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Maersk Ship destroys Baltimore Bridge; War risk insurance premiums driven up; US East Coast Port Strike; Australia and Singapore formalise maritime partnership; Concerns over flammability of EV’s; Air cargo demand outpaces trade in January; Protests flare up at Port Botany and the Port of Melbourne

US and UK launch strikes against Houthis; Record year for container throughput in Singapore; Congestion fears ease as Europe’s ports cope with arrival of delayed vessels; Emissions soaring as cargo patterns shift due to Red Sea Crisis; Maersk Welcomed first Methanol-Enabled Container vessel; Newcastle International Terminal is taking shape; Air cargo demand surges in December amid Red Sea disruptions; MUA withdraws all industrial action at DP World Terminals; Construction complete on Botany Rail duplication.

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New Dunkerque, France office; Negotiations underway with UAE on FTA; China lifts suspensions on three meat export establishments; Maersk deploys land bridge in Panama; Industry talks net zero strategy at COP28; Emissions increase due to Suez Canal situation; Seasonal flights from Shanghai to Cairns; Disruption at DP World’s Australian Container Terminals worsens; DP World cyber attack leaves employees vulnerable; Plans for container port at Kwinana revealed.

CMRI Donation; WSC Whale Chart; Panama Canal situation deteriorates; Decline in traditional core air cargo business but increase in specialty shipments; Swissport launches air cargo operations in Australia; Increase in air cargo demand; Operations at DP World resume after cyberattack

Fracht Australia Newsflash - Industrial Action, Port Botany Protest and Terminal Congestion

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Panama Canal reduces daily transit; Road Freight Rates in UK see biggest increase in a year; Cars in container innovation boosts ro/ro capacity; Hapag Lloyd welcomes Berlin Express; Ocean Network Express names most carbon efficient carrier; Airfreight peak season fails to delivery; East Coast Container Service between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane; New Port Infrastructure at Bundaberg Opens; Darwin Container Port Concept takes shape.

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EV ocean transport guidelines published; MSC makes Hamburg its central hub; Indonesia lifts live cattle ban from Australia; Slow adoption of EB/Ls; Maersk launches first green methanol ship; Airfreight peak season bounce; Global air cargo demand drops slightly; Port of Townsville completes multi-million laydown area; Port of Melbourne completes sustainable linked loan

Fracht opens new offices in Mexico, Romania and Portugal; Biosecurity forum to tackle hitchhiker pests on containers and cargo; Niger’s airspace closed; Fire on vehicle carrier; Some air and sea cargo carriers revenues and profits tumble; Newcastle and Fremantle container trade up while Port Botany and Melbourne trade dips.

Canadian West Coast Port Workers return to picket line; Mexico becomes biggest exporter to US; Australian Federal Government developing sectoral decarbonisation plans; WCI increased by 3.3%; Global Air Cargo data showing weakening market conditions; Brisbane, Adelaide and Pilbara Ports see recent increases; Port of Newcastle unveils clean energy partnerships; Port of Esperance secures new export contracts.

Avocados to India; Rhine water level surcharge; Ocean freight rates continue to fall; Detention notice for “Shiling”; Airline capacity rises and freight rates fall; Hydrogen development at Bell Bay moves forward; VICT expansion to be operational next year; Port of Tauranga enjoys increased profits; Port of Melbourne targets net-zero by 2030.

Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement; Port of Melbourne contributes Billions to National economy; Port of Newcastle unveils designs for clean energy precinct; Increase in Fremantle container throughput; Adelaide container volumes down; Container volumes set to rise at Port Nelson; Air cargo demand continues decline in March; Number of containers lost at sea decline.

New Fracht office in Togo; Polytra Fracht Antwerp on the move; Drewry Container Index posts first increase in 15 weeks; WA Ports closed due to Cyclone Ilsa; Downturn in Australian Container volumes in February; Crystal ball outlook for ocean carriers this year; ONE rolls out vessel emissions calculators; ASL and Zim reduce Australia exposure.

Europe responds to US Green Bill; Strikes in Germany and France; Australia-UK FTA; Decline in earnings for Ocean Carriers; World Container Index decreases yet again; Bunker Adjustment Factor expected to increase; Air Cargo makes a soft start to 2023; Cathay Pacific back to business as usual soon; Port of Melbourne volumes drop in February; Landside fee hikes announced at Hutchison Ports terminals.

