Has peak season peaked?
CHINA-Australia spot rates have fallen back again this week, according to the latest Shanghai Containerised Freight Index, despite forthcoming Golden Week voyage blankings. Levels...
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New Zealand weather plagues Neptune
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has been forced to re-work its NZPAC service schedule after bad weather disrupted its New Zealand port calls. Port of Tauranga had to suspend...
MEDLOGs on at Minto
MSC’s landside transport and logistics subsidiary MEDLOG will launch its own Sydney intermodal facility and empty container park at the end of this month, promising door-to-door...
World Container Index – 11 September 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index decreased 3% to $2,044 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) fell 3% to $2,044...
CMA CGM decides against USTR surcharges
CMA CGM has decided that, for now, it will absorb fees to be applied by the Trump administration on operators of Chinese-built ships. Earlier this year the US Trade Representative...
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‘Tall Tanya’ trips alarm
PORTS Victoria is investigating an overnight incident when an outbound containership was forced to return to berth after an alarm indicated its air draught was too great to pass...
Hapag-Lloyd pushing digital bills of lading
HAPAG-Lloyd's global push to introduce electronic bills of lading (eBL) continues with a webinar presented in partnership with IQAX. The webinar, Transform into Paperless focuses...
Port of Brisbane has another record year for container volumes
IT WAS another record year for containers with Port of Brisbane handling 1.62 million TEU, including full import container volumes of 693,000 TEU and full container exports of...
WSC warns gaps in cargo safety a hazard
THE WORLD Shipping Council (WSC) claims deficiencies in government cargo inspection programmes are creating gaps in cargo safety. A 2024 report released by WSC shows that 11.39%...
Patrick to provide greater transparency at Sydney AutoRail
PATRICK Terminals is to publish a rail window schedule for Sydney AutoRail, as well as further rail landside performance metrics such as cancellation and arrival metrics. The...
World Container Index – 4 September 2025
DREWRY'S World Container Index remained stable, dropping just 1% to $2,104 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index After 11 weeks of decline, Drewry's...
MSC's fledgling Eagle to fly revised rotation
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping company has issued an updated rotation for its standalone Eagle service from Australia and New Zealand to East Coast USA, due to commence in February 2026....
Hutchison orders Botany giants
HUTCHISON Ports Australia has placed an order for two post-Panamax STS cranes for its Port Botany terminal that will enable the handling of 15,000 TEU ships. The custom ZPMC...
COSCO cites “outstanding” first half performance
IN THE face of a highly uncertain external environment COSCO SHIPPING Holdings achieved an outstanding operational performance, resilient growth and retention of a sound financial...
Kenwick IMT celebrates birthday with 20% jump in rail containers
CONTAINER traffic from the Port of Fremantle by rail has jumped 20% in the year since the Kenwick Intermodal Terminal on the outskirts of the Perth metropolitan area was opened. A...
