Wiseway acquires Singapore-based air freight company
ASX-listed company Wiseway Group Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Wiseway Logistics in Singapore has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of TAF E-Logistics...
WA’s policy of turning ships away immoral, dangerous: SAL
SHIPPING Australia has sounded the alarm about the Western Australia government’s threat to turn ships with suspected COVID-19 cases away. In a media statement, the industry...
Charter Link Logistics opens Australia office
HONG Kong-based LCL consolidation specialist Charter Link Logistics group has opened an Australia office in Melbourne. The company has plans to rapidly expand across Australia....
Freight-friendly COVID-19 testing sites open in Sydney and QLD
AUTHORITIES in New South Wales and Queensland are opening freight-friendly COVID-19 testing stations as new cases persist and lockdowns continue. In Sydney, the NSW government is...
HyEng Corporation established for Japanese hydrogen research
THREE of Japans’s marine engine manufacturers – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology Co and Japan Engine Corporation – have announced the joint establishment of the...
EDITORIAL: Don’t turn sick seafarers back to sea – treat them
LAST week in WA, when several seafarers fell ill and tested positive for COVID-19 on the vessel Darya Krishna, the WA Premier Mark McGowan said he wanted ships with sick seafarers...
Larger vessels, congestion present risk-management challenges
SHIPPING losses and casualties are in decline, but increases in port congestion, the consequences of the crew-change crisis, piracy and cyber security present challenges,...
Ports Australia calls for COVID calm in WA
PORTS Australia today is urging the WA government and shipping charterers and lines to work together to avoid circumstances where the state government is forced to punish or turn...
Net capacity reduction on Transpac and Asia-Europe container routes
THE impact of vessel delays is by far the largest single element causing the severe capacity shortage on the Transpacific and Asia-Europe container routes, driving up freight...
Charter Hall becomes sponsor for Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds
COMMERCIAL property group Charter Hall announced that it has joined Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS) as an Open Road sponsor. HHTS, a mental health and wellbeing...
Container shipping industry must brace for higher costs
RESEARCH firm Drewry reports that the container shipping sector is either already facing or about to face higher costs. This comes amidst booming stocks and rising profitability...
Maersk announces big Q2 profits, with continued increases on the cards
A.P. Møller – Maersk’s revenue for the second quarter of 2021 was a whopping US$14.2 billion. The company’s EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and...
GEODIS consolidates NZ operations with new purpose-built facility
LOGISTICS providers GEODIS has announced a strategic move to a new facility at Auckland Airport, following strong and sustained growth in the New Zealand market. The...
PSA Group launches inaugural sustainability report
PSA International has launched its inaugural sustainability report 2020 entitled Green Horizons: Enabling a Better World Through Sustainable Port and Supply Chain Solutions,...
Record performance for GEODIS in the first half of 2021
IN the first half of 2021, logistics group GEODIS has achieved revenues of €4.865 billion, up 21% compared to 2020, resulting from sustained activity recorded in all the group's...
