diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs
index f8b3b0859..0ca8b2933 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs
@@ -255,12 +255,6 @@ public TBuilderEntity WithTmpfsMount(string destination, AccessMode accessMode)
       return WithMount(new TmpfsMount(destination, accessMode));
     }
 
-    /// <inheritdoc />
-    public TBuilderEntity WithNetwork(string id, string name)
-    {
-      return WithNetwork(name);
-    }
-
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public TBuilderEntity WithNetwork(string name)
     {
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs
index a9e783844..72121bee0 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ public Task RemoveAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
 
     public Task ExtractArchiveToContainerAsync(string id, string path, Stream tarStream, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-      _logger.ExtractArchiveToDockerContainer(id, path);
+      _logger.CopyArchiveToDockerContainer(id, path);
       return Docker.Containers.ExtractArchiveToContainerAsync(id, new ContainerPathStatParameters { Path = path, AllowOverwriteDirWithFile = false }, tarStream, ct);
     }
 
     public async Task<Stream> GetArchiveFromContainerAsync(string id, string path, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-      _logger.GetArchiveFromDockerContainer(id, path);
+      _logger.ReadArchiveFromDockerContainer(id, path);
 
       var tarResponse = await Docker.Containers.GetArchiveFromContainerAsync(id, new GetArchiveFromContainerParameters { Path = path }, false, ct)
         .ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TraceProgress.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TraceProgress.cs
index 95264ae18..f03aa11c7 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TraceProgress.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TraceProgress.cs
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ public void Report(JSONMessage value)
 
       if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value.Status))
       {
-        _logger.LogTrace(value.Status);
+        _logger.LogDebug(value.Status);
       }
 
       if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value.Stream))
       {
-        _logger.LogTrace(value.Stream);
+        _logger.LogDebug(value.Stream);
       }
 
       if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value.ProgressMessage))
       {
-        _logger.LogTrace(value.ProgressMessage);
+        _logger.LogDebug(value.ProgressMessage);
       }
 
       if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value.ErrorMessage))
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/TestcontainersSettings.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/TestcontainersSettings.cs
index 595807dfe..4cae25bc1 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/TestcontainersSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/TestcontainersSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations
 {
   using System;
+  using System.Collections.Generic;
   using System.Globalization;
   using System.Linq;
   using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ static TestcontainersSettings()
     /// </summary>
     [NotNull]
     public static ILogger Logger { get; set; }
-      = new Logger();
+      = ConsoleLogger.Instance;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the host operating system.
@@ -184,12 +185,16 @@ public static WaitHandle SettingsInitialized
       => ManualResetEvent.WaitHandle;
 
     /// <inheritdoc cref="PortForwardingContainer.ExposeHostPortsAsync" />
-    public static async Task ExposeHostPortsAsync(params ushort[] ports)
+    public static Task ExposeHostPortsAsync(ushort port, CancellationToken ct = default)
+      => ExposeHostPortsAsync(new[] { port }, ct);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc cref="PortForwardingContainer.ExposeHostPortsAsync" />
+    public static async Task ExposeHostPortsAsync(IEnumerable<ushort> ports, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-      await PortForwardingContainer.Instance.StartAsync()
+      await PortForwardingContainer.Instance.StartAsync(ct)
         .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-      await PortForwardingContainer.Instance.ExposeHostPortsAsync(ports)
+      await PortForwardingContainer.Instance.ExposeHostPortsAsync(ports, ct)
         .ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs
index 01e037529..69dbd2526 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs
@@ -440,12 +440,16 @@ await WaitStrategy.WaitUntilAsync(CheckPortBindingsAsync, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1
       await _configuration.StartupCallback(this, ct)
         .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+      Logger.StartReadinessCheck(_container.ID);
+
       foreach (var waitStrategy in _configuration.WaitStrategies)
       {
         await WaitStrategy.WaitUntilAsync(() => CheckWaitStrategyAsync(waitStrategy), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, ct)
           .ConfigureAwait(false);
       }
 
