I’M SURE there are quite a few sore heads around this morning after the DCN - Daily Cargo News Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards last night. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!
The room was full of chatter and smiles. Nights like these remind us how strong we are when we show up for each other and celebrate the people who keep this industry moving. Congratulations also to the organisers, I am sure that bringing it all together was no easy feat!
Now, onto shipping. If you’re not busy, you might be doing something wrong. Most shipping lines are reporting full schedules into next month. While vessel arrivals around Christmas have eased off, some southbound services remain booked out through to the end of the year.
Northbound (exports) have also picking up, with grain certainly keeping things moving at pace.
Rates are holding steady across the board, and, with this kind of volume, we don’t expect them to drop anytime soon.
So, what else is happening out there?
💠 “Finnwave” a Ro-Ro adrift after engine fire in Channel
💠EU to Scrap de minimis Rule
💠APMT wins 33 Year Laldia Terminal deal in Chattogram
💠Grounded Bahamas barge looted after breakdown
💠Transport Women Australia names new board directors
💠Iran seizes tanker over ‘unauthorized cargo’ - crew safe
💠CMA CGM Q3: higher volumes, lower market share
💠Victorian Government faces challenge over Williamstown Rd curfews
💠HMM posts sharp Q3 decline
💠Beef exporters welcome Trump tariff reversal
💠ONE to shift to shore power at two South China ports
💠Baltimore Bridge rebuild cost doubles; timeline pushes to 2030
💠APMT signs $550m port deal in Bangladesh
💠Suez Canal Container Terminal completes $500m expansion
💠Tropical Cyclone Fina off Darwin
💠APMT announces $550m Callao Port expansion
💠Steven Ballerini as our inaugural CEO at SCLAA
💠China – Peru trade lane heats up
Today’s picture features the X-Press Dhaulagiri, in Fremantle over the last few days. She’s a smaller visitor, 169.99m LOA, 28m beam, and roughly 1,750 TEU. And a fun fact for you! She was once known as Mount Nicholson. For now, she seems to be an ad hoc call.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!