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OPINION: Preparing for takeoff

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AUSTRALIA'S air cargo sector is on the cusp of a significant transformation. With Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport set to open later this year, alongside...
OPINION: Preparing for takeoff

THE GRILL: Brian Hack

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EES Shipping managing director Brian Hack speaks candidly about working in a family business and 40 years in the game of freight forwarding How did you get your start in the...
THE GRILL: Brian Hack

Concerns for seafarers as Middle East conflict rages

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WARNINGS for the safety of seafarers during the Middle East conflict have been issued by two of the world’s leading providers of seafarer welfare. Mission to Seafarers...
Concerns for seafarers as Middle East conflict rages

Pilbara’s Lumsden Point highway access complete

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ACCESS to Pilbara Ports’ Lumsden Point development has been completed with the opening of the new Great Northern Highway Lumsden Interchange at Port Hedland on Western Australia's...
Pilbara’s Lumsden Point highway access complete

Avocado exporters get a Malaysian boost

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STRONG growth in volumes of avocadoes exported to Malaysia show the Southeast Asia nation is an important partner, Avocadoes Australia (AA) says. According to AA, Hong Kong,...
Avocado exporters get a Malaysian boost

Pilbara Ports signs ammonia MOU for ship refuelling

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PILBARA Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Yara Pilbara, one of the world’s biggest ammonia producers, for ship refuelling. A Pilbara Ports media release...
Pilbara Ports signs ammonia MOU for ship refuelling

New Zealand key ports: Wellington on target

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WELLINGTON’s CentrePort Limited ended the first half of the 2026 financial year positively with an unaudited underlying profit of NZ$8.7 million, $0.5m ahead of last year. Net...
New Zealand key ports: Wellington on target

World Container Index – 5 March 2026

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DREWRY'S World Container Index increased 3% to $1,958 per 40ft container due to an increase in rates on the Transpacific trade routes. Source: Drewry World Container Index Spot...
World Container Index – 5 March 2026

OPINION: The data gap that is holding back logistics

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AFTER 25 years in global transport and a decade focused on logistics decarbonisation, it is become clear the sector's biggest challenge isn't technology, fuel availability, or...
OPINION: The data gap that is holding back logistics

China-Australia rates rebound as carriers seek new increases

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FREIGHT rates have bounced back on the key China-Australia trade route with the Week 10 mean sitting at USD1,420/FEU, up from the USD1,376/FEU that prevailed in Weeks 9 and 8....
China-Australia rates rebound as carriers seek new increases

The Bradfield Bulletin - 6th March 2026

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WHAT a week to open the doors to a new freight forwarding company. It’s certainly not one I’ll forget in a hurry. I’ve said this to many people over the past few days, my heart...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 6th March 2026

New Chathams ship locked in

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THE NEW Zealand Government has signed a delivery agreement with preferred tenderers for a new multi-purpose vessel intended for a 20-year life supplying the Chatham Islands. Late...
New Chathams ship locked in

Union targets e-commerce giant

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E-COMMERCE giant Amazon Australia has been hit with protests around the country, with what the Transport Workers Union says is the first stage of “escalating action” aimed at...
Union targets e-commerce giant

Middle East crisis shows we need strategic fleet, MIAL says

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A STRATEGIC fleet and investment in Australian shipping should be government priorities in the wake of the latest round of hostilities in the Middle East, Maritime Industry...
Middle East crisis shows we need strategic fleet, MIAL says

Court Martial for Manawanui officers

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CHARGES have been laid in the Court Martial of New Zealand in relation to the loss of Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui, off the coast of Samoa in October 2024. The...
Court Martial for Manawanui officers