellation for Australia and New Zealand. “To keep...
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