GEODIS commits air freight capacity to Asia-Europe
GLOBAL logistics provider GEODIS has confirmed a two-way schedule of flights from China to Europe and back through to early 2021, as part of its AirDirect service. GEODIS...
Export guide launched for Indonesian vegetable market
AN EXPORT guide for those seeking to target the Indonesian vegetable market has been launched by the Australian Food and Grocery Council. The guide was produced via the...
Website launched to promote maritime jobs
CO-DIRECTOR David Bendall said an industry as diverse and widespread as the maritime industry needed focus points, especially in such a large and diverse country as Australia....
WiseTech Academy gains special accreditation
ONLINE learning institution WiseTech Academy has announced it is now a recognised provider of training for those seeking accreditation for Approved Arrangements classes 1-12....
Kuehne+Nagel invests in global vaccine distribution network
WITH the opening of airside pharma and healthcare hubs in Brussels and Johannesburg, Kuehne+Nagel says it has added two strategic elements to its global network of...
Two arrested and meth in cans of coconut milk seized
THE Australian Border Force have confirmed that two people have been arrested in relation to the seizure of 600 litres of liquid methamphetamine concealed inside cans of coconut...
Veteran customs broker remembered
IT IS with great regret that we advise Jim Sinclair, a customs broker for WH Dyson in Melbourne since 1974, passed away in the early hours of Friday morning. Jim was a true...
Allow crew changes, insists IMO secretary-general
IN A statement issued ahead of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization has called on governments to take swift...
DHL eCommerce Solutions expands Sydney headquarters
DHL eCommerce Solutions announced that it will relocate its Sydney headquarters to a 19,000-square-metre facility, co-located with DHL Global Forwarding, at Military Road,...
New South Wales leads expected winter crop bounce back
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released its latest crop report which forecasts an increase in winter crop production of 64% in 2020/21. It also...
Charges laid over $20m cocaine air cargo import plot
IN A joint release from the Australian Border Force and Australian Federal Police, details have been provided of charges brought against an Adelaide man over an alleged plot to...
VTA advocates for business support on COVID recovery roadmap
THE Victorian Government has released its roadmap for re-opening the state’s economy as part of a phased withdrawal from the Stage 3 and 4 restrictions that have been in place...
“Ice” found in ice-cream making machine
THE Australian Border Force has reported the case of methamphetamine or ice being found in an ice-cream making machine brought to Australia. On 8 May 2020, a sea cargo container...
Study calls for immediate COVID-19 vaccine delivery planning
LOGISTICS and supply chain specialist DHL has released a study, developed with McKinsey & Company, on securing a stable supply chain for vaccines and medical goods during COVID-19...
VTA calls to keep the supply chain open post-COVID
THE Victorian Transport Association has called for greater access for heavy vehicles to the state’s road network in its consultations with the Victorian Government on re-opening...
