The Bradfield Bulletin - 5th December 2025

I'LL mark this week as the one where I was absolutely convinced a cord was brushing against my leg… only to realise it was a daddy long legs. (Surely everyone knows what those are!)

Honestly, I can’t decide what’s worse, that surprise, or the snake that dropped by the other week. At this point, I’m starting to think it might be easier if I move out. Fair enough, I suppose… it’s technically their house now.

Ah, summer in Australia, or let’s be real, pretty much any time of year.

This week has brought the usual ups and downs, not just in rates, but in services too. And with the end of the year finally in sight, I think it’s fair to say many of us are limping toward the finish line.

It’s also had its highs and lows…

One of the brighter moments this week was the news that the 10 surviving seafarers from the Eternity C have finally been released, nearly five months after the vessel was attacked and sunk in the Red Sea. Through Omani mediation, the crew were moved from Sanaa to Muscat and appear to be in stable condition. A welcome relief after months of uncertainty following an attack that claimed four lives and shook the industry.

But the week also brought a reminder of the ongoing risks at sea. In the Gulf of Guinea, nine seafarers were kidnapped from the LPG carrier CGAS Saturn in a pirate attack off Equatorial Guinea. Four crew remain onboard, one injured, and while the vessel is now in safe waters, efforts are underway to establish contact and bring the kidnapped crew home. Piracy in the region may have eased in recent years, but incidents like this show the threat is far from gone.

Seafarers are the backbone of shipping, and it’s heartbreaking to see the challenges they still confront.

What else is happening out there…

💠Patrick Terminals and Kalmar enter new 10yr strategic supply agreement
💠French rail freight service upgrade to boost Turkey-UK trade corridor
💠FedEx cancels December MD-11 flights amid crash inspections
💠China’s factory activity contracts again in Nov
💠Russia fails in IMO Council re-election bid
💠Protests at Newcastle Port force coal ship to turn back
💠Australia re-elected to IMO Council
💠Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo resumes operations after devastating floods
💠Costco joins importers seeking tariff refunds
💠Tokyo port container volumes rise 4.9% in August
💠Patrick’s Brisbane AutoStrad Terminal celebrates 20 years of automation
💠Hapag-Lloyd tables bid for ZIM as Maersk and MSC show interest
💠Ocean Alliance adds second Suez backhaul transit

Isn’t she lovely? Meet the ONE Cosmos. Someone (who shall remain nameless) declared her the most beautiful ship in the cosmos… and they might be right.

She’s a 320m, 46m beam stunner, built in 2008 and able to carry around 8,100 TEU. Here's an interesting fact, in Sept 2020, she suffered a container stack collapse during a typhoon in the Far East.

Have a great weekend everyone and don’t forget to see what your Spotify Wrapped says about your questionable song choices.