Typhoon Saudel and ongoing congestion; Global schedule reliability has fallen; Industrial action at key European ports; Global container trade reached a new monthly record in July; Container carriers are pushing for stricter controls; Global air cargo demand continued to grow; The eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau disrupted airfreight; The new Fremantle traffic bridge will open ahead of schedule on 1 November; The Port of Melbourne recorded a second consecutive year of record container throughput; Record container throughput at Wellington delivered a strong FY2026 result.

Fracht Group Australia’s Melbourne office on the move; East Asia’s Typhoon season; Continuing drought conditions and European heatwaves push Rhine levels to record lows; Congestion at the Panama Canal worsening; CMA CGM has partially relaxed restrictions on transit cargo; South Korean carrier HMM upsizes plan to boost box shipping fleet; ANL Introduced a revised Trans-Tasman network; Global Air Cargo demand remained resilient; Istanbul Airport overtakes Frankfurt as Europe’s busiest cargo gateway; Western Sydney International Airport officially commences freight operations; Construction has commenced on Flinders Port Holdings’ Outer Harbor Intermodal Precinct in South Australia; Concerns have emerged regarding landside performance at DP World’s West Swanson Terminal in Melbourne.