World Container Index – 29 October 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), decreased 3% to $4,429 per 40ft container, mainly due to a decrease in rates on the Transpacific trade route. Source: Drewry World...
Patrick upgrades landside interfaces
PATRICK Terminals is launching two initiatives to improve interface functions for container management and road transport, via OneStop’s OptiBook at Port Botany and the company’s...
Mackay container hardstand set to boost supply chain resilience
A NEW container depot hardstand at Port of Mackay is set to get more trucks off the Bruce Highway and contribute to a stronger North Queensland economy, state transport minister...
Status change for PAD/NASP service
THE FORMAL structure of the PAD/NASP service, formerly operated by CMA CGM and Marfret as a vessel sharing agreement, has changed in a move Marfret says responds to difficult...
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INSIGHT: What a receiver can check - a delivery-day guide
WHEN an import container reaches your site, check four things: The paperwork and seal match the box. The outside is free of pests and soil. The set-down spot and door opening are...
World Container Index – 22 October 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), increased 2% to $4,585 per 40ft container, driven by higher rates on the Asia to Europe and Transpacific trade routes. Source: Drewry World...
Amanda Bradfield provides sobering global view at Safe Ships
CONTAINER shipping networks are being reshaped by conflict, drought, extreme weather and shifting trade policy, with freight forwarders warning that global supply chains are now...
Through Suez or not?
MARKETPLACE confusion has arisen over whether the MSC/CMA CGM joint ‘direct’ service between Europe and Australia is reverting to Suez Canal/Red Sea transits or not. The weekly...
Seasonal shrinkage for PAD/NASP service
THE WEEKLY PAD/NASP service between Australia, New Zealand, East Coast North America and Europe will be truncated for 18 weeks following the conclusion of the underpinning NZ...
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Rates wallow in trough of uncertainty
IT’S BEEN an interesting week in the Asia-Australia trades, in the proverbial Chinese sense of ‘we live in interesting times’. The Week 41 SCFI for Shanghai-Sydney (mean spot...
Zesty Zespri wraps up season
NEW Zealand kiwifruit marketer and distributor Zespri is approaching the end of a very successful export season with the departure of the final chartered reefer ship for China....
World Container Index – 15 October 2026
THE DREWRY World Container Index (WCI), rose 3% to $4,485 per 40ft container, mainly due to an increase in rates on the Asia-Europe trade route. Source: Drewry World Container...
Liner trade surveys - Last chance to have your say
THE LINER Shipping section is a highlight of the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, an event that is now just over a month away. But with the survey closing at...
INSIGHT: Mis-declaring dangerous goods is never the answer
SHIPPING line ANL has announced a peak season hazardous surcharge (PSHS) for all hazardous cargo loading from Melbourne and Sydney to New Zealand, effective 15 October. The charge...
OOCL expands customer proximity push
OOCL’s Melbourne customers now have the option of moving boxes to/from the Melbourne Intermodal Terminal at Somerton under the carrier’s bills of lading. The line’s regional sales...
