Drewry survey of shippers and carriers on the container system crisis
RECENT interviews conducted by Drewry of global shippers and leading carriers within its global customer base expose concern and real commercial harm to most shippers and identify...
Thorstar repairs expected to be complete next week
OCTOBER 8 is the expected date for repairs on the containership Thorstar to be complete, more than a month after AMSA detained the vessel at Port Botany. AMSA detained the...
WA to mandate vaccination for some interstate freight workers
FREIGHT, transport and logistics workers entering Western Australian from “high” or “extreme” risk areas will be required to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine...
Global liner schedule reliability at a low in August, analyst says
GLOBAL liner schedule reliability dropped to 33.6% in August according to the latest issue of the Global Liner Performance report, published by analyst Sea-Intelligence. The...
Mandatory jabs for truck drivers entering Queensland
ALL truck divers entering Queensland from another state – along with those entering on a freight pass – must be vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine under new...
DHL Supply Chain deploys new high tech trucks
CONTRACT logistics provider DHL Supply Chain has announced the deployment of 60 new, purpose-built temperature-controlled trucks to further strengthen its ability to manage...
Port of Melbourne ready to roll on rail project
THE Port of Melbourne is a step closer to implementing a rail solution to meet the needs of a growing port, having awarded the construction contract to move ahead with the Port...
ICHCA South Australia to host third business luncheon for the year
ICHCA South Australia is to host its third business luncheon for 2021. It will be at the Lakes Hotel on Wednesday 3 November. South Australia minster for infrastructure and...
Achieving carbon neutrality in the Asia Pacific logistics sector
TWENTY-twenty was a critical juncture for environmental consciousness, according to logistics company Kuehne+Nagel. Here are excerpts from its release providing insights into the...
Strategic review of Victoria’s empty container supply chain released
THE Victorian government has released a review of the empty container supply chain throughout the state. The primary purpose of the Strategic Review of the Victorian Empty...
TT Club raises awareness of risk around abandoned cargo
WITH supply chain congestion and widespread delays in the international container trades set to continue, the vexatious challenges of abandoned cargo will remain and probably...
Inland Rail will be backbone infrastructure for Australia
THE group representing Australia’s rail freight operators and infrastructure owners has reinforced the need to increase momentum with delivery of the Inland Rail project. The...
Port of Newcastle opens EOI for potential empty container park
PORT of Newcastle has opened an expressions of interest regarding potential establishment and operation of an empty container park in the Mayfield Precinct of Port of Newcastle....
IT developments in zero emissions and maritime trade
ZILCH Forwarding and TradeWindow have both reached critical milestone recently in the development of their respective technologies that further the digitalisation of maritime...
ARTC to unite NSW and QLD through Inland Rail project
GOVERNMENT-owned rail network manager the Australian Rail Track Corporation has harnessed the skills of multi-national construction firm Laing O’Rourke for the delivery of civil...
