U-Freight talks up e-commerce logistics growth
COMMENTING on a recent report that suggests the global e-commerce logistics market is likely to exceed EUR500bn by 2024, Simon Wong CEO of the U-Freight Group says his company is...
Express rail container service from China to UK re-commences
ONE company not deterred by the threat of Covid-19 coronavirus is the United Kingdom’s Davies Turner, that has been operating an express rail service for containers from Wuhan to...
Alleged Cigarette smuggler busted
A 22-year old Malaysian man has been charged with cigarette smuggling after the discovery of 30 cartons allegedly concealed inside a false data cable spool. The discovery was made...
Freight figures honoured in biosecurity awards
PROMINENT cargo sector figures Zoran Kostadinoski and Andrew Crawford have been honoured at the 2020 Australian Biosecurity Awards. The awards were held in Canberra on Tuesday...
Rhenus takes over Malcolm Total Logistics Group
THE Rhenus Group has entered into an agreement to buy 100% of the shares of the operating companies in the Malcolm Total Logistics Group effective from 28 February 2020. The...
Freight forwarders urge common sense over Brexit
FREIGHT forwarders have urged common sense and compromise as negotiations get underway regarding the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. British...
BluJay Solutions acquires Expedient Software
INTERNATIONAL supply chain and data solutions specialist, BluJay Solutions, has announced it has acquired Expedient Software. Expedient provides customs and forwarding software...
Wiseway announces half year results
A “MORE diversified income stream” was listed as a highlight of freight forwarder Wiseway Group’s results for the six months to December 31. Key figures included: Revenue of...
Customs board announced to provide industry perspectives on border modernisation
AUSTRALIAN Border Force has announced the composition of a board to provide advice on customs issues at the border. The ten-member Customs Advisory Board features an industry...
WiseTech stocks take a dip on coronavirus fears
STRONG growth for the first half of the 2020 financial year have failed to prevent a slump in WiseTech shares on the Australian Stock Exchange. The tech/forwarding giant was...
Virgin Atlantic Cargo announces new Manchester-Delhi service
BUSINESSES moving £20bn of trade between the United Kingdom and India each year will enjoy a direct link to and from the North of England from October 2020 when Virgin Atlantic...
Arrests following alleged 154kg meth import
AN APPARENT attempt to import more than 150kg of methamphetamine from Mexico into Australia has resulted in charges being laid against a 26-year-old Canadian-French dual national....
Merger looms between CBFCA and AFIF
A SPECIAL general meeting of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia on March 16 is set to vote on whether to form a single body with the Australian Federation of...
The Mission to Seafarers calls for nominations
INTERNATIONAL seafarer welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers, is calling on the maritime community to propose individuals and organisations that have made significant...
ANALYSIS: The unintended consequences of amending standard policy wordings
THE INSURED imported helicopters into Australia and had an annual facility with a marine insurer under a ‘master slip’ wording which provided “Helicopter Cargo Insurance (single...
