IATA launches new air cargo device assessment
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Air Cargo Device Assessment (ACDA) program in order to validate air cargo tracking devices, data loggers, and...
FTA and SCT host intermodal site tour
FREIGHT & Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association partnered with SCT Logistics today (11 December) to host a breakfast and site tour with insights into SCT’s...
Qantas Freight is comin’ to town
With Christmas day now two weeks away, Qantas Freight has unveiled a specially decorated ‘Santa’s Freight’ aircraft as it prepares to deliver more than 50,000 tonnes of...
MUA industrial action to continue
PROTECTED industrial action engaged by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is set to continue at five ports across the country. The Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the...
Asia-Pacific to play vital role in CO2 shipping
A JOINT study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has identified shipping to play a vital role in cross border carbon...
ONE and NZPG hold shore power symposium
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group (NZPG) recently held a symposium to share the best practices and approaches to utilisation of shore power. Held on 6...
Work started on submarine training centre
CONSTRUCTION has started on a new training centre at HMAS Stirling for submarine crew training. This $200m project forms part of the federal government's $8 billion investment in...
ANL takes the fifth in PAX upgrade
IN MID-DECEMBER ANL will add a fifth ship to the PAX service between South East Asia and northern/north-western Australia to provide weekly frequency on each loop and thus the...
Bass Strait space squeeze
TYPICALLY ELEVATED pre-Christmas volumes are testing the capacity and patience of shipping operators and shippers alike, according to an advisory issued by ANL Containerline. The...
A Christmas wish list from EES Shipping
WEST AUSTRALIAN logistics company EES Shipping has put together a slightly different Christmas wish list for Santa. Managing Director Brian Hack has put pen to paper to cast a...
World trade to break record amidst uncertain 2025
THE UNITED Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has revealed that world trade is on track to reach a record US$33 trillion in 2024, according to the body’s latest...
Study shows seafarers misreporting work/rest hours
A NEW study has shown that the majority of seafarers are misreporting their work/rest hours. The PHD dissertation from the World Maritime University, entitled “Practice Unveils...
Truck battery swapping introduced at Moorebank
A BATTERY-SWAPPING facility for electric trucks has been built at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct. The solar-powered Janus Electric Charge and Change station enables heavy...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index landed at 1160 on 5 December – a decrease from the 1298 posted on Monday 2 December. Capesize The Capesize market faced a challenging week, with the BCI 5TC...
World Container Index Vaults 6%
DREWRY’s World Container Index has increased by 6% to US$3533 per 40-foot container this week. This is 66% below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but...