Fracht Australia News - March 2023

China increase in shipping demand; India, UK & EU FTA’s; New DG rules; US Trucker shortage eases; Container shipping market normalising; Schedule reliability improves; IATA predicts drop in air cargo volumes; ACCC to investigate soaring Container Terminal profits.

Christmas greetings; CMRI donation; India and UK FTA; South Korean trucker blockade; China lockdown protests; MSC adds more vessels to fleet; Ocean freight rates collapsing; Too many containers; Lithium-ion batteries; IATA reports softer air cargo demand; Newcastle cranes load first containership; NSW Ports receive sustainability award.

Fracht Group wins awards - Heavy Lift Airfreight Solution; Heavy Lift Project; Siemens Mobility Logistics Performance; Siemens Healthineers Supplier

Fracht Group supports the Sustainable Development Goals; Flights cut to Amsterdam; European Port Congestion worsens; Port Strikes in South Africa; Another Record Year for Container Shipping; Severe Space Shortages on Ro/Ro services; Ocean Freight Transit times to increase; Small increase in airfreight volumes; Cathay Pacific rebuilds; Thai Airways increase Melbourne / Bangkok flights; Record broken at Port Botany; OOCL trials Biofuel.

Golden week in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; Hapag Lloyd installs tracking devices in containers; Vessel successfully bunkered with biofuel; Severe delays in DNATA terminals; IATA statistics show drop in volumes; Melbourne port sees increase in container throughput in August; Empty container storage to increase in Port Botany.

Rhine River closure; Supply Chain Disaster continues in the USA; Container Spot Rates Dropping; Slight lift in Airfreight volumes world wide; Industrial action at Darwin Port; Marmorated Stink Bug Season begins; Ongoing Biosecurity delays in Australia; Transport / Marine Insurance.

Temporary duty reduction on Ukraine goods; Signs of stabilisation in sea freight rates; German Port strike; Airfreight problems in Sri Lanka; Australian Air Cargo Ground Handlers increase rates; 12.6% increase in containers handled at Port Botany; Supply chain problems continue in USA; Australian container road transport costs skyrocket.

Shanghai port congestion eases; North Europe ports congested; Truckers strike in Korea; Thai returns to Perth; Qantas increases operations from Perth; IATA shows airfreight volumes declined in April; Poor result for Australian Ports in Global Container Port Performance Index; Biosecurity delays with Australian Quarantine; Auckland welcomes electric tugboat.

Fracht Group acquires Dextra Transport; China to return to “normal activities”; Bottlenecks and congestion getting worse in Northern European and American Ports; Luxurious imports banned in Pakistan; Lockdown in China increases transit times; Shipping Lines profits and Airlines Fuel surcharges continue to increase; Fremantle Ports remove free storage; Restrictions imposed on vessel movements in Brisbane Port in May; BMSB season ends.

Trade agreement with India; Lockdown causes huge logistics problems with Shanghai port; Eid Al-Fitr holidays; Sao Paulo backlog; Shipping line industry profits hits record profit; IATA Statistics; Additional duty on goods from Russia and Belarus

Shanghai in partial lockdown; Sanctions against Russia impacting logistics sector; Indefinite transport strike in Spain; Indication of freight rates stabilising; Fuel surcharges increasing; World’s largest plane destroyed in Ukraine; IATA reports volume increases; Significant delays at Qantas terminals; Port of Brisbane returning to normal operations.

Russia / Ukraine invasion creates logistics problems; Queensland Flooding has interrupted operations at airfreight terminals; Airfreight Cargo Volumes have risen; MUA and Patrick reach agreement; Strikes suspended by Fair Work Commission; DNATA increase terminal fees; Heavy backlogs in airfreight terminals in Sydney and Melbourne.

2022 Welcome; Address changes for Fracht offices in Germany; Good news for Fracht Italy; Port congestion worsening; Qantas to convert passenger aircraft; IATA statistics; Port Industrial Action being investigated; Pacific Island Service being recommenced.

