Arrests after bungled air-cargo meth import attempt
TWO men have been arrested and charged over a plot import 600 grams of methamphetamine in an air-cargo consignment of vehicle parts from Africa. Australian Federal Police and...
GAC opens Shenzhen office
GAC has opened a new office in Shenzhen, expanding its coverage to the international airports in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, as well as the seaports in the area. The company said the...
SeaRoad’s MV Liekut departs for Australia
SEAROAD’s new charter vessel MV Liekut is due to arrive at Station Pier, Melbourne on 26 March. In preparation for the vessel’s arrival – which will service the Bass Strait route...
New reefer LCL concept launched in WA
WITH the International Freight Assistance Mechanism set to end in the middle of this year, exporters, especially smaller exporters, need a cost-effective way to get goods to...
Launch of women in aviation and logistics pledge
CHANGE Horizon and Meantime Communications are calling on businesses, trade associations and individual professionals to sign the Women in Aviation and Logistics Pledge to promote...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
THE theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge, a timely reminder that we can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. The...
Wellness the focus for women in logistics
THE Freight & Trade Alliance hosted an event for International Women’s Day, its Inaugural Women in Logistics Wellness Walk & Breakfast. The event included a beach walk and...
Maersk and Hamburg Süd withdraw Port Botany congestion charge
MAERSK and Hamburg Süd will withdraw their port congestion charges for Port Botany from 15 March. In nearly identical statements to customers, the shipping lines said the...
New data shows drop in global container port performance in 2020
CONGESTION at major global seaports spiked in the second half of 2020, with ships requiring the loading and unloading of more than 6000 containers per visit spending an average of...
Toll New Zealand’s new purpose-built site
TOLL New Zealand has officially opened a new 3500-square-metre freight forwarding facility in New Plymouth. This follows a 12-month construction period and will now deliver...
Recent container losses show need for freight contingency planning
CONTAINER losses at sea can have a huge impact on business and should be factored into logistics planning, according to Andrew Coldrey, vice-president of third-party logistics...
Airports back new report on vaccines and borders
THE Australian Airports Association is backing a new report released by the Business Council of Australia highlighting the need to ease COVID-19 restrictions in line with the...
Customs broker joins Freight & Trade Alliance team
THE Freight & Trade Alliance has announced the appointment of Tony Vinson, bringing its team of licensed customs brokers to five. FTA now represents more than 420 international...
Visa Global Logistics and Mondiale to merge
VISA Global Logistics and Mondiale Freight services are merging to form a significant entity in the Asia-Pacific freight space. According to a statement from the companies, the...
WiseTech Global half-year results show revenue up 16%
LOGISTICS software giant WiseTech Global reported typically big gains in its first-half results for the 2021 financial year. The company’s total revenue was $238 million, an...
