Transhipment vessel to boost Eyre Peninsula grain trade
A PROJECT aimed at giving South Australian farmers a new way of shipping grain to global markets is closer after the delivery of a transhipment vessel. The purpose-built...
Coronavirus impact begins to show in LNG
THE latest report from EnergyQuest shows the effect of the coronavirus on Australian LNG industry. The disruption to trade with China and Japan from the coronavirus is starting to...
DP World to work with Renault F1 team
STEVEDORE DP World and the Renault F1 Team have signed an agreement making DPW the racing car team’s global logistics partner and team title partner starting from the 2020 season....
ABF solves puzzling intellectual property breach
PROTECTING intellectual property rights took on a whole new meaning for Australian Border Force officers in Perth recently when they seized a consignment of fake Rubik’s Cube...
Transport body works on virus contingency plan
PEAK body Road Freight NSW says it is working with industry partners and other stakeholders on contingency plans to provide support to its members affected by the spread of...
U-Freight talks up e-commerce logistics growth
COMMENTING on a recent report that suggests the global e-commerce logistics market is likely to exceed EUR500bn by 2024, Simon Wong CEO of the U-Freight Group says his company is...
Napier monitors virus impact on log exports
NAPIER Port in New Zealand says it is “closely monitoring” trading patterns to log exports, with coronavirus affecting customers and the vital Chinese destination market....
Conference canned over virus fears
THE 29th Asian Shipowners’ Association annual meeting and conference, scheduled for Darwin this May, has been cancelled. Maritime Industry Australia, which was to have hosted the...
Charges laid after MDMA seized from shipping container
MORE than one tonne of MDMA (ecstasy) has been seized and five people charged in relation to its importation and intended distribution. Three men were arrested in Sydney on...
Virus a threat to already stagnant economies, analyst says
CORONAVIRUS risks seriously impeding international and domestic economic growth, a conference in Victoria has heard. Principal consultant with investment consultancy JANA, Duncan...
BluJay Solutions acquires Expedient Software
INTERNATIONAL supply chain and data solutions specialist, BluJay Solutions, has announced it has acquired Expedient Software. Expedient provides customs and forwarding software...
Wiseway announces half year results
A “MORE diversified income stream” was listed as a highlight of freight forwarder Wiseway Group’s results for the six months to December 31. Key figures included: Revenue of...
Study on LNG for capesize bulker on Aus-China route
THE latest independent study from SEA-LNG confirms that liquefied natural gas delivers a strong return on investment for Capesize bulkers on the Australlia to China trade route,...
OPINION: How the coronavirus highlights the perils of the US-China trade war
DONALD Trump’s September 2015 assertion that the North American Free Trade Agreement was a “disaster” gave prescient notice of what lay ahead. The economic nationalism of America...
DHL Express receives “Top Employer” honours for the Asia-Pacific
INTERNATIONAL freight mover, DHL Express, has been named 2020 Top Employer for the Asia Pacific as well as nine countries and territories in the region: Australia, Hong Kong,...
