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Australia’s iron‑ore corridor is being flagged as one of the most advanced green shipping routes in the world, with Pilbara Ports at the centre of that push. According to Jesse Fahnestock, decarbonisation director at the Global Maritime Forum (GMF), the Pilbara is “furthest ahead amongst the big routes where large vessels are trafficking”, a strong

China’s National Golden Week (1st–7th October 2026) is fast approaching, and this year it’s colliding with record port congestion, typhoon-related disruptions, and early carrier capacity cuts. For Australian businesses importing from China, the window to secure space and avoid costly delays is narrowing quickly. Key dates!Mid-Autumn Festival: 25–27 September 2026National Day Golden Week: 1–7 October

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) have issued formal notice that Patrick Terminal at Fisherman Islands (Brisbane) will cease all ship and yard operations on: Date: Tuesday, 1 September 2026Time: 0700–2300 hours (local Brisbane time) During this window, no vessel loading/discharging, gate moves, or yard rehandles will be possible

“My shipment only weighs 100kg. Why am I being charged for 166.7kg?”It sounds like an error, but it isn’t. It comes down to one simple industry rule that every shipper, exporter and freight buyer should understand before they book an air shipment. Airlines and freight forwarders bill on whichever is greater: the shipment’s actual (gross)

Thirteen years ago, Scott Darmenia set out with a vision: to create freedom for our clients, for our team, and for the way freight forwarding gets done. Not just moving cargo, but genuinely being there when it matters. Freight forwarding doesn’t have to feel like just another transaction. It should feel like a partnership. Fast

If your China-origin freight has felt unpredictable at the moment, it is because China is currently tracking four active tropical systems simultaneously, an extraordinary clustering that’s compounding an already-strained network. * Typhoon Narra (No. 19) – Stalled over the Gulf of Tonkin since August 21st, dumping torrential rain across Guangxi. 61,000 people affected, 54,000+ evacuated,

Global container trade is having a better year than almost anyone predicted in early 2026, but that resilience is generating a side effect the industry has struggled with for decades, a flood of empty boxes clogging ports, terminals, and inland yards. According to Rico Luman, senior economist at Dutch bank ING, “container volumes turned out

On August 15th, the Panama Canal quietly passed a milestone most of the shipping world barely noticed: 112 years since the SS Ancon made the first official transit in 1914. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) recorded 10,623 deep-draft vessel transits in the first ten months of fiscal year 2026, up 6.1% on the same period

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have intercepted a significant shipment of 426 illicit blade weapons hidden inside shipping containers at Port Botany, preventing hundreds of dangerous items from entering the community.The haul was uncovered after officers, relying on risk-based targeting and screening technology, identified irregularities in the cargo declarations before physically examining the contents. The

A recent joint operation in Sydney has pulled back the curtain on how illegal wildlife trafficking and financial crime often travel together; a timely reminder for anyone in freight, logistics or trade compliance that “clean cargo” checks go far beyond invoices and manifests. In its first major operation, Australia’s newly formed National Environmental Protection Agency