Every day our clients rely on us to minimise or eliminate cost blow outs in transportation costs. Cost blow outs or as we like to call them BUMP$ can be caused by late documents, Customs Xray holds, Quarantine / IFIP Inspections or poor communication. Our secret weapon is our unique container planning software (FCL LIVE) […]
A long-standing industrial dispute between the PMA and ILWU is impacting imports and exports out of ports at Long Beach and Los Angeles. Container clearing has slowed significantly due to the reduction of qualified crane operators provided by the ILWU. The congestion in the terminals is near gridlock. If any of our customers are affected or […]
As a result of increased interceptions of the Stink Bug pest in break bulk imports arriving in Australia and New Zealand, the Department of Agriculture has issued Notices to Industry (2/2015) advising of new emergency measures to be introduced from 23rd February 2015 for all break bulk vehicles (including boats), machinery, automotive parts, containerized […]
Worldwide demand for airfreight should expand by 4.5 percent in 2015, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), besting the expected rise in world trade by one-half percent. However, IATA CEO, Tony Tyler, cautioned that, while he is optimistic, other factors such as political risk and macro-economics could impact trade flow. IATA released strong […]
Perth Airport’s strategic direction has been laid out for the next 20 years, with its Master Plan approved by the Australian Government. Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, said the Master Plan predicts significant growth in passenger and aircraft numbers. “Perth Airport currently contributes $2.61 billion to the gross regional product of Western […]
Qube and Aurizon, acting together in the SIMTA consortium, will develop the whole Moorebank site in 2015, subject to approval from the boards of Qube and Aurizon along with government approval. The precinct will include an open access import-export (IMEX) freight terminal with an ultimate capacity of 1.05m containers a year, and an open access […]
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