Air freight is one of the fastest and most reliable ways to ship goods internationally. However, the success of your air freight shipment depends not only on choosing the right freight forwarder but also on how well you’ve packaged your cargo. Proper packaging is absolutely essential to safeguard your goods during the rigours of air […]
Shipping dangerous goods requires meticulous planning and adherence to regulations to ensure the safety of people, property, and the environment. This concise guide provides essential insights for businesses, logistics professionals, and individuals involved in transporting hazardous materials. Ultimately, the shipper is responsible for identifying, classifying, declaring, packaging, and labelling the dangerous goods. What are Dangerous […]
A major system failure at Qantas Freight has severely affected the cargo operations of around 25% of Australia’s inbound airfreight, with a reported estimated cost to industry of hundreds of thousands of dollars so far. This occurred after Qantas attempted to switch to a new cloud-based management system which didn’t go as planned, causing an […]
As markets reopen and recover from COVID-19 restrictions, to ensure that products are back in stock, shippers are increasingly relying on expedited freight as a solution, in particular airfreight. During COVID-19 pandemic surges where lockdowns were put in place to combat infection rates, factory closures or reduced operations have resulted in production delays. In cases […]
The Grill’d Healthy Burgers are known for offering a wide range of nutritious burger options for all tastes and dietary requirements with fresh local ingredients, without any of the nasties like artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. Open to new business prospects, Grill’d management recently took the opportunity to set up operations in Bali, considering the […]
In a bid to safeguard against unlawful interference with civil aviation in Australia, airfreight cargo originating from, or transitioning through Egypt, Bangladesh, Syria, Yemen and Somalia is now prohibited under recent changes to the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004. Some exceptions apply to cargo originating from, or transiting through Egypt and Bangladesh, such as letters, […]
In a wide-ranging speech at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia in Brisbane recently, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman, Rod Sims, commented on the contents of the recent Harper report and then spoke against the anti-competitive impact of recent privatisations. Mr Sims outlined “concerns” about how governments sold “significant” assets without “appropriate” […]
Progress towards a Western Sydney airport continues with the second phase of geotechnical works commencing recently on the site of the proposed airport at Badgerys Creek. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, said the geotechnical drilling is an important step in seeing an airport come to fruition. “The Western […]
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 […]
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