Forecast indicates continued rate corrosion for shipping industry
NEW data from Container xChange suggests the shipping industry is entering the third quarter with continued rate corrosion as negative market sentiment persists ahead of an...
New logistics joint venture comes to Australia
Bertling Logistics and Clemenger International Freight have formed a new joint-venture company to work in the Australian market. Bertling is a global shipping and logistics...
Maersk announces new aircraft and additional air cargo services
MAERSK is increasing the frequency of air cargo flights and is adding a new cargo aircraft to its fleet. Maersk’s air cargo network currently services mainland China, Southeast...
Drugs in plastic pallets seized in Australia, US, Hong Kong and NZ
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have charged three men in Sydney as part of an investigation into a Mexican organised crime syndicate that police suspect imports hundreds of...
Logistics contract awarded for WA lithium plant expansion
DB Schenker has received a contract to provide freight forwarding and logistics services for the Kemerton Lithium Expansion Project (KEP) in Western Australia. Albemarle’s...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 50
IN THE news this past week, containership CMA CGM Puccini lost steering and hit a navigational beacon as it left the Port of Melbourne....
Air cargo capacity passes pre-Covid levels in April
GLOBAL air cargo capacity has surpassed pre-Covid levels for the first time in three years, data from the International Air Transport Association shows. The latest monthly data...
New transport hub opens in NZ
DHL Supply Chain has opened a new regional transport hub in Hamilton, on New Zealand's North Island. The logistics business expects the hub to improve final-mile delivery...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 49
IN THE news this week, Australian Border Force officers found 300 kilograms of methamphetamine in a steel hydraulic press sent from Mexico by sea....
Zilch partners with 123Carbon
MELBOURNE-based Zilch Forwarding has partnered with Dutch company 123Carbon, a multi-modal carbon insetting platform. Zilch Forwarding was founded last year with the aim to...
Industry talks biosecurity, budget and ports at IFCBAA conference
THE IFCBAA National Conference 2023 was a platform for vibrant discussion and some tough questions from the industry. The annual International Forwarders & Customs Brokers...
International Day for Women in Maritime 2023
TODAY is the second annual International Day for Women in Maritime, a day to celebrate women in the industry and raise the profile of women in maritime. The International Maritime...
Sydney man sentenced for air freight meth haul
A SYDNEY man has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for his role in a plan to import 100 kilograms of meth into Australia in air cargo. The drugs were intercepted in Canada; the...
Meth consignment picked up at Botany freight forwarding company
A MAN has been charged after he collected a consignment of drugs from a freight forwarding company in Botany. The Sydney man allegedly imported 137 kilograms of methamphetamine...
FIATA called on to accelerate single global air program
THE FEDERATION of Asia Pacific Aircargo Associations (FAPAA) called on the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) to move faster on establishing a...
