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NZ customs clearance platform goes live, Australia next in line
SOFTWARE provider Prompt Global has launched a New Zealand customs clearance platform for freight forwarders, 3PLs and customs brokers. The US-based company, though what it calls...
CMA CGM and Zespri consider low emissions shipping corridor
CMA CGM has commissioned a feasibility study into a potential low-emissions shipping corridor alongside Zespri, the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit. New Zealand’s associate...
Third runway at Melbourne Airport to support freight access
THE FEDERAL government has given the all-clear for construction of a third runway at Melbourne Airport, with anticipated benefits for the air freight sector. The development plan...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
The Baltic Dry Index has seen a slight decline, landing at 1890 for the week ending Friday 13 September 2024 The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 13 September. Source:...
MOL and Chevron to install Wind Challenger on LNG carrier
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping have announced an agreement to install the Wind Challenger hard sail system on a newbuild LNG carrier. The move will see MOL and...
World Container Index continues steep decline
Drewry’s World Container Index has continued its sharp decline this week, decreasing 13% to US$4168 per 40-foot container. The latest composite index of US$4168 per 40-foot...
MOL to develop and lease Australian real estate
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has announced its involvement in a project that will develop and lease industrial real estate in Australia through an investment fund. The Japanese shipping...
Supply chains at risk without seafarer reforms, new report says
The GLOBAL Maritime Forum (GMF) has highlighted a new report regarding seafarer wellbeing which has found the global maritime industry must improve working conditions and welfare...
Maritime leaders confident amidst growing geopolitical challenges: ICS
DATA from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has found confidence among the maritime industry’s leaders is on the rise despite the presence of global challenges. The ICS...
Maersk, Hapag with own 2025 reveal
MAERSK LINE and Hapag-Lloyd have been quick to unveil east-west service plans for their Gemini Cooperation, which officially begins on 1 February 2025 and supersedes the existing...
NYK announces LPG dual-fuel ship for Astomos Energy
NYK Line has announced a naming ceremony has taken place for a dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) to be operated by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trader and importer Astomos...
NSW Freight Policy Reform Interim Directions published
THE ADVISORY panel overseeing the development of the NSW Freight Policy Reform program has published a report containing its interim views on progressing freight reform in NSW....
Waste not, want not approach earns award
REPURPOSING the remains of an old hardstand into aggregate for port laydown areas has earned Western Australia’s Southern Ports a spot as a category winner in the 2024 WasteSorted...
ICHCA Logistics Long Lunch returns to Brisbane
ICHCA Australia’s Logistics Long Lunch is returning Brisbane this year after a two-year hiatus. ICHCA Australia is the national branch of the International Cargo Handling...
Arc signs train deal with iron ore miner Gold Valley
ARC INFRASTRUCTURE has signed a deal to transport 1.2 million tonnes of iron ore by train per annum with Gold Valley Iron Ore from its Wiluna West Iron Ore Project to the Port of...
