Logistics

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) Infrastructure Charge. As of 1 July 2022, VICT has advised that the infrastructure charge will be increasing per full container. The revised charge has been a direct result of increasing costs to the industry and is a direct pass through...

The Department of Agriculture, Water & Environment (DAWE) continues to experience high volumes of inspection requests and services across Victoria and New South Wales. A combination of high volumes of incoming cargo, the re-opening of borders to passengers and cruise vessels, a changing biosecurity risk profile,...

Ports around the world are experiencing a raft of challenges such as yard occupancy issues, vessel bunching and more, creating varied periods of delay across different regions. In Australia, ports are experiencing delays spanning up to 7 days. Whilst there are minimal delays in Melbourne and...

Australia and India have completed the first stage of a two-stage process that will culminate in the full Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (AICEPA) towards the end of 2022. This agreement will build on the $24.3 billion of trade already occurring between the countries. Tariffs will...

In the recent Federal Budget, the Coalition halved the fuel excise from 44.2 cents to 22.1c per litre in response to soaring prices. However whilst most drivers are expected to see savings of approximately 22cents per litre, the trucking industry has renounced the measure as...

Recently the United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Australia announced an intention to pursue a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which aims to strengthen and deepen the dynamic relationship between the two countries. The UAE is Australia's largest trade & investment partner in the Middle East and...

In the recent Federal Budget, the Coalition halved the fuel excise from 44.2 cents to 22.1c per litre in response to soaring prices. However whilst most drivers are expected to see savings of approximately 22cents per litre, the trucking industry has renounced the measure as...

Founder and CEO of Transolve Global, Rachael Budd, was a finalist in the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards. A finalist in the Women in Shipping & Maritime Logistics category, this award recognises an individual’s exceptional contribution that demonstrates outstanding leadership leading to the...

Competition authorities across Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand & the UK have announced a cohesive working group that will examine the higher freight rates, and subsequent increased consumer prices, experienced across global supply chains throughout the disruptive period of COVID-19 and to date. The pandemic has...

PATRICK Terminals and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have reached an in-principle agreement after two years of enterprise bargaining negotiations, which must now be voted on by the MUA members. Once ratified by the Fair Work Commission, the new agreement will be in place...

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