Calls are mounting for the government to step in and lobby shipping lines over the rising cost of freight. Photo: AFP…
Shipping challenges mount
Sudesh Kissun Shipping disruptions caused by Covid have been exacerbated by Australian port industrial action and Port of Auckland capacity…
IMO and WISTA International launch first Women in Maritime Survey
in International Shipping News 18/02/2021 The International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched…
How the port blockage threatens our global trade network
Nadia Trent05:00, Feb 22 2021 OPINION: The recent snarl-up at the Ports of Auckland (POAL) has rightly received a great deal…
Will the pandemic open new doors?
in International Shipping News 15/02/2021 If our industry can adapt and innovate like we have done throughout COVID-19, imagine what we can…
Global supply chains choke under tsunami of freight
in International Shipping News 13/02/2021 With global supply chains buckling under huge order volumes and a confluence of disruptive forces, shippers should…
Ocean container losses topple annual average in 2 months
in International Shipping News 10/02/2021 The World Shipping Council issued an eye-opening report last July. What seemed like a steady stream of…
Scania joins forces with other transport giants to make Scandinavia’s largest port fossil-free
To speed up the transition to fossil-free fuels in the transport sector, Scania joins forces with Volvo Group, Stena Line,…