Cardinal Global Logistics invests in local Seabridge
CARDINAL Global Logistics has made a strategic investment in Australian and New Zealand logistics group Seabridge. Seabridge managing director Australia and New Zealand Justin...
Svitzer hit with more protected industrial action
THE Maritime Union of Australia notified Svitzer of more protected industrial action in the form of work stoppages at Melbourne and Westernport. This is the second PIA notice for...
National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy needs you
Every year the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy Advisory Panel runs a survey to gauge: awareness of the action areas, whether industry considers governments are working...
New tracking and insights tool for containers
A NEW digital tool from Windward, Container Insights, enables the identification, screening, and monitoring of any shipping container in real-time, including bill of lading (BOL)...
Australia introduces new measures for beetle treatment
HEAD of Biosecurity at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Andrew Tongue, has announced that sea containers packed in a khapra beetle target risk country and...
IFAM helps Aussie flower exporters
THE International Freight Assistance Mechanism has been helping Australia’s largest wildflower exporter weather the COVID-19 storm. Wafex provides about half of Australia’s...
Freight workers in Sydney’s hard-lockdown LGAs can go to work
SYDNEY went into a harder lockdown over the past weekend in an effort to stop the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, but freight workers are exempt from the...
Car company charters additional LNG vessels
VOLKSWAGEN Group Logistics has ordered four dual-fuel vessels that can run on LNG to carry its vehicles to overseas markets. These four will join two similar car carriers that...
Updates to Hapag-Lloyd’s Australia–New Zealand via Panama service
HAPAG-LLOYD has put out a notice to customers that it will be making changes to its Australia-New Zealand via Panama service (ANP), which travels between the United States, Latin...
Maersk to re-design its ocean network in West and Central Asia
SHIPPING line Maersk is re-designing its ocean network in West and Central Asia that connects countries including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and...
Shell signs charter agreements for newbuild LNG carriers
SHELL Tankers has signed charter agreements for a further six liquefied natural gas ships with Knutsen LNG, Pan Ocean and other investors, bringing its newbuild LNG carrier total...
Europe adopts environmental regulations that will affect freight and trade
THE European Commission has adopted a sweeping package of proposals that aim to reduce the bloc’s emissions by at least 55% by 2030 (compared with 1990 levels). These measures...
Truckies push for strike action at Toll
THOUSANDS of truckies are pushing for strike action after logistics operator Toll proposed a new workplace agreement. Transport workers are angry at what they see as threats to...
IATA appoints new global head of cargo
THE International Air Transport Association announced the appointment of Brendan Sullivan as its head of global cargo, with immediate effect. Mr Sullivan has worked in air cargo...
Geodis expands its healthcare logistics capabilities with acquisition
GEODIS has signed an agreement to acquire Gandon Transports, a player in the transport of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products. Already active in the healthcare market,...
