Credit card surcharge ban risks impeding trade, freight body says
BANNING businesses from recovering credit card processing fees risks impacting their ability to trade across borders, an industry entity says. The Reserve Bank of Australia...
Disclosure is not a substitute for resolving the underlying problem
AUSTRALIAN cargo owners may soon hear more about strengthened disclosure arrangements for terminal landside charges. Greater transparency is welcome. But improved notice of when...
IFCBAA concerns on RBA credit card fee proposals
IFCBAA members are concerned about proposals that would prevent businesses from passing on credit card processing fees to customers and instead require businesses to absorb these...
OPINION: Tougher tobacco laws welcome, but they don’t stop the shops
Everyone agrees that illicit tobacco has become one of the most lucrative criminal markets in the country, so the Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026 was supported by both sides...
Air shippers reluctant to commit to long-term capacity, Xeneta says
GLOBAL air freight volumes delivered a month of “steady growth” in September, but shippers remain cautious of long-term capacity commitments, industry analysts Xeneta say....
CargoWise integrates with PortConnect NZ
WISETECH Global has announced a new integration between its CargoWise logistics‑execution platform and PortConnect, New Zealand’s port community system, giving freight forwarders...
3DL launches Kiwi expansion
FREIGHT forwarding wholesale brokerage specialist 3DL has announced it is expanding into New Zealand, replicating what it says has been the “compliance excellence, automation...
WiseTech and WFC make an aviation connection
WISETECH Global has announced that ATC Aviation Services, part of the World Freight Company (WFC) portfolio, is the first general sales and service agent (GSSA) to make air...
Dashboard highlights resilience and risks for WA freight chains
A NEW data dashboard released by the Logistics Institute of Australia is providing fresh insight into the performance and pressure points across Western Australia’s freight...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Freight forwarder of the year award
RECOGNITION of “incredible work by our team” was how Whale Logistics reflected upon their achievement of winning Freight Forwarder of the Year at last year’s DCN Australian...
Evergreen expands eBL capabilities through Bolero’s Galileo platform
EVERGREEN Line has expanded its long‑running electronic Bills of Lading (eBL) partnership with Bolero, making Evergreen eBLs available through Bolero’s Galileo platform and...
Disruption now a constant, WiseTech’s Zubin Appoo says
GLOBAL supply chains are undergoing a fundamental redesign as the pace of change accelerates, WiseTech chief executive Zubin Appoo says. Speaking at the 2026 Australia & New...
Trade security: The tech disconnect threatening Australian ports
IF YOU'VE ever been involved in importation, you know the Australian border runs on paperwork. But this week the Australian Border Force (ABF) dropped a bombshell in announcing...
Competition regulator raids WiseTech
AGENTS of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have raided the premises of WiseTech Global in relation to alleged breaches of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010....
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...
