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...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 60
IN THE news this week, Silk Logistics acquired port and bulk logistics provider Secon in a deal announced last Friday....
Sydney man jailed over air-freight meth bust
A SYDNEY man has been sentenced for his role in a plot to import 15.3 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia in air cargo. The man, 33, became the suspect of a 2021...
Two more charged over bulk-carrier cocaine bust
TWO more people have been arrested over an attempt to smuggle 850 kilograms of cocaine into Australia hidden on a bulk carrier. Police believe the man (37) and woman (32) from...
Kuehne + Nagel reports “solid” first half results
SWISS transport and logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel reported what it said were “solid” results in a “challenging market environment”. Net turnover for the first six months of 2023...
DSV upgrades outlook on first-half results
DANISH logistics colossus DSV reported what it said were a “solid” set of results despite soft market conditions for the first half of 2023. The company’s gross profit was down...
Man charged over meth imported through Melbourne
A MAN has been charged over the importation of 112 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a container that arrived at the Port of Melbourne this month. Australian Federal Police...
