OptiBook to launch at Patrick Terminals – Brisbane AutoStrad
Patrick Terminals and OneStop have announced the upcoming launch of OptiBook at Patrick Terminals—Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal on Saturday, 8 November. In a joint announcement, it...
Patrick Terminals invests in 14 new Kalmar AutoStrads
STEVEDORE Patrick Terminals says it has placed an order with Kalmar for 14 new hybrid Kalmar AutoStrad machines to be deployed at Patrick Terminals - Sydney AutoStrad terminal....
NEMO finds extra ship for reliability boost
AN EIGHTEENTH ship is to be added to the MSC Australian Express Service/CMA CGM NEMO between Europe and Australia to improve schedule reliability. The weekly service, which has...
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World Container Index – 2 October 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 5% to $1,669 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) fell 5% to $1,669...
China-Australia rates soften further
SPOT rates on the main Australian trade lane by volume have slid further over the past fortnight, although nowhere nearly as precipitously as on major east-west routes. Analysts...
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Hapag shuns USTR surcharges, China bites back
HAPAG-Lloyd has joined other leading carriers in deciding against imposing surcharges linked to the USTR’s Section 301 fees on Chinese-owned and Chinese-built vessels calling at...
Hapag-Lloyd, DHL target Scope 3
WORLD Number 5 container line Hapag-Lloyd and DHL Global Forwarding have signed a three-year framework agreement for the purchase of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emission reductions...
CMA CGM building on Samoa’s maritime aspirations
ANL, OCEANIA-focused container shipping group has expanded its presence in the Pacific Islands with the opening of CMA CGM operations in Samoa today (29 September). The opening of...
World Bank container ports report triggers debate
A WORLD Bank Report into the state of global container ports has prompted debate, not only over performance but the report itself. The Container Port Performance Index 2020 to...
World Container Index – 25 September 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 8% to $1,761 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) fell 8% to $1,761...
Maersk joins carriers not passing USTR
MAERSK LINE has become the latest leading container carrier it will neither apply surcharges nor change service levels as the result of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR)...
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USTR will not deter Chinese carriers
AMIDST reports COSCO Shipping and OOCL face massive additional costs as a result of Trump Administration imposts on Chinese carriers and owners/operators of Chinese-built vessels,...
CMA CGM expanding landside again
THE CMA CGM Group has ventured further into landside logistics with the acquisition of Freightliner UK Intermodal Logistics, one of that nation’s leading rail freight operators....
World Container Index – 18 September 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased a further 6% this week, finiahing the week at $1,913 per 40ft container. Source: Drewry World Container Index The Drewry World Container...
Efficiency and sustainability focus of Transicold program
CARRIER Transicold says it has launched its Reefer Enhancement and Next-life (REN) Program, a solution aimed at extending the service life and improving the energy efficiency of...
