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Shanghai’s box volume hits 40 million TEU for 4 year running

Container volume for Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has already surpassed 40 million TEU in 2020 for the fourth consecutive year, say port authorities. Despite the outbreak of the Covid crisis, Shanghai port maintained fast growth in container throughput and accelerated its development of intelligent port systems. On July 29, the port handled a container […]

Covid scare delays cargo at Shanghai and sparks checks at China ports

Chinese forwarders are reporting delays of up to three days for cargo moving through Shanghai Pudong Airport, following the discovery of a cluster of Covid-19 cases, reports London’s Loadstar. “Import and export customs inspections are suspended until further notice from the government,” said one forwarder. He added that while flights continued to operate, along with […]

OPINION – The Current State of Global Shipping Affairs

If you have been importing into Australia in the last six months you would have been witnessing a disturbing trend. Sky high freight rates that are continuing to climb – coupled with lack of equipment issues, unreliable schedules and huge landside delays is causing major frustration. Why are these issues happening now? One of the […]

Patrick & DP World Terminals MUA AGM – Tuesday 24/11/2020

The purpose of this notice is to inform you that Patrick and DP World Terminals Australia Wide will cease ship and yard operations for the Annual General Meeting of the Maritime Union of Australia. PATRICK TERMINALS: MUA Annual General Meeting (AGM) stop work meetings 　 On Tuesday, 24 November all Patrick terminals will have a […]

2020 Christmas and New Year’s Operating Details

It’s that time of year again, yes we are heading into the festive season! In order to offer you our best service possible, can you please take the time to complete the below 5 points and return to our sales team so we can update our records accordingly. Considering the current global situation, the more […]

Stepped-up prevention helps reduce loss of containers at sea

The World Shipping Council (WSC) in its 2020 report shows that an average of 779 containers were lost at sea in the three-year period between 2017 and 2019, down from the yearly average loss of 1,382 containers in the twelve-year period (2008-2019). With more than 5,000 container vessels in operation and about 789 million TEU […]

Intra-Asia interest sparked by empty container shortage

Rising rates on intra-Asia routes to five-year highs amid a capacity crunch born of an acute shortage of empty containers, has commanded fresh attention in the market, say carriers and shippers alike. The tightness in supply has mainly been caused by the global container shortage, carriers redeploying boxes and ships to main line services, and […]

2020-21 BMSB season – two months in!

We are now two months into this BMSB season. The number of detections of BMSB are increasing as we head into some of the busiest months for imports and riskiest months for BMSB establishment. The department has 20 detections of BMSB so far this season. There have been 17 detections of dead BMSB across the […]

Containers and Wine

We love looking at all the different uses for shipping containers. Today we are sharing this spectacular modification from Port Shipping Containers. This 40ft Container Wine Bar was built from a new High Cube Shipping Container, though we can build these from used containers if required. Designed to accommodate over a dozen guests, the space […]