NZ meat exporters charter reefer vessel
A GROUP of meat producers in New Zealand has bypassed the problems in accessing vessel slots and reefer containers by chartering refrigerated cargo vessel, Cool Expreso. The...
Final two members of drug syndicate sentenced
TWO members of an international criminal syndicate arrested in 2017 for importing more than 90 kilograms of cocaine into Victoria have been sentenced to a combined 31 years in...
More congestion, more delays in December
THE latest data from cloud-based platform project44 shows that carriers, throughout December 2021, increased blank sailings and other schedule adjustments resulting in more empty...
New Kuehne + Nagel sea freight disruption indicator
LOGISTICS company Kuehne+Nagel is launching the Seaexplorer disruption indicator to measure the efficiency of the world container shipping networks. The indicator shows the...
Why the “great supply chain disruption” will continue in 2022
THE highly synchronised global supply chain system developed over the past 30 years is under strain like never before and resolving the disruption will be less a “sprint” and more...
Record loadings on Swire Shipping FDF service
SWIRE Shipping has reported that the fixed day fortnightly (FDF) offering on its South East Asia service has resulted in record loadings on both northbound and southbound routes....
Digital freight forwarder Explorate raises $7.5m
BRISBANE-based digital freight forwarder, Explorate, has secured $7.5 million in funding, with the capital fuelling growth and strategic partnerships to firmly establish its...
IFAM to assist in the delivery of millions of RATs to Australia
THE International Freight Assistance Mechanism is facilitating the delivery of up to 52 million rapid antigen tests to Australia. The RATs will be flown in from Asia and the US...
Toll Group opens office in the Philippines
THE Manila-based office enables Toll Group to effectively support local businesses in their supply chain needs, as well as having greater autonomy and control over operations and...
Rise in cargo theft driven by conditions at congested US ports
DATA from freight insurance specialist TT Club and the supply chain services and solutions team at BSI, shows that storage facilities in the United States were targeted in 45% of...
FTA works with partners to provide Rapid Antigen Tests
IN response to an extraordinary demand by supply chain participants following the Omicron outbreak, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has partnered with Protective Health as a part...
VICT introduces temporary COVID tariff
VICTORIA International Container Terminal announced on 17 January that customers will be charged a COVID recovery tariff from 1 February 2022. Referred to as a “temporary” fee,...
Port operator handles record container numbers in 2021
WITH a definitive increase on the previous year, Singapore’s port operator PSA has recorded container throughput of 91.5 million TEU at its 50 locations globally from...
Road transport and imports up for Wiseway in Q2
AUSTRALIAN-listed logistics provider, Wiseway Group, announced its trading update for the three months up to 31 December 2021 (Q2 FY22). Highlights included revenue growth of 19%...
Biofuel trial voyage from Australia carrying malting barley
A TRIAL voyage using biofuel for grain industry co-operative CBH Group, is being performed on the Edwine Oldendorff from Australia to Vietnam. The vessel loaded 30,000 tonnes of...