2021 wrap up; Supporting CMRI; Vancouver weather event; Airfreight congestion; IATA statistics reveal cargo volume increases; Port congestion causes massive disruption in the supply chain; DP World Sydney handles 1 millionth TEU.

EU FTA with Australia further delayed; Shipping delays continue in the USA; Drewry report forecasts staggering profits for container lines; Port congestion continues world-wide; Supply and demand imbalance for airfreight capacity continues world-wide; Airlines continue to suffer enormous losses; Dispute between MUA and Patrick Terminals continues; Container trade at Port Botany increases.

Ocean freight rates see 22 straight weeks of increases; Some shipping lines put cap on spot rates; IATA stats indicate increases in volumes compared to 2019; Industrial action in Australian Ports expected to disrupt Christmas business.

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Port Botany and Fremantle experience high volume increases in containers handled; Industrial action continues around Australian Ports; Substantial ocean freight rate increases continue; Shipping lines reap huge profits; Queensland Border closure causes significant cost increases to truckers; Vietnam suffers massive shipping disruptions due to extended lockdown.

Newsflash - BMSB Season 2021/2022

Little prospect of freight rate respite; Ocean carriers on track to make USD100 billion this year; First container vessel fuelled by methanol; Changed to port rotations due to port congestion; Further ocean freight rate increases ; International airfreight volumes increase by 8%; Industrial Action at Patrick Terminals continues; BMSB season starts soon.

Liner congestion continues to spread; Skyrocketing freight rates; SQ posts massive loss; Continued industrial action in Australian ports.

Air cargo volumes reach highest level in history; Ports in Sydney and Melbourne increase trade volumes; BMSB Season has ended; Industrial action continues to impact container terminals; Significant delays are being experienced for Import Document Assessment by DAWE; USA port congestion continues; Shipping Containers turn 65!

Golden Week in Japan; Ramadan to end on 12 May; Suez Canal Authority arrests “Ever Given”; MSC set to become worlds largest container shipping line; Zim Line Launched new Trans Tasman service; Container Freight Rates continue to increase; IATA Statistics and airline losses; Port Botany welcomes longest container ship to visit DP World Terminal.

Huge 20,000 TEU Container Vessel Ever Given continues to block Suez Canal; Fracht opens new office in Mexico; Fracht Spain on the move; Singapore port congestion; Ground handling costs increase at Australian Airports; Congestion surcharges removed for some Port Botany shippers; IATA figures.

Newsflash - Suez Canal - MV 'Ever Given' partially refloated - 29.3.21

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Fracht expands to India; Air and sea freight problems in Myanmar; Worldwide Port congestion continues; Containership Schedule Reliability at lowest lever ever; Emirates resumes passenger flights to Australia; IATA analysis suggests improvement in cargo volumes; IATA reports 2020 worst year in history; Melbourne backlog of empty container solution; Enterprise agreements finalised bringing good news to Australian Ports; Charges increasing at Patricks and Hutchinson ports.

Fracht World head office achieves certification for Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Pharma; Chinese Lunar Year; Emirates suspends flights; Worldwide Vaccine distribution has commenced; IATA has released its latest Air Cargo Statistics; Stevedores in Australian Ports continue to increase their charges; Importers of Covid-19 vaccines must have a valid import permit.

2020 recap; Fracht Australia donates to Children's Medical Research Institute; Fracht Canada expands; Seafreight Rate Increases; Strong Profits in Shipping Industry; Port Situation in Australia has eased.

Further ocean freight rate increases; All vessels to Australia at 100 per cent capacity; IATA statistics; Container disruptions slowly improving in Australia.

Industrial action causes major port congestion in Australia; Peak Season Surcharges; Latest IATA Statistics; Australian Border Force extends prohibition to export certain PPE goods.

The situation in Sydney’s Port Botany continues to deteriorate affecting Australian exporters and importers.

NSW & VIC Fracht offices now "Covid Safe"; Victoria's Stage 4 Restrictions; State Borders open for Freight; IATA's latest figures; Industrial Action in Australian Ports; BMSB Season starts 1 September.

Newsflash - NSW Government Export Assistance Grant

Masks or face coverings now mandatory for delivery people attending our premises in Melbourne.

