OPINION: Technology key to evolution in logistics
HERE, in Australia and New Zealand, a limited manufacturing base means our business is unique. We are predominately driven by imports, yet we still face the same challenges as the...
Queensland announces new freight plan
“A FRAMEWORK to support trucking, shipping, rail and air cargo” is how transport minister Mark Bailey has described the Queensland Freight Strategy. The document outlines a...
Yang Ming joins the Mizzen platform
TAIWANESE shipping company Yang Ming has been announced as the latest line to sign on with Mizzen Group. Mizzen Group runs a platform for shipping lines allowing them to manage...
Seafreight boosts Kuehne + Nagel business
GLOBAL logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has reported an increased market share in the seafreight sector during 2018. The Switzerland-based business has just released its annual...
New monitoring software to be installed on LNG carriers
ON Tuesday, NAPA, a maritime software developer, announced it would install its performance-monitoring software, ClassNK-NAPA GREEN, onto three LNG carriers that ship LNG from...
‘Captain Peter’ to lead Maersk’s virtual assistant introduction
SHIPPING giant Maersk says it is to boost its remote container management by means of a virtual assistant named "Captain Peter". Testing is said to be underway with select...
Aussie logistics software behemoth acquires Norwegian company
LOGISTICS software provider WiseTech Global today announced the acquisition of Systema, Norwegian provider of customs management software. Headquartered in Oslo, Systema offers...
Electric Vehicles Report misses the boat
THIS month, the Senate Select Committee’s release of the Electric Vehicles Report received backlash from the Australian Logistics Council for failing to recognise freight as a...
Wearable tech to track trucker fatigue at Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane and the Queensland Trucking Association have teamed up for a 12-month pilot of the new SmartCap technology as part of the two-year Heavy Vehicle Safety Around...
Warwick Norman to talk data trends at conference
RIGHTSHIP founder Warwick Norman will be one of the key speakers at a conference on the misuse of data. The Data4Good conference, to be held at the International Convention...
New product aims to provide “single point of access”
EUROPEAN logistics business Kuehne + Nagel has announced a new product with which it hopes to provide easier access to all services for customers. The product, entitled myKN, aims...