+      Logger.CompleteReadinessCheck(_container.ID);
+
       Started?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Containers/PortForwarding.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Containers/PortForwarding.cs
index 07450e0b8..2ebec57f2 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Containers/PortForwarding.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Containers/PortForwarding.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Containers
 {
+  using System.Collections.Generic;
   using System.Linq;
   using System.Net;
+  using System.Threading;
   using System.Threading.Tasks;
   using Docker.DotNet.Models;
   using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;
@@ -41,8 +43,9 @@ private PortForwardingContainer(PortForwardingConfiguration configuration, ILogg
     /// Exposes the host ports using SSH port forwarding.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="ports">The host ports to forward.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>A task that completes when the host ports are forwarded.</returns>
-    public Task ExposeHostPortsAsync(params ushort[] ports)
+    public Task ExposeHostPortsAsync(IEnumerable<ushort> ports, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       var sshClient = new SshClient(Hostname, GetMappedPublicPort(PortForwardingBuilder.SshdPort), _configuration.Username, _configuration.Password);
       sshClient.Connect();
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Logger.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Logger.cs
index 0fea6e8b8..757a61e9a 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Logger.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Logger.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ namespace DotNet.Testcontainers
 {
   using System;
   using System.Diagnostics;
-  using System.Globalization;
-  using System.IO;
   using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+  using JetBrains.Annotations;
   using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
   /// <summary>
@@ -55,11 +54,14 @@ namespace DotNet.Testcontainers
   ///   }
   /// </code>
   /// </example>
-  internal sealed class Logger : ILogger, IDisposable
+  [PublicAPI]
+  public sealed class ConsoleLogger : ILogger, IDisposable
   {
     private readonly Stopwatch _stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
-    public Logger()
+    private LogLevel _minLogLevel = LogLevel.Information;
+
+    private ConsoleLogger()
     {
       if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) && !Console.IsOutputRedirected && !Console.IsErrorRedirected)
       {
@@ -67,42 +69,50 @@ public Logger()
       }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the <see cref="ConsoleLogger" /> instance.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static ConsoleLogger Instance { get; }
+      = new ConsoleLogger();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the debug log level is enabled or not.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool DebugLogLevelEnabled
+    {
+      get
+      {
+        return LogLevel.Debug.Equals(_minLogLevel);
+      }
+
+      set
+      {
+        _minLogLevel = value ? LogLevel.Debug : LogLevel.Information;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public void Dispose()
     {
-      // The default logger does not support scopes. We return itself as IDisposable implementation.
+      // The default console logger does not support scopes. We return itself as IDisposable implementation.
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public void Log<TState>(LogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, TState state, Exception exception, Func<TState, Exception, string> formatter)
     {
-      TextWriter console;
-
-      switch (logLevel)
+      if (IsEnabled(logLevel))
       {
-        case LogLevel.Information:
-          console = Console.Out;
-          break;
-        case LogLevel.Warning:
-          console = Console.Out;
-          break;
-        case LogLevel.Error:
-          console = Console.Error;
-          break;
-        case LogLevel.Critical:
-          console = Console.Error;
-          break;
-        default:
-          return;
+        Console.Out.WriteLine("[testcontainers.org {0:hh\\:mm\\:ss\\.ff}] {1}", _stopwatch.Elapsed, formatter.Invoke(state, exception));
       }
-
-      var message = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, "[testcontainers.org {0:hh\\:mm\\:ss\\.ff}] {1}", _stopwatch.Elapsed, formatter.Invoke(state, exception));
-      console.WriteLine(message);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel)
     {
-      return true;
+      return logLevel >= _minLogLevel;
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public IDisposable BeginScope<TState>(TState state)
     {
       return this;
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Logging.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Logging.cs
index 9e675d861..12318b354 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Logging.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Logging.cs
@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@ private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _StopDockerContainer
     private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _DeleteDockerContainer
       = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Delete Docker container {Id}");
 
