Australian freight forwarders need to work together to consolidate cargo and “defend” the country’s agricultural exports.
The government’s new International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM), launched three weeks ago, has earmarked A$110m (US$70m) to subsidise cargo export flights, following an unprecedented 91% drop in capacity since the coronavirus pandemic began.
In a briefing with forwarders on Tuesday, Michael Byrne, former MD of Toll Group and now IFAM coordinator general, said this meant the …

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