Strong performance for logistics operator
SWISS global transport and logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has shown growth in all its business units during the third quarter of 2021, in some cases significantly. At CHF (Swiss...
One response to container rate volatility
WHILE recent reports suggest that shipping container rates are beginning to show signs of easing, CEO of freight forwarding company Verus Global and founder of Fickle Technologies...
Lufthansa and WiseTech to launch eBooking connection
AIR freight provider Lufthansa Cargo and logistics execution specialist WiseTech Global intend to launch a direct e-booking connection between their systems, enhancing the...
Authorities seize heroin in largest-ever onshore detection
IN a joint media release, the Australian Border Force and the Australian Federal Police reported that authorities have seized the largest heroin shipment ever detected in...
OPINION: Never mind the shipping crisis, we have a quarantine crisis
YES, I will show my age in this opinion piece (or maybe I will show my 23 years of experience). In the olden days we could take our quarantine files to a quarantine office, take a...
Fine issued for importing equipment in breach of ozone protection laws
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has issued an infringement notice to a Victorian company for breaching the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas...
Two jailed for smuggling $3.96 million in methamphetamine
IN a joint release the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force have reported that two Sydney men have been jailed for their involvement in the importation of 13.2...
Pandemic exposes efficiency gap between container ports
CONGESTION continues to plague global container ports with little sign of abating. Delays continue to negatively impact global supply chains, causing frustration for shippers and...
Extended supply chain woes to pump carrier profits
RESEARCH firm Drewry has reported, in its latest Container Forecaster report, that the current supply chain turmoil will last longer than anticipated, forcing big upgrades to...
Supply chain faces perfect storm of industrial action and driver shortages
THE Victorian Transport Association said planned industrial action and the potential for interstate linehaul driver shortages due to the looming vaccine deadline, are creating a...
Landside terminal fee increases for DP World Australia
PORT terminal and supply chain operator DP World Australia, on 1 October, announced increases to its Terminal Carrier Access Public Tariff Schedules for its Melbourne, Sydney and...
Air cargo up 7.7% in August versus pre-COVID levels
THE latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that air cargo was up 7.7% in August versus pre-COVID levels but pressure on capacity is rising. As...
CMA CGM Group orders two Boeing 777 freighters
BOEING and CMA CGM Group have announced the purchase of two new Boeing 777 Freighters to expand the group’s air freight division operations. CMA CGM Group launched its dedicated...
Drewry survey of shippers and carriers on the container system crisis
RECENT interviews conducted by Drewry of global shippers and leading carriers within its global customer base expose concern and real commercial harm to most shippers and identify...
Proposed energy hub one step closer for north Queensland
TOWNSVILLE is a step closer to establishing an advanced manufacturing facility at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct that would refine ore to produce critical materials for use...
