Freight Forwarders

05 Apr Tasmania Freight Capacity Upgrades Commence

Posted at 02:10h in Australia, Freight Forwarders, Freight Forwarding, Intermodal Freight Terminal, Supply Chain by susan pop 0 Comments

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Work has commenced on improving Tasmania's state road network under the $100 million Freight Capacity Upgrade Program. This program aims to increase the freight capacity of critical and regional freight routes throughout Tasmania by strengthening or replacing various bridges and improving sections of roads, ultimately increasing...

05 Apr Maersk Cancels New Zealand Coastal Service

Posted at 02:09h in Freight Forwarders, New Zealand Ports, Ports, Shipping by susan pop 0 Comments

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After less than a year of operation, MAERSK has announced that it will phase out its New Zealand Coastal Connect service. This will be completed over the month of April 2023. Whilst the New Zealand Coastal Connect service will be phased out Maersk has announced that...

05 Apr Victorian Rail Infrastructure Improvement Project

Posted at 02:06h in Australia, Freight Forwarders, Logistics, Supply Chain by susan pop 0 Comments

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The Federal and Victorian Government in association with the Australasian Railway Association have signed an agreement to improve the country's rail infrastructure so it can form a bigger role in the national economy while delivering more freight services. In the near future the Government will appoint...

05 Apr Rural Sector Sentiment Falls Amidst Market Concerns

Posted at 02:04h in Australia, Freight Forwarders, Global Trade, Shipping by susan pop 0 Comments

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Market sentiment from rural Australian producers has fallen to its lowest level since late 2018 as producers continue to navigate a range of economic and financial uncertainties, with commodity prices, interest rates and re-emergence of drought topping the list of concerns. According to the latest Rabobank...

10 Feb Can Container Lines Withstand A Massive Increase In Vessel Capacity?

Posted at 01:57h in Freight Forwarders, Logistics, Logistics Solutions, Ocean Freight, Shipping, Shipping Containers by susan pop 0 Comments

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The global ocean container trades are in a precarious state. Following a period of seesawing freight rates and persistent service failures, ocean carriers and shippers are struggling to achieve some measure of equilibrium. But a flood of new vessel capacity, scheduled to enter service over...

10 Feb Turkey’s Iskenderun Port to Open in 3 Months

Posted at 01:53h in Freight Forwarders, Freight Forwarding, Global Trade, Logistics, Ports by susan pop 0 Comments

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During the recent earthquake, which devastated Turkey, Iskenderun Port was severely damaged. Subsequent to the earthquake, the terminal was also hit by a severe blaze that lasted for three days and destroyed around 3,670 containers. In addition, more than 1,200 buildings have been destroyed in...

15 Jan The Current State of Ocean Freight

Posted at 01:45h in Empty Shipping Containers, Freight Forwarders, Global Trade, Logistics Solutions, Ocean Freight by susan pop 0 Comments

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The tail end of 2022 saw numerous factors such as a decrease in volume and the alleviation of port congestion across major port locations contribute to a reduction in freight rates. As such, according to Freightos data, freight rates  fell across the board in the final...

15 Jan Are Blank Sailings A Sign Of Things To Come?

Posted at 01:43h in Blank Sailings, Freight Forwarders, Freight Forwarding, Global Trade, Logistics, Logistics Solutions, Ocean Freight, Shipping, Shipping Containers, Supply Chain by susan pop 0 Comments

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The first seven weeks of 2023 has seen 50+ Asia-Europe westbound sailings cancelled, with the chance that carriers could decide to blank more sailings if demand continues to decrease more than expected. According to Alphaliner, Ocean Alliance members CMA CGM, Cosco, OOCL and Evergreen have voided...

15 Jan Cautious Optimism for Australia-China Wine Exports

Posted at 01:41h in Australia, China, Freight Forwarders, Global Trade, Logistics, Shipping Containers, Supply Chain, Wine Industry by susan pop 0 Comments

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China has agreed to a meeting with Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell, raising wine exporters' hopes that current trade restrictions may be lifted, allowing for the free flow of Australian wine into the Chinese market. These trade restrictions, put into place in March 2021 amid rising...

15 Jan Verfied Gross Mass Requirements Being Monitored

Posted at 01:39h in AMSA, Australia, Freight Forwarders, Freight Forwarding, Logistics, Shipping, Shipping Containers, Supply Chain by susan pop 0 Comments

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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is currently conducting compliance sampling of containers to verify that the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) requirements of Marine Order 42 (Carriage, stowage and securing of cargoes and containers) 2016 ('MO42') are being met. The MO42 requires shippers to ensure that...