China rates becalmed, South-East Asia rising again
RATES from South-East Asia to Australia hit a new high this week while those from China spent a second week at a virtual standstill. Xeneta reports the mean rate for shipments...
Angus gets another five years at the ATSB
ANGUS Mitchell has been re-appointed as chief commissioner and chief executive to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau Commission for a further five-year term. The announcement...
Diversification focus of trade delegation to Indonesia
TRADE diversification is to be the focus of Australian agricultural sector figures when their delegation arrives in Indonesia this week. National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF) Su...
ACFS court hearing adjourned
A FEDERAL Court hearing on whether to wind up beleaguered ACFS Port Logistics has been adjourned for a month. The matter was brought before the court by the Australian Tax Office...
Authorities snuff out international tobacco smuggling ring
AUSTRALIAN and Chinese customs authorities have seized more than 60 million cigarettes and 60 kilograms of loose-leaf tobacco after dismantling an international smuggling network...
ABF puts brakes on counterfeit vehicle import permits
MORE than 900 vehicle import entries have been flagged after Australian Border Force (ABF) investigators uncovered the use of counterfeit approvals to bring vehicles into...
Livestock truckers welcome heavy vehicle report
THE LIVESTOCK, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association (LBRCA) has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s report on heavy vehicle reform and says governments must now turn...
“Dozens of parties” interested in buying ACFS, meeting hears
A MEETING of ACFS Port Logistics creditors has heard there is considerable interest in buying the beleaguered business. The meeting, held in Sydney and chaired by insolvency...
Neptune Pacific swaps back tonnage
FOLLOWING completion of scheduled repairs to the 1,103 TEU NPDL Tahiti in Auckland the vessel will phase back into the AUSPAC service alongside partner Swire Shipping’s 1,368 TEU...
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Navia and TCI International formalise joint venture
TWO of the Sino-Australian and Sino-American freight market's most established independent operators have formalised a decade-long partnership, launching TCI Navia; a joint...
LINER TRADES TO ASIA: When the big get bigger
Australia’s international container trades are increasingly and irreversibly dominated by Asia. And despite regular overtures by potential new entrants, the routes to/from North &...
Simone Peacock to lead IFCBAA into new era
PREVIOUS executive leadership experience in international trade is set to give Simone Peacock a strong footing for her new role as chief executive of the International Forwarders...
TRADE LAW: Trade 2040 - navigating turbulence
THE INTERNATIONAL supply chain has been subject to some serious recent challenges including the insolvency of a major shipping line, the COVID-19 pandemic, closures of shipping...
Arthur Tzaneros quits as head of ACFS Port Logistics
ARTHUR Tzaneros has resigned his leadership role at ACFS Port Logistics. His decision to quit occurred after comments made in a WhatsApp group about a sexual assault case...
Heavy vehicle reforms to boost electric truck uptake, EVC says
AUSTRALIA’S freight sector could see billions in productivity gains under a new package of heavy‑vehicle reforms agreed by federal, state and territory treasurers. The Electric...
