Container trades

Good traction for MSC’s Asia-to-Europe Ocean and Rail Solution

Pictured: rows and columns of containers in a stack. Photo: OlafPictures via Pixabay

In mid-May, the first shipment of MSC containers was moved via MSC block train from Vostochniy to St. Petersburg in Russia, as part of a new regular multimodal solution from Asia to Europe, which was launched in April.

In recent years, a growing number of shippers have been moving containers from east to west over land, including a surge in cargo originating in China bound for Europe via rail. Against the...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/good-traction-for-mscs-asia-to-europe-ocean-and-rail-solution/

Dreadful performance of Australia’s container ports is revealed

Pictured: a stack of ocean shipping containers. Photo credit: Dale Staton via UnSplash.

Australia’s container ports are near-completely failing Australian exporters, importers, shippers, shipping lines and society in general because they have terrible on-the-job performance.

That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from a recent assessment of comparable container port performance released by the World Bank, in association with internationally respected analyst firm IHS Markit.

All of our...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/dreadful-performance-of-australias-container-ports-is-revealed/

Australian box ports present serious risk to uninterrupted supply chains

Pictured: an example of a busy container port. Photo credit Chuttersnap via Unsplash

Australian box ports present one of the greatest risks of disruption to Australia’s supply chains. Specifically, the events of the last 18 months, including the surge in trade, have demonstrated that our ports just don’t have the capability to handle upsets.

Submission to supply chain study highlights box port risks

Shipping Australia highlighted this risk in our recent submission to the Productivity Commission’s...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/australian-box-ports-present-serious-risk-to-uninterrupted-supply-chains/

COVID induced a booming trade, surging rates and a short supply of boxes — UNCTAD

Pictured: a United Nations building with flags. Photo: Mathias P R Reding via Unsplash..

Much of the current state of the world shipping industry can be pinpointed to one key driver: COVID.

In a new policy brief, the UN Conference on Trade and Development has confirmed that there has been an increased import demand for manufactured consumer goods, “a large part of which is moved in shipping containers”. The UNCTAD also notes that the lessening of lockdown measures, varying recovery worldwide,...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/covid-induced-a-booming-trade-surging-rates-and-a-short-supply-of-boxes-unctad/

Bigger vessels equal greater schedule reliability

Pictured: a big box ship. Bigger ships have greater schedule reliability. Photo credit: Pixabay.

Bigger ships have the best schedule reliability, according to new research from a leading international shipping analyst.

Vessels in the greater than 22,500 TEU category on the Asia-North Europe trades had the greatest schedule reliability and this was closely followed by vessels in the 10,000 to 12,499 TEU category, and then by vessels in the 17,500 to 19,999 category, according to analyst...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/bigger-vessels-equal-greater-schedule-reliability/

How Texas Law Affected Shipping Industry

A Texas law that has largely pitted the energy and container trades against each other at the Port of Houston has sparked interest from the Federal Maritime Commission, reports freightwaves.

Letter Statement

In a letter sent Tuesday addressed to the Port of Houston Authority Port Commission and the Houston channel pilots board, Federal Maritime Commissioners Carl Bentzel and Louis Sola warned that the law, which is meant to promote safety in the Houston Ship Channel (HSC), “could severely hamper”

https://mfame.guru/how-texas-law-affected-shipping-industry/

Dramatic vision of massive U.S. boxship congestion off Los Angeles

Pictured: containership congestion off the U.S. coast at Los Angeles; a screenshot taken from the footage posted by aviator Kevin E. You can watch the video yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hygdnqMGKLY

Containerships speckled across the sea, as far as the eye can see, is the dramatic vision off the U.S. coast at Los Angeles. Congestion is out of control in the U.S. and that’s why there are problems in Australia.

One set of footage has been provided by the U.S. Coast Guard. You can see it...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/dramatic-vision-of-massive-u-s-boxship-congestion-off-los-angeles/

Explainer: container logistics, industrial woes, berthing delays and propaganda-busting

Pictured: “Catène de Containers”, a sculpture made from international shipping containers by artist Vincent Ganivet. Photo: DDZPhoto from Pixabay.

Shipping Australia welcomes the news that industrial relations woes may be over (well, for now, at least) at one of our major container terminals.

DPW Australia earlier this week informed the industry that it had finalised its Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, that its terminals are operating normally and without berthing delays.

That is great news,...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/explainer-container-logistics-industrial-woes-berthing-delays-and-myth-busting-propaganda/

Ocean shipping companies fight the empty container build-up

Pictured: a container ship approaches shore. Image: Pixabay

Ocean shipping lines are deploying sweeper and extra-loader vessels to Australia, at a high financial cost to help clear the empty container build-up. The willingness of shipping lines to make direct cost outlays and forego revenue to reduce the empty container backlog shows the incredible support being given by ocean carriers to keeping Australia’s supply chain functioning.

Empty container congestion is now a problem at major ports all...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/ocean-shipping-companies-fight-the-empty-container-build-up/

DAWE ramps up action against Khapra Beetle

Pictured: Khapra Beetle (Trogoderma granarium) Australia’s number two National Priority Plant Pest and the number one plant priority pest for grains; Photo: US Department of Agriculture

The Federal Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment has warned the importing and shipping industries, along with everyone in the sea-container logistics and supply chain, that it is planning urgent action to counter the threat from Khapra Beetle. 

Small beetle; big plant threat

Khapra Beetle is a...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/dawe-ramps-up-action-against-khapra-beetle/

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