Category: Ocean Freight

Moving cargo from Fremantle to Darwin?

Here’s a practical coastal option for early May   If you’ve got equipment, vehicles, or non-containerised freight that needs to get to Darwin on a clear schedule, Transitainer WA can help coordinate space ex Fremantle. A good fit when you need: a coastal solution for tight project

Middle East Conflict: What Importers Need to Know About Current Supply Chain Risks

The conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran is reshaping global freight routes at speed, and importers are feeling the effects through longer transit times, unexpected costs, and shifting insurance conditions. With air and sea carriers adjusting operations daily, the environment is volatile and requires

Do You Import Fabricated Structural Steel?

The Productivity Commission has launched a safeguard inquiry into fabricated structural steel products. The outcome could mean new duties on these goods — and free trade certificates won’t remove them. What’s at stake? If safeguards are imposed, additional tariffs will apply to structural steel sections (tariff

Border Holds, Detention, and Wharf Storage Charges: A Transitainer Perspective

Transitainer continues to work closely with customers impacted by ongoing Australian Border Force (ABF) Border Holds, particularly through Sydney, with flow-on effects now evident across multiple Australian ports. While Border Holds play an essential role in maintaining border and biosecurity integrity, prolonged regulatory delays are creating

🚢 Coastal Cargo Solutions: Connecting Australia by Sea

(Featuring new Brisbane to Fremantle service)   At Transitainer, we understand that moving cargo across Australia isn’t always about crossing borders — it’s often about connecting our own coastline. That’s why we offer Coastal Cargo solutions across multiple Australian ports, supporting domestic freight movements by road,

Suez Canal Route: Prospects for Resumption and Its Impact on Transit, Capacity, and Freight Rates

Dear Valued Partner, Recent developments in global shipping indicate that attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have temporarily paused, contingent on the continuation of the Gaza ceasefire. This pause has prompted carriers to consider resuming Suez Canal transits for Asia–Europe trade. While this is

Australian Port Charges Increase

Effective October 2025, Australian ports have implemented a new round of increased port charges, with Fremantle Port among those introducing a staged adjustment to container wharfage and port improvement fees, now in full effect. These changes impact a range of costs, including mooring, wharfage, and port

41% of Container Transport is Empty

A new study has revealed that almost half of the world’s container movements are empty. For every 10 miles a full container travels, 4.1 miles are spent moving empties — up from 3.1 miles before the pandemic. This happens because global trade is uneven: some countries

Importing a Vehicle into Australia: What You Need to Know

What Is a Road Vehicle? We’ve recently seen an increase in vehicles arriving in Australia without the required import approval issued by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (ROVER team). The import approval process is currently taking 6–8 weeks, so early

🌊 Shipping Delays, Omissions & Typhoons: Why Vessel Reliability Is Crashing

1. Global Vessel Schedule Reliability Is Low Sea‑Intelligence reported global schedule reliability hovered between 50–55% throughout 2024 into early 2025, including 51.5% in January and an average delay of ~5.3 days for late vessels. In April 2025, reliability slipped to 48.1%, though average delays for all