Tigers appoints new managing director for China
GLOBAL logistics player Tigers has appointed Jana Schebera as its new managing director in China, adding a further layer of freight forwarding expertise as the logistics provider...
Extend IFAM until end of 2021: FTA
ENSURING the ongoing viability of aviation freight justifies the extension of International Freight Assistance Mechanism until the end of 2021, Freight and Trade Alliance...
Final crew member sentenced for drug smuggling venture
A JOINT Australian and Chinese law enforcement operation charged a man and seven co-accused following the seizure of liquid methamphetamine and liquid MDMA found inside barrels on...
Queensland broccoli set to soar in Singapore
TWENTY eight boxes of broccoli bound for Singapore have left Queensland’s Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, in what both government and industry hope will mark the start of a lucrative...
Express China rail freight service sees container volumes double
FREIGHT and logistics company Davies Turner says the news that April was the busiest month to date for China-Europe freight train departures mirrors its own experience on its...
Australia Post’s role “essential”, committee hears
AUSTRALIA Post continues to play a vital role in the movement of parcels, the Freight and Trade Alliance has argued in a submission. The FTA submission to the Senate Standing...
FTAs “too complex”, Chamber warns
A HEAVY focus on free trade agreements has led to other international market opportunities being overlooked, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned. The ACCI...
Grains conference goes virtual
‘RESILIENCE and reinvention’ is the theme of this year’s Australian Grains Industry Conference, an event usually held in Melbourne but this year to be conducted in online format....
New customs operating model to commence in UK
COMMENTING on the announcement by the UK government of the Border Operating Model that will take effect from the end of the Transition Period, the trade association for UK freight...
Illegal tobacco syndicate torched as man heads to prison
A MAN who illegally imported tobacco in an attempt to evade $14m in duty has been sentenced to at least 18 months behind bars. From August 2017 to November 2018, officers from the...
DHL renews certification in healthcare shipping
AIR and ocean freight specialist, DHL Global Forwarding, has sought to strengthen its position in the transport of life sciences and healthcare cargoes, having been re-certified...
Geckos and spiders and moths, oh my!
MARINERS should keep a sharp eye out for biosecurity hazards that pose a risk to the Australian environment and farming sector, head of Biosecurity at the Department of...
'Single voice' entity for customs brokers and forwarders takes effect
A NEW entity to be known as the International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) – the merger of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of...
Call for nominations ahead of 25th Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry awards
THE call is out for nominations ahead of the 25th annual Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards on 12 November. The event is to be held at the swanky Four Seasons Hotel in...
Richard White to sell (some) WiseTech shares
WISETECH Global CEO and founder Richard White has sold a tranche of shares in the company via his own RealWise Holdings Pty Ltd. However the sale of 2,445,653 shares represents...
