Record loadings on Swire Shipping FDF service
SWIRE Shipping has reported that the fixed day fortnightly (FDF) offering on its South East Asia service has resulted in record loadings on both northbound and southbound routes....
Digital freight forwarder Explorate raises $7.5m
BRISBANE-based digital freight forwarder, Explorate, has secured $7.5 million in funding, with the capital fuelling growth and strategic partnerships to firmly establish its...
Zim’s new chartering agreement for LNG dual-fuel container vessels
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has announced a new eight-year charter agreement with a shipping company that is affiliated with Kenon Holdings, to charter three 7000 TEU...
Toll Group opens office in the Philippines
THE Manila-based office enables Toll Group to effectively support local businesses in their supply chain needs, as well as having greater autonomy and control over operations and...
Rise in cargo theft driven by conditions at congested US ports
DATA from freight insurance specialist TT Club and the supply chain services and solutions team at BSI, shows that storage facilities in the United States were targeted in 45% of...
FTA works with partners to provide Rapid Antigen Tests
IN response to an extraordinary demand by supply chain participants following the Omicron outbreak, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has partnered with Protective Health as a part...
Port of Newcastle stalwart set to retire
PORT of Newcastle vessel scheduler Jeff Tamsett will bid farewell after nearly 40 years working in all facets of port operations, having witnessed incredible changes in the...
Maersk Tankers to launch decarbonisation hub
MAERSK Tankers has announced it will create a new decarbonisation hub, which will gather intelligence and create solutions to help shipowners and cargo customers cut emissions....
VICT introduces temporary COVID tariff
VICTORIA International Container Terminal announced on 17 January that customers will be charged a COVID recovery tariff from 1 February 2022. Referred to as a “temporary” fee,...
Shipping and renewable energy bodies join forces on fuels
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing more than 80% of world’s merchant fleet, has signed a partnership agreement with the International Renewable Energy...
Report says shipping carbon price loopholes let emissions off the hook
A NEW study from not-for-profit group Transport & Environment, shows that more than 25 million tonnes of CO2 – equivalent to the total CO2 emissions of Denmark – are exempt from...
Port operator handles record container numbers in 2021
WITH a definitive increase on the previous year, Singapore’s port operator PSA has recorded container throughput of 91.5 million TEU at its 50 locations globally from...
Road transport and imports up for Wiseway in Q2
AUSTRALIAN-listed logistics provider, Wiseway Group, announced its trading update for the three months up to 31 December 2021 (Q2 FY22). Highlights included revenue growth of 19%...
Patrick takes long-awaited delivery of new AutoStrads
PATRICK’S terminal in Brisbane has taken delivery of five new Kalmar automated straddle carriers with a further seven now en-route to Sydney. Last weekend, the equipment was...
Biofuel trial voyage from Australia carrying malting barley
A TRIAL voyage using biofuel for grain industry co-operative CBH Group, is being performed on the Edwine Oldendorff from Australia to Vietnam. The vessel loaded 30,000 tonnes of...
