Australia’s shipping industry is in “disarray”,  according to angry forwarders and transport operators.
They claim Sydney’s Port Botany is providing a “third-world” service, while importers are being “held to ransom” by shipping line surcharges.
The crisis in Australian docks escalated …

WiseTech Global (WTC) appears to have conquered the world.
No announcement from the Aussie freight software programmer is complete without a footnote mentioning that its customer base* includes all of the world’s 25 biggest freight forwarders and nearly all of …

In preparation for global vaccine delivery, IATA has launched ONE Source, an online platform to match shipping needs with infrastructure capabilities and service providers.
The platform, which will independently verify information, will list the latest operational information on airlines, airports, …

Back-to-back typhoons and surging shipping demand have meant lengthy vessel delays for ocean freight out of Asia.
According to Resilience360, Typhoon Haishen made landfall south-east of Gangneung in South Korea on 7 September, following Typhoon Maysak, which struck near the …

UK importers are facing “numerous challenges” these days. They include port delays, vessels diversions, a shortage of haulage availability and limited slots at ports to collect containers.
Forwarders have reported significant issues with the UK’s inland container transport, which were …

Shipping companies have blasted a new round of industrial action set for Brisbane on Sunday, warning of huge costs to importers and “crisis levels” of empty containers.
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has declared protected industrial action for 24 …

Handler John Menzies has agreed a new covenant package with its bank, giving it “additional flexibility”, and acknowledged it was seeing signs of a partial recovery.
Although it won “significant new business” in the past six months, it faced a …