Shipping delays tipped to impact Christmas shopping
GIFTS bought online and shipped from overseas now are unlikely to make it into the country before Christmas warns Jackson Meyer, CEO of international freight forwarder Verus...
Businesses planning for supply chain changes, says BluJay
GLOBAL pandemic is proving a catalyst for change with businesses making changes to supply chain model, research commissioned by BluJay Solutions shows. A report, Creating...
UK freight forwarders cite “unreasonable” surcharges
THE British International Freight Association has joined FIATA (The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) in calling for governments to support the key...
Working together to open up horticultural markets
THE Australian government has welcomed talks with its regional partners on improving biosecurity market access for horticultural exports. Minister for agriculture David...
Australia should have intervened on behalf of seafarers says ITF
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation is urging the governments of China, India and Australia to collaborate and urgently end the stalemate around the berthing of the...
FedEx Express expands Australian dangerous goods service
FEDEX Express has announced the expansion of its dangerous goods shipping service in Australia. The business will now handle dangerous goods shipments on international priority...
DHL Express invests in APAC on the back of e-commerce growth
DHL Express announced it is investing EUR 690 million between 2020 and 2022 to build or expand its facilities in key growth markets of Australia, Japan, Hong Kong SAR and South...
AAL wins at Asian freight and logistics awards
AT the 2020 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards in Hong Kong on 9 November, AAL Shipping took the evening’s top project heavy lift carrier award, ‘Best Shipping Line...
Swire Shipping enhances its south-east Asia service
FROM December, Swire Shipping will enhance its south-east Asia service to connect south-east Asia, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Europe, Africa and USA with Papua New Guinea...
Delivery operator predicts pre-Christmas surge
A RECENT expansion has prepared the CouriersPlease network to cope well with demand during the current December quarter peak period, management say. The business is forecasting a...
LNG-powered bulkers to support 10-year U-Ming deal
U-MING Marine Transport Corporation, Taiwan’s largest publicly listed bulk carrier company, has been awarded a 10-year LNG dual fuel dry bulk charter contract by mining company...
DHL announces digital changes
LOGISTICS and delivery specialist DHL Express has announced changes to its digital format. The company has decided to move all online content from DHL.com/Express to MyDHL+, a...
GEODIS appoints new customs brokerage director in the Asia-Pacific
A GRADUATE of Central Queensland University has been appointed as regional customs brokerage director of transport and forwarding specialist GEODIS. Dr Kian Chuan Chang did his...
Excellence recognised at the Australian Biosecurity Awards
PEOPLE and organisations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to strengthening Australia’s biosecurity system have been recognised in the 2020 Australian Biosecurity...
China props up the bulk trades as industry hopes for the best
BULK terminal operators and shippers were told at a recent virtual conference that China is currently stockpiling every kind of commodity at a “mind-blowing” rate, propping up an...