Covid-19 border restrictions; Shipping Line additional charges; Airfreight and Seafreight volumes down significantly; Charges increasing in Sydney and Melbourne; ABF to consider extending tariff concessional item for hygiene and medical products.

Container shipping lines suffer significant losses; Fracht USA No 1 carrier to Latam; Some airlines starting to operate international flights; IATA announces huge decline in international airfreight; 2020-21 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug season is imminent.

Latest COVID-19 news; IATA news; airfreight rates stabilising; APL England containers overboard; ABF temporary elimination of customs duties on PPE etc; Emirates resumes nine passenger flight routes; Etihad resumes Melbourne - London route.

COVID-19; Lockdowns winding back; Airfreight capacity extremely tight; Shipping lines amending schedules and implementing blank sailings; IATA analysis shows plunge in volumes; Australian Port issues: IATA Safety Report good news

Newsflash - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Industry Update - 14.4.2020

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Newsflash - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Industry Update - 1.4.2020

COVID-19 and current impacts on our industry; Fracht expands in Abu Dhabi; Airfreight and Stevedores Terminal increases

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Fracht Australia National Planning Meeting 2020

Coronavirus Impacts Supply Chain; Fracht Vienna charters flight with relief cargo; Breakbulk Europe exhibition; Qantas suspends some China Services; IATA cargo volumes decline; Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE)

Newflash - Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak

The Fracht Group further expands; Australian Stevedores increase fees; Australian Container Volumes; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug; Chinese New Year

Donation to Buy a Bale; Qantas adds new flight routes; World's top 10 Cargo Airports; IATA Statistics; Low Sulphur Surcharge; Increase in Infrastructure surcharge at DP World

Newsflash - Fracht Australia Nominated for DCN Award

Antonov 124 Charter; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug; IATA Statistics; Airline news; Shipping Line news

Newsflash - Fracht going Green

Golden Week; Sydney and Brisbane Container Parks; Sydney Container Facility temporary shut down; IATA; Korean Air Cargo

Containers must have their contents restrained securely with weights distributed evenly within the container.

Fracht expands into Egypt; Situation in Hong Kong; Largest container vessel now in service; IATA volumes disappoint; Port Botany numbers down; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Terminal Operators in Australia; Australian Ports; Shipping Line news; Airline news; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Season; Australian Border Force

Australian Trusted Trader importers benefit from Origin Waiver; Tobacco related product now require import permit; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources renamed; Seafreight News; Airfreight News

Fracht expands in Austria; New Zealand port and airport developments; Panama Canal; Container volumes down at Port Botany; International Airfreight volumes drop.

Fracht further expands in Africa; Ramadan; Industrial Action in Australian Ports; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug; Incoterms 2020; Qantas news

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (BMSB) - Proposed 2019-20 seasonal measures

Fracht Continues expansion in Africa; DP World Industrial Action; VICT extends operating hours; 50 Year of Containerisation in Australia

Fracht expands further in Africa; IATA figures; Australian Container Terminal Infrastructure Surcharges; Delays and Disruptions; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.

Air Cargo Security Requirements – 1st March 2019

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Fracht continues to expand; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug; Airfreight News; Seafreight News; Australian Ports

Air Cargo Security Requirements – 1st March 2019

Fracht Australia gains Fumigation Approval

Christmas Greetings from Fracht Australia; Fracht expands in Africa; Airfreight Market; Australian Ports; TPP Transpacific Partnership

Fracht USA relocates; BMSB Brown Marmorated Stink Bug; Latest IATA Figures; Seafreight News; Airfreight News

Transport and Marine Insurance – Limited Liability

Extreme weather causes supply chain havoc; Brown Marmorated Stink Bug; Control measures implemented for the export of fresh Strawberries; Australia's Overseas Trade; Seafreight News; Airfreight News

Rising Costs of Domestic Freight in the USA

New family member for Fracht USA; New FTA with Indonesia to be signed; Airfreight News; Seafreight News;

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (BMSB) - Final Measures UPDATE

Blockchain based Smart Bills of Lading; Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs; Additional costs for Container De-hire in Sydney; Airfreight News; Seafreight News

Bill of Lading on blockchain

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Airfreight; Seafreight; General Average; Budget Highlights for Importers, Exporters and the logistics industry.

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