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- DP World’s rail operations to close for a month
- Rail operations at DP World Port Botany terminal will be shut for a month for upgrade work.
- Iron Monarch to be withdrawn from service
- BlueScope Steel is expected to terminate the services of aging ro-ro steel carrier Iron Monarch for the Port Kembla to Western Port (Victoria) service late this year.
- Gladstone dredging scaled back
- Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) is scaling back its dredging activity in the Western Basin to help improve turbidity levels in Gladstone Harbour.
- Concordia captain points finger at his bosses
- Capt Francesco Schettino has blamed Costa Cruises for the Costa Concordia tragedy, according to legal transcripts leaked to the press.
- US imports forecast to rise from March
- A rise in import cargo volumes to the US is on the cards for March, according to a forecast from the US National Retail Foundation.
- New guidelines on reefer box testing
- Guidelines on the future testing of refrigerated containers have been jointly produced and issued by the Container Owners’ Association and the TT Club.
- Australia Day holidays
- Lloyd's List Australia service update - no bulletin on Australia Day; publishing as normal on Friday.