-    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, string, Exception> _ExtractArchiveToDockerContainer
-      = LoggerMessage.Define<string, string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Copy tar archive to \"{Path}\" at Docker container {Id}");
+    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _StartReadinessCheck
+      = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Wait for Docker container {Id} to complete readiness checks");
 
-    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, string, Exception> _GetArchiveFromDockerContainer
+    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, Exception> _CompleteReadinessCheck
+      = LoggerMessage.Define<string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Docker container {Id} ready");
+
+    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, string, Exception> _CopyArchiveToDockerContainer
+      = LoggerMessage.Define<string, string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Copy tar archive to \"{Path}\" to Docker container {Id}");
+
+    private static readonly Action<ILogger, string, string, Exception> _ReadArchiveFromDockerContainer
       = LoggerMessage.Define<string, string>(LogLevel.Information, default, "Read \"{Path}\" from Docker container {Id}");
 
     private static readonly Action<ILogger, Type, string, Exception> _AttachToDockerContainer
@@ -91,47 +97,57 @@ public static void IgnorePatternAdded(this ILogger logger, Regex ignorePattern)
 
     public static void DockerContainerCreated(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
-      _DockerContainerCreated(logger, id, null);
+      _DockerContainerCreated(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void StartDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
-      _StartDockerContainer(logger, id, null);
+      _StartDockerContainer(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void StopDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
-      _StopDockerContainer(logger, id, null);
+      _StopDockerContainer(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void DeleteDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
-      _DeleteDockerContainer(logger, id, null);
+      _DeleteDockerContainer(logger, TruncId(id), null);
+    }
+
+    public static void StartReadinessCheck(this ILogger logger, string id)
+    {
+      _StartReadinessCheck(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
-    public static void ExtractArchiveToDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id, string path)
+    public static void CompleteReadinessCheck(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
-      _ExtractArchiveToDockerContainer(logger, path, id, null);
+      _CompleteReadinessCheck(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
-    public static void GetArchiveFromDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id, string path)
+    public static void CopyArchiveToDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id, string path)
     {
-      _GetArchiveFromDockerContainer(logger, path, id, null);
+      _CopyArchiveToDockerContainer(logger, path, TruncId(id), null);
+    }
+
+    public static void ReadArchiveFromDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id, string path)
+    {
+      _ReadArchiveFromDockerContainer(logger, path, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void AttachToDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id, Type type)
     {
-      _AttachToDockerContainer(logger, type, id, null);
+      _AttachToDockerContainer(logger, type, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void ConnectToDockerNetwork(this ILogger logger, string networkId, string containerId)
     {
-      _ConnectToDockerNetwork(logger, containerId, networkId, null);
+      _ConnectToDockerNetwork(logger, TruncId(containerId), TruncId(networkId), null);
     }
 
     public static void ExecuteCommandInDockerContainer(this ILogger logger, string id, IEnumerable<string> command)
     {
-      _ExecuteCommandInDockerContainer(logger, string.Join(" ", command), id, null);
+      _ExecuteCommandInDockerContainer(logger, string.Join(" ", command), TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void DockerImageCreated(this ILogger logger, IImage image)
@@ -151,12 +167,12 @@ public static void DeleteDockerImage(this ILogger logger, IImage image)
 
     public static void DockerNetworkCreated(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
-      _DockerNetworkCreated(logger, id, null);
+      _DockerNetworkCreated(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void DeleteDockerNetwork(this ILogger logger, string id)
     {
-      _DeleteDockerNetwork(logger, id, null);
+      _DeleteDockerNetwork(logger, TruncId(id), null);
     }
 
     public static void DockerVolumeCreated(this ILogger logger, string name)
@@ -205,5 +221,10 @@ public static void DockerRegistryCredentialFound(this ILogger logger, string doc
     {
       _DockerRegistryCredentialFound(logger, dockerRegistry, null);
     }
+
+    private static string TruncId(string id)
+    {
+      return id.Substring(0, Math.Min(12, id.Length));
+    }
   }
 }