Biosecurity funding model raises $97 million from importers in three months
THE SUSTAINABLE Biosecurity Funding model announced in May this year has collected an additional $11.3 million in fees and charges from importers in three months. Federal minister...
WA taskforce calls for broad coastal shipping reforms
WESTERN Australia’s Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce has recommended policy and regulatory reforms to support Australian-owned shipping lines competing in domestic sea-freight...
600 kilos of meth seized from toilet paper shipment
FOUR men have been charged after authorities seized 622 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of toilet paper rolls. The shipment arrived in Melbourne from Malaysia...
Nine arrested over 200kg meth haul at NZ port
NINE people have been charged after New Zealand authorities intercepted almost 200 kilograms of methamphetamine at the ports of Auckland. NZ Customs Service seized the drugs from...
TIME IS RUNNING OUT – get your awards nominations in now
NOMINATE now for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Nominations will close in less than two weeks on Wednesday, 4 October, so don’t...
COP28 freight forwarding and logistics partner announced
COP28 has appointed Kuehne+Nagel as the official logistics partner at the global 2023 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. From November 30 until December 12, the event is...
APSA joins Asian Shippers Alliance
THE AUSTRALIAN Peak Shippers Association has joined the Asian Shippers Alliance, a regional coalition of peak trade organisations. APSA, affiliated with the Freight and Trade...
Global air cargo demand improves in July
GLOBAL air cargo demand in July this year dropped slightly compared with the same month in 2022, but it has improved in recent months, the International Air Transport Association...
Four weeks left to nominate for 2023 DCN awards
Daily Cargo News is gearing up for another great awards night this year to celebrate the achievements of Australia's maritime and logistics industry. The 2023 DCN Australian...
Wiseway sees turnaround in second half of FY23
ASX-listed freight and logistics operator Wiseway saw a turnaround in profits in the second half of the 2022-23 financial year. The company reported a net loss of $3.7 million in...
Authorities charge man for dark web air-cargo drug smuggling
A WESTERN Sydney man has been charged for allegedly attempting to import a variety of illicit drugs, including a synthetic opioid, via air cargo. The drugs, which were allegedly...
Sydney-bound meth haul intercepted in Hong Kong
A SYDNEY man has been arrested for his role in facilitating a 240-kilogram haul of methamphetamine that was bound of Australia in a shipping container. Hong Kong authorities...
Freight industry golf day raises $50k for charity
THE FREIGHT industry in Victoria got together on Friday 25 August for the first Friedreich's Ataxia Charity Golf Day since 2019. The event began in 2012 as a fundraiser to support...
Lindsay posts record revenue and profit in FY23
LINDSAY Australia said it achieved record revenue, profit and dividends for the full year ending 30 June 2023. The company’s full year operating revenue of $676.2 million in the...
Police call for public assistance in sea-freight meth bust
AUTHORITIES are appealing for public information after 60 kilograms of methamphetamine was found in a sea-freight consignment shipped from Canada. Australian Border Force officers...
