South Africa remains a top hotspot for cargo crime
TRANSPORT insurer TT Club and BSI have produced a report highlighting the risks of cargo theft with a focus on South Africa. The report, entitled Freight Crime in South African...
Global parcel market exceeds 100bn for the first time
ACCORDING to the Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index, Australians shipped 934m parcels in 2019, with an average of 37 parcels shipped per person. The global technology company’s...
Forwarder calls for focus on reusable personal care equipment
A CONTINUED focus on reusable personal protective equipment is vital for the environment and the economy, chief executive of freight forwarding business Verus Global Jackson Meyer...
Challenging times, but nothing like pre-1998, stevedores agree
INDUSTRIAL disputes are contributing to container terminal congestion, but the situation is far from being as bleak as the Australian waterfront pre-1998, stevedoring executives...
CMA CGM reports websites “up and running”
MAIN functionalities appear to be back to normal on the e-commerce sites of French liner company CMA CGM. This follows the recent malware attack on CMA CGM and some of its...
Productivity rises at Port Botany following end to industrial action
PRODUCTIVITY has risen at Port Botany following the end of industrial action, NSW Ports says. In a report on activity at both Port Botany and Port Kembla, NSW Ports chief...
Two Sydney men charged over 11.3kg cocaine shipment
TWO Sydney men are due to face the Parramatta Local Court on drugs charges following a joint-agency investigation into the importation of about 11.3 kilograms of cocaine inside an...
Successful illicit tobacco taskforce operation
A 48-year-old Victorian woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for her part in the large scale supply, distribution and sale of imported and domestically manufactured...
Throughput surge at Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 61.3m tonnes for September 2020. This represented 8% increase compared with the same month in 2019. Port...
Tanya helps lead the charge towards diversity in transport
TANYA De Landelles clearly remembers her first day working in the transport sector. “My first introduction into the sector was in 1996 where, I was employed as a casual...
CMA CGM Ural breaks another record in Victoria
WITH a nominal capacity of 10,622, the ANL-operated CMA CGM Ural, has broken another record at the Port of Melbourne with the highest TEU exchange in one call. On 22 September the...
Awards nominations deadline looms
TIME is running out to nominate for the 25th Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, with the closing date of 30 October fast approaching. The event is proudly sponsored...
Global air cargo market takes another step to recovery
A RECORD ‘dynamic loadfactor’ and high air freight rates on the world’s premier trade lanes in September showed the global air cargo market edging towards a sustainable recovery...
New directors to play leading role in agriculture research
MINISTER for agriculture David Littleproud has appointed the next AgriFutures Australia non-executive directors for a three-year term commencing on 1 October 2020, saying they...
Human-technology interface poses risks for harbour masters, conference hears
TECHNOLOGY overload risks creating an unhealthy level of multitasking for harbour masters and port operators, an online gathering has heard. David Shennan, harbour master at...
